Daisy Hill vs Mount Cotton

Mount Cotton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Daisy Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Daisy Hill, about half of households are couple families. In Mount Cotton, most households are couple families. Daisy Hill is closer to the city centre: 26.3 km, against 34.4 km. On these figures, Mount Cotton tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Daisy Hill has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • Mount Cotton carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Mount Cotton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($1,310,000 vs $1,535,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Daisy Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $475/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Daisy Hill

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 13/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (26 min vs 38 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (26.3 km vs 34.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Daisy Hill

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 0%)
  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 13/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 8%)
  • But Mount Cotton carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Daisy Hill and Mount Cotton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Walkability 49 / 13
Daisy Hill — Walkability: 49/100 Mount Cotton — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 45 / 71
Daisy Hill — Safety: 45/100 Mount Cotton — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 60 / 61
Daisy Hill — Low fire risk: 60/100 Mount Cotton — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Mount Cotton has higher household incomes ($137,280 vs $104,208); Mount Cotton rents higher ($475/wk vs $400/wk).

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Population 6,925 7,302
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +6.8%
Median age 38 34
Median household income $104,208/yr $137,280/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $475/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
0-4 5.7% / 8.3%
Daisy Hill — 0-4: 5.7% Mount Cotton — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 15.1% / 17.6%
Daisy Hill — 5-14: 15.1% Mount Cotton — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 7.0% / 6.6%
Daisy Hill — 15-19: 7.0% Mount Cotton — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 5.1% / 4.5%
Daisy Hill — 20-24: 5.1% Mount Cotton — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 11.7% / 13.2%
Daisy Hill — 25-34: 11.7% Mount Cotton — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 15.7% / 17.9%
Daisy Hill — 35-44: 15.7% Mount Cotton — 35-44: 17.9%
45-54 14.1% / 14.7%
Daisy Hill — 45-54: 14.1% Mount Cotton — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 11.3% / 9.7%
Daisy Hill — 55-64: 11.3% Mount Cotton — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 9.8% / 5.2%
Daisy Hill — 65-74: 9.8% Mount Cotton — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 4.2% / 1.8%
Daisy Hill — 75-84: 4.2% Mount Cotton — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 0.5% / 0.5%
Daisy Hill — 85+: 0.5% Mount Cotton — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Daisy Hill 52.0% couple families
Daisy Hill — Couple Families: 52.0% Daisy Hill — Lone Person: 23.1% Daisy Hill — One Parent Families: 20.2% Daisy Hill — Group Household: 2.9% Daisy Hill — Other Families: 1.8%
Mount Cotton 73.9% couple families
Mount Cotton — Couple Families: 73.9% Mount Cotton — Lone Person: 11.9% Mount Cotton — One Parent Families: 12.3% Mount Cotton — Group Household: 1.6% Mount Cotton — Other Families: 0.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Daisy Hill 23.7% renting
Daisy Hill — Owned Outright: 28.4% Daisy Hill — Mortgage: 47.9% Daisy Hill — Renting: 23.7%
Mount Cotton 13.8% renting
Mount Cotton — Owned Outright: 19.3% Mount Cotton — Mortgage: 66.8% Mount Cotton — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Certificate III & IV 15.0% / 18.2%
Daisy Hill — Certificate III & IV: 15.0% Mount Cotton — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 11.3%
Daisy Hill — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Mount Cotton — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 10.2%
Daisy Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Mount Cotton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 2.9%
Daisy Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Mount Cotton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.8%
Daisy Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Mount Cotton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
England 5.0% / 5.9%
Daisy Hill — England: 5.0% Mount Cotton — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 6.1% / 4.3%
Daisy Hill — New Zealand: 6.1% Mount Cotton — New Zealand: 4.3%
South Africa 1.5% / 2.5%
Daisy Hill — South Africa: 1.5% Mount Cotton — South Africa: 2.5%
India 2.1% / 0.6%
Daisy Hill — India: 2.1% Mount Cotton — India: 0.6%
China 1.9% / —
Daisy Hill — China: 1.9% Mount Cotton — China: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / 0.5%
Daisy Hill — Scotland: 0.7% Mount Cotton — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Daisy Hill 85.7% houses
Daisy Hill — Houses: 85.7% Daisy Hill — Townhouses: 10.3% Daisy Hill — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Mount Cotton 99.6% houses
Mount Cotton — Houses: 99.6% Mount Cotton — Townhouses: 0.2% Mount Cotton — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Median house price $1,110,500 $1,127,500
Median unit price $822,500 —
Median land price $1,535,000 $1,310,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 88 sales
 26 days
from 103 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
3 bed $992K / $910K
Daisy Hill — 3 bed: $992K (60 sales) Mount Cotton — 3 bed: $910K (21 sales)

60 vs 21 sales

4 bed $1.24M / $1.1M
Daisy Hill — 4 bed: $1.24M (55 sales) Mount Cotton — 4 bed: $1.1M (116 sales)

55 vs 116 sales

5 bed $1.6M / $1.4M
Daisy Hill — 5 bed: $1.6M (18 sales) Mount Cotton — 5 bed: $1.4M (27 sales)

18 vs 27 sales

Development activity

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
 1,598
across Redland
Approvals change year on year -8% -26%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Houses 3.6%
$735/wk on $1.05M
 3.5%
$750/wk on $1.11M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Schools Higher than 64% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Daisy Hill is more walkable (49 vs 13); Mount Cotton scores higher overall (65 vs 54).

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Grade B
same for both
Score 54/100 65/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Daisy Hill carries more crime risk (55 vs 29).

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Low
29/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Inside the suburb 4 1
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Daisy Hill

  • John Paul College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Daisy Hill State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Edward the Confessor School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Faith Christian School of Distance Education - Daisy Hill Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Mount Cotton

  • Mount Cotton State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 6 7
Parks & reserves 20 10
Childcare 12 3
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 4 23

Mobility

Mount Cotton sits further from the CBD (34.4 km vs 26.3 km).

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Walkability score 49/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 26.3 km 34.4 km
+31% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 38 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 48/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 82.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 12.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 4127
 1.1%
postcode 4165
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4127
 88
postcode 4165

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.

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Car (driver) 69.6% / 74.0%
Daisy Hill — Car (driver): 69.6% Mount Cotton — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 19.2% / 20.0%
Daisy Hill — Worked from Home: 19.2% Mount Cotton — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 3.2%
Daisy Hill — Car (passenger): 5.1% Mount Cotton — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Bus 4.3% / 1.5%
Daisy Hill — Bus: 4.3% Mount Cotton — Bus: 1.5%
Walked Only 1.0% / 0.6%
Daisy Hill — Walked Only: 1.0% Mount Cotton — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).

Setting

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Elevation 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.5 km 7.7 km

NBN connectivity

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Connectivity score 76/100 89/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
2,633 premises
 80%
1,746 premises

Climate

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.48 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Average residential rate $1,681/yr $1,879/yr
Council Logan Redland

Federal electorate

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Division Rankin Bowman
Member Jim Chalmers Henry Pike
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal National Party of Queensland

First Home Owner Grant

Daisy Hill Mount Cotton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Daisy Hill

Large Blocks Outer

Mount Cotton

Acreage Family Outer River

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