Devereux Creek vs Mount Martin
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Martin tends to suit 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
- Devereux Creek carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 72/100)
- Mount Martin is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 77%)
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 Martin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Devereux Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (684 min vs 693 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (993.9 km vs 1003.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Devereux Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Devereux Creek and Mount Martin 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
Devereux Creek has more residents (406 vs 191); Mount Martin has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $110,500).
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 406 +53% vs other | 191 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.6% | +2.7% |
| Median age | 45 | 46 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr | $125,632/yr +14% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk +11% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
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 (27.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,070,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 574 across Mackay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 83% of QLD | Higher than 92% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 36% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of QLD | Higher than 34% of QLD |
Liveability
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Devereux Creek carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); Mount Martin carries more crime risk (72 vs 25).
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | High 72/100 |
| 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
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 15 | 9 |
Mobility
Mount Martin sits further from the CBD (1003.4 km vs 993.9 km).
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 993.9 km | 1003.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 684 min | 693 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4753 | 0.1% postcode 4754 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 4753 | 78 postcode 4754 |
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 (81.9%).
Setting
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 87 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 60 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.2 km | 24.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 165 premises | 0% 81 premises |
Climate
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,517 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 12.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,873/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mackay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Devereux Creek | Mount Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.