Dundas vs Mount Glorious

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dundas, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Dundas tends to suit people living alone.

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

Mount Glorious

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 81/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Glorious

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dundas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $363/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mount Glorious

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (37.5 km vs 87 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 78 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Glorious

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Mount Glorious

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.9% vs -24.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dundas Mount Glorious
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.

Dundas Mount Glorious
Walkability 0 / 0
Dundas — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Glorious — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 88
Dundas — Safety: 19/100 Mount Glorious — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 39 / 21
Dundas — Low fire risk: 39/100 Mount Glorious — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Mount Glorious has more residents (343 vs 58); Mount Glorious rents higher ($363/wk vs $170/wk).

Dundas Mount Glorious
Population 58 343
+491% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -24.7% +15.9%
Median age 51 49
Median household income $57,408/yr $100,048/yr
+74% vs other
Median weekly rent $170/wk $363/wk
+114% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dundas Mount Glorious
0-4 — / 6.4%
Dundas — 0-4: not among its largest Mount Glorious — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 6.9% / 9.3%
Dundas — 5-14: 6.9% Mount Glorious — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 8.6% / 3.8%
Dundas — 15-19: 8.6% Mount Glorious — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 — / 1.7%
Dundas — 20-24: not among its largest Mount Glorious — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 5.2% / 9.6%
Dundas — 25-34: 5.2% Mount Glorious — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 12.1% / 13.4%
Dundas — 35-44: 12.1% Mount Glorious — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 19.0% / 19.2%
Dundas — 45-54: 19.0% Mount Glorious — 45-54: 19.2%
55-64 17.2% / 15.2%
Dundas — 55-64: 17.2% Mount Glorious — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 10.3% / 14.6%
Dundas — 65-74: 10.3% Mount Glorious — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 15.5% / 8.7%
Dundas — 75-84: 15.5% Mount Glorious — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / —
Dundas — 85+: not among its largest Mount Glorious — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dundas 57.1% lone person
Dundas — Lone Person: 57.1% Dundas — Couple Families: 42.9% Dundas — One Parent Families: 0.0% Dundas — Group Household: 0.0%
Mount Glorious 43.3% lone person
Mount Glorious — Lone Person: 43.3% Mount Glorious — Couple Families: 38.8% Mount Glorious — One Parent Families: 13.4% Mount Glorious — Group Household: 4.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dundas 0.0% renting
Dundas — Owned Outright: 38.1% Dundas — Mortgage: 61.9% Dundas — Renting: 0.0%
Mount Glorious 9.8% renting
Mount Glorious — Owned Outright: 44.4% Mount Glorious — Mortgage: 45.9% Mount Glorious — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Dundas Mount Glorious
England 5.2% / 9.6%
Dundas — England: 5.2% Mount Glorious — England: 9.6%
New Zealand — / 3.5%
Dundas — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Glorious — New Zealand: 3.5%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Dundas — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Glorious — South Africa: 1.5%
Scotland — / 1.2%
Dundas — Scotland: not among its largest Mount Glorious — Scotland: 1.2%
China — / 0.9%
Dundas — China: not among its largest Mount Glorious — China: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.6%).

Qualifications

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

Dundas Mount Glorious
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 22.7%
Dundas — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Mount Glorious — Bachelor Degree: 22.7%
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 10.2%
Dundas — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Mount Glorious — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 10.5%
Dundas — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Mount Glorious — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 10.5%
Dundas — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Glorious — Postgraduate Degree: 10.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.8%
Dundas — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mount Glorious — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dundas 100.0% houses
Dundas — Houses: 100.0%
Mount Glorious 100.8% houses
Mount Glorious — Houses: 100.8%
Houses

Property market

Dundas Mount Glorious
Median house price — $987,175
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Dundas Mount Glorious
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
 6,996
across Moreton Bay
Approvals change year on year +375% +49%

Ranking within QLD

Dundas Mount Glorious
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD

Liveability

Dundas Mount Glorious
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Dundas carries more crime risk (81 vs 12); Mount Glorious carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 61).

Dundas Mount Glorious
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 High
79/100
Crime High
81/100
 Low
12/100
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

Dundas Mount Glorious
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

Dundas Mount Glorious
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 38 4

Mobility

Dundas sits further from the CBD (87 km vs 37.5 km).

Dundas Mount Glorious
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 87 km
+57% vs other
 37.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4306
 2.4%
postcode 4520

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.

Dundas Mount Glorious
Car (driver) 67.9% / 55.6%
Dundas — Car (driver): 67.9% Mount Glorious — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 32.1% / 38.5%
Dundas — Worked from Home: 32.1% Mount Glorious — Worked from Home: 38.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.0%
Dundas — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Glorious — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only — / 3.0%
Dundas — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Glorious — Walked Only: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Dundas Mount Glorious
Elevation 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 291 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.9 km 25.4 km

NBN connectivity

Dundas Mount Glorious
Connectivity score 16/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

Dundas Mount Glorious
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dundas Mount Glorious
Average residential rate $1,063/yr $1,577/yr
Council Somerset Moreton Bay

Federal electorate

Dundas Mount Glorious
Division Blair Dickson
Member Shayne Neumann Ali France
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dundas

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Mount Glorious

Outer Professionals

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