Darts Creek vs Mount Larcom
Mount Larcom is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Darts Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Darts Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Darts Creek tends to suit couples, while Mount Larcom suits people living alone and families with children.
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
- Darts Creek carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 75/100)
- Mount Larcom has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
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
Mount Larcom
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $380/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 23%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mount Larcom
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (565.6 km vs 569.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Darts Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Darts Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.1% vs -8.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Darts Creek and Mount Larcom 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
Mount Larcom has more residents (332 vs 165); Darts Creek rents higher ($380/wk vs $190/wk).
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 165 | 332 +101% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.1% | -8.0% |
| Median age | 50 | 42 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr +22% vs other | $65,936/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $380/wk +50% vs other | $190/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $527,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 28 days from 4 sales |
Development activity
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 274 across Gladstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +132% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 58% of QLD | Higher than 31% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 63% of QLD | Higher than 43% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
Liveability
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Larcom carries more crime risk (75 vs 55).
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | High 75/100 |
| 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
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Darts Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mount Larcom
- Mount Larcom State School Government · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 5 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 4 |
Mobility
Darts Creek sits further from the CBD (569.8 km vs 565.6 km).
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 569.8 km | 565.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 399 min | 397 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4695 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 4695 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 (83.3%).
Setting
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 46 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 94 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.5 km | 11.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 0% 174 premises |
Climate
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 851 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 14.5°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.32 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,358/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gladstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Darts Creek | Mount Larcom | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Darts Creek
Mount Larcom
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