East End vs Mount Larcom

East End is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Mount Larcom. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In East End, most households are couple families. On these figures, East End tends to suit couples, while Mount Larcom 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

  • East End carries lower crime risk (44/100 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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • East End leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
  • Mount Larcom has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $210/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

East End

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (374 min vs 397 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (546.1 km vs 565.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • East End carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 75/100)
  • Mount Larcom has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 9%)

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

Investors

East End

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (49.2% vs -8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

East End 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.

East End Mount Larcom
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.

East End Mount Larcom
Walkability 0 / 0
East End — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Larcom — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 25
East End — Safety: 56/100 Mount Larcom — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 54
East End — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Larcom — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Mount Larcom has more residents (332 vs 88); East End has higher household incomes ($119,548 vs $65,936).

East End Mount Larcom
Population 88 332
+277% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +49.2% -8.0%
Median age 37 42
Median household income $119,548/yr
+45% vs other
 $65,936/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+10% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East End Mount Larcom
0-4 11.4% / 4.5%
East End — 0-4: 11.4% Mount Larcom — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 12.5% / 15.7%
East End — 5-14: 12.5% Mount Larcom — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 10.2% / 5.7%
East End — 15-19: 10.2% Mount Larcom — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 6.8% / 4.5%
East End — 20-24: 6.8% Mount Larcom — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 12.5% / 8.4%
East End — 25-34: 12.5% Mount Larcom — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 8.0% / 15.1%
East End — 35-44: 8.0% Mount Larcom — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 13.6% / 11.1%
East End — 45-54: 13.6% Mount Larcom — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 17.0% / 16.0%
East End — 55-64: 17.0% Mount Larcom — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 3.4% / 15.7%
East End — 65-74: 3.4% Mount Larcom — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 — / 4.2%
East End — 75-84: not among its largest Mount Larcom — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 5.7% / 0.9%
East End — 85+: 5.7% Mount Larcom — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East End 57.9% couple families
East End — Couple Families: 57.9% East End — Lone Person: 42.1% East End — One Parent Families: 0.0% East End — Group Household: 0.0%
Mount Larcom 32.4% couple families
Mount Larcom — Couple Families: 32.4% Mount Larcom — Lone Person: 36.5% Mount Larcom — One Parent Families: 23.0% Mount Larcom — Group Household: 8.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

East End 25.0% renting
East End — Owned Outright: 41.7% East End — Mortgage: 33.3% East End — Renting: 25.0%
Mount Larcom 19.3% renting
Mount Larcom — Owned Outright: 38.7% Mount Larcom — Mortgage: 42.0% Mount Larcom — Renting: 19.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East End 100.0% houses
East End — Houses: 100.0% East End — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Larcom 99.2% houses
Mount Larcom — Houses: 99.2% Mount Larcom — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

East End Mount Larcom
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 16.6%
East End — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Mount Larcom — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 6.9%
East End — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Mount Larcom — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree — / 3.0%
East End — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Mount Larcom — Bachelor Degree: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Property market

East End 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

East End Mount Larcom
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

East End Mount Larcom
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% 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 37% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

East End Mount Larcom
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Mount Larcom carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 0); Mount Larcom carries more crime risk (75 vs 44).

East End Mount Larcom
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

East End 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 East End

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

East End Mount Larcom
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 9 4

Mobility

Mount Larcom sits further from the CBD (565.6 km vs 546.1 km).

East End Mount Larcom
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 546.1 km 565.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 374 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.

East End Mount Larcom
Car (driver) 78.6% / 83.3%
East End — Car (driver): 78.6% Mount Larcom — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 2.6%
East End — Worked from Home: 21.4% Mount Larcom — Worked from Home: 2.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.0%
East End — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Larcom — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only — / 7.0%
East End — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Larcom — Walked Only: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

East End Mount Larcom
Elevation 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.8 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

East End Mount Larcom
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
174 premises

Climate

East End 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)

East End Mount Larcom
PM2.5 5.2 µg/m³ 5.0 µg/m³
PM10 15.1 µg/m³ 12.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.47 pphm 0.32 pphm

Council rates

East End Mount Larcom
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

East End 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

East End Mount Larcom
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

East End

Family Rural Young Families

Mount Larcom

Affordable Rural

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