Dows Creek vs Mount Martin

Dows Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in 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, Dows Creek tends to suit 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

Dows Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 72/100)

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

Dows Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Martin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1003.4 km vs 1006.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Dows Creek carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 72/100)
  • Mount Martin has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 9%)

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

Dows 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.

Dows Creek Mount Martin
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.

Dows Creek Mount Martin
Walkability 0 / 0
Dows Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Martin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 28
Dows Creek — Safety: 56/100 Mount Martin — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dows Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Martin — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Martin has more residents (191 vs 146); Mount Martin skews older (46 vs 41).

Dows Creek Mount Martin
Population 146 191
+31% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% +2.7%
Median age 41 46
Median household income $133,224/yr
+6% vs other
 $125,632/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk $200/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dows Creek Mount Martin
0-4 8.2% / 6.8%
Dows Creek — 0-4: 8.2% Mount Martin — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 16.4% / 6.3%
Dows Creek — 5-14: 16.4% Mount Martin — 5-14: 6.3%
15-19 3.4% / 9.4%
Dows Creek — 15-19: 3.4% Mount Martin — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 6.2% / 6.3%
Dows Creek — 20-24: 6.2% Mount Martin — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 9.6% / 11.5%
Dows Creek — 25-34: 9.6% Mount Martin — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 11.0% / 9.9%
Dows Creek — 35-44: 11.0% Mount Martin — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 17.1% / 18.8%
Dows Creek — 45-54: 17.1% Mount Martin — 45-54: 18.8%
55-64 17.1% / 16.8%
Dows Creek — 55-64: 17.1% Mount Martin — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 8.9% / 13.1%
Dows Creek — 65-74: 8.9% Mount Martin — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 — / 4.2%
Dows Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Mount Martin — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / —
Dows Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mount Martin — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Dows Creek Mount Martin
England 2.1% / 2.1%
Dows Creek — England: 2.1% Mount Martin — England: 2.1%
New Zealand — / 2.1%
Dows Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Martin — New Zealand: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dows Creek 73.1% couple families
Dows Creek — Couple Families: 73.1% Dows Creek — Lone Person: 15.4% Dows Creek — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Mount Martin 74.1% couple families
Mount Martin — Couple Families: 74.1% Mount Martin — Lone Person: 14.8% Mount Martin — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dows Creek 100.0% houses
Dows Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Mount Martin 100.0% houses
Mount Martin — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dows Creek Mount Martin
Certificate III & IV 30.1% / 27.2%
Dows Creek — Certificate III & IV: 30.1% Mount Martin — Certificate III & IV: 27.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 7.9%
Dows Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Mount Martin — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 7.9%
Dows Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Mount Martin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dows Creek 8.1% renting
Dows Creek — Owned Outright: 37.8% Dows Creek — Mortgage: 54.1% Dows Creek — Renting: 8.1%
Mount Martin 13.3% renting
Mount Martin — Owned Outright: 35.0% Mount Martin — Mortgage: 51.7% Mount Martin — Renting: 13.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Dows Creek Mount Martin
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dows Creek Mount Martin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD

Liveability

Dows 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

Mount Martin carries more crime risk (72 vs 44).

Dows Creek Mount Martin
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 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

Dows 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

Dows Creek Mount Martin
Waterways 6 9

Mobility

Dows Creek sits further from the CBD (1006.8 km vs 1003.4 km).

Dows Creek Mount Martin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1006.8 km 1003.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 694 min 693 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4754
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 4754
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.

Dows Creek Mount Martin
Car (driver) 86.7% / 81.2%
Dows Creek — Car (driver): 86.7% Mount Martin — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 8.8%
Dows Creek — Worked from Home: 8.3% Mount Martin — Worked from Home: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 6.2%
Dows Creek — Car (passenger): 5.0% Mount Martin — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only — / 3.8%
Dows Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Martin — Walked Only: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.7%).

Setting

Dows Creek Mount Martin
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 24.0 km

NBN connectivity

Dows Creek Mount Martin
Connectivity score 21/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
81 premises

Climate

Dows 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

Dows Creek Mount Martin
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Dows 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

Dows Creek Mount Martin
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dows Creek

Family River Rural

Mount Martin

Rural

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