Clare vs Mona Park
Clare is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Mona Park. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clare, about half of households are couple families. In Mona Park, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Clare tends to suit people living alone, while Mona Park suits families with children and couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Mona Park
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 56%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (106% vs 93%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mona Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $178/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mona Park
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (866 min vs 878 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1276.9 km vs 1292 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Clare
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 8%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Clare
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.6% vs -6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Clare and Mona Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Clare has more residents (201 vs 97); Mona Park has higher household incomes ($112,632 vs $84,500).
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 201 +52% vs other | 97 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.6% | -6.7% |
| Median age | 37 | 45 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $112,632/yr +33% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $178/wk +16% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).
Development activity
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 22 across Burdekin same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 56% of QLD | Higher than 84% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 3% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of QLD | Higher than 53% of QLD |
Liveability
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 10/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Clare
- Clare State School Government · Primary
Schools in Mona Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Clare sits further from the CBD (1292 km vs 1276.9 km).
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1292 km +1% vs other | 1276.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 878 min | 866 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4807 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 4807 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).
Setting
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 29 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.2 km | 26.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 118 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,037 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 13.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,502/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burdekin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy | Dawson |
| Member | Bob Katter | Andrew Willcox |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) | Liberal National Party of Queensland |
First Home Owner Grant
| Clare | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.