Dumgree vs Mount Murchison

Dumgree is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Mount Murchison. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Dumgree tends to suit couples, while Mount Murchison suits older residents.

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

  • Dumgree has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 73%)
  • Mount Murchison carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 66/100)

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

First-home buyers

Dumgree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dumgree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Mount Murchison

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (411 min vs 422 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (581.5 km vs 589.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Murchison

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 11%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Dumgree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.5% vs -14.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dumgree Mount Murchison
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.

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Walkability 0 / 0
Dumgree — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Murchison — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 61
Dumgree — Safety: 34/100 Mount Murchison — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 40 / 44
Dumgree — Low fire risk: 40/100 Mount Murchison — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Mount Murchison rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Mount Murchison has more residents (128 vs 63).

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Population 63 128
+103% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.5% -14.1%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $84,448/yr $114,816/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent — $300/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dumgree Mount Murchison
0-4 6.3% / 3.9%
Dumgree — 0-4: 6.3% Mount Murchison — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 17.5% / 18.8%
Dumgree — 5-14: 17.5% Mount Murchison — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 17.5% / 6.2%
Dumgree — 15-19: 17.5% Mount Murchison — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / 3.1%
Dumgree — 20-24: not among its largest Mount Murchison — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 6.3% / 10.9%
Dumgree — 25-34: 6.3% Mount Murchison — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 12.7% / 7.0%
Dumgree — 35-44: 12.7% Mount Murchison — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 12.7% / 16.4%
Dumgree — 45-54: 12.7% Mount Murchison — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 22.2% / 7.8%
Dumgree — 55-64: 22.2% Mount Murchison — 55-64: 7.8%
65-74 4.8% / 7.8%
Dumgree — 65-74: 4.8% Mount Murchison — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 4.8% / 11.7%
Dumgree — 75-84: 4.8% Mount Murchison — 75-84: 11.7%
85+ — / 2.3%
Dumgree — 85+: not among its largest Mount Murchison — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dumgree 75.0% couple families
Dumgree — Couple Families: 75.0% Dumgree — Lone Person: 25.0% Dumgree — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mount Murchison 57.1% couple families
Mount Murchison — Couple Families: 57.1% Mount Murchison — Lone Person: 31.4% Mount Murchison — One Parent Families: 11.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dumgree 0.0% renting
Dumgree — Owned Outright: 33.3% Dumgree — Mortgage: 66.7% Dumgree — Renting: 0.0%
Mount Murchison 33.3% renting
Mount Murchison — Owned Outright: 36.7% Mount Murchison — Mortgage: 30.0% Mount Murchison — Renting: 33.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dumgree 88.9% houses
Dumgree — Houses: 88.9% Dumgree — Flats / Apartments: 11.1% Dumgree — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mount Murchison 73.2% houses
Mount Murchison — Houses: 73.2% Mount Murchison — Flats / Apartments: 12.2% Mount Murchison — Townhouses: 14.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 20.3%
Dumgree — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Mount Murchison — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree — / 10.2%
Dumgree — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Mount Murchison — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.3% / —
Dumgree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.3% Mount Murchison — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.3%
Dumgree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Mount Murchison — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Development activity

Dumgree Mount Murchison
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dumgree Mount Murchison
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Dumgree carries more crime risk (66 vs 39).

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Low
39/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dumgree

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Mount Murchison

  • Mount Murchison State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 15 3

Mobility

Dumgree sits further from the CBD (589.9 km vs 581.5 km).

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 589.9 km
+1% vs other
 581.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 422 min 411 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4715
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4715
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.

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Car (driver) 66.7% / 85.1%
Dumgree — Car (driver): 66.7% Mount Murchison — Car (driver): 85.1%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 6.4%
Dumgree — Worked from Home: 33.3% Mount Murchison — Worked from Home: 6.4%
Walked Only — / 8.5%
Dumgree — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Murchison — Walked Only: 8.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.1%).

Setting

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Elevation 314 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 278 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Connectivity score 16/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 0%
53 premises

Climate

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dumgree Mount Murchison
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dumgree

Family Rural

Mount Murchison

Family Rural

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