Einasleigh vs Mount Surprise
In both, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Einasleigh, most homes are detached houses. In Mount Surprise, about half of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Einasleigh 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 Surprise
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (39% vs 25%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Einasleigh
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1162 min vs 1328 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1681.1 km vs 1723.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Einasleigh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-5.4% vs -18.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Einasleigh and Mount Surprise 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
Mount Surprise has more residents (138 vs 87); Einasleigh has higher household incomes ($60,112 vs $45,500).
| Einasleigh | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 87 | 138 +59% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.4% | -18.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 48 |
| Median household income | $60,112/yr +24% vs other | $45,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
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 (6.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Einasleigh | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1 across Etheridge same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Einasleigh | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 25% of QLD | Higher than 7% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of QLD | Higher than 3% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of QLD | Higher than 24% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 20% of QLD | Higher than 1% of QLD |
Liveability
| Einasleigh | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Surprise carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 47).
| Einasleigh | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 47/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 61/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Einasleigh | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Einasleigh
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mount Surprise
- Mount Surprise State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Einasleigh | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 22 | 24 |
Mobility
Mount Surprise sits further from the CBD (1723.1 km vs 1681.1 km).
| Einasleigh | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1681.1 km | 1723.1 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1162 min | 1328 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4871 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 4871 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (44.4%).
Setting
| Einasleigh | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 477 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 459 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Einasleigh | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Council rates
| Einasleigh | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $833/yr same for both | |
| Council | Etheridge same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Einasleigh | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Einasleigh | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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