Esk vs Mount Hallen

Mount Hallen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 58 in Esk. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Esk, about half of households are people living alone. In Mount Hallen, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Hallen: a median of $972,000, against $620,000 in Esk, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Esk tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mount Hallen suits couples.

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 Hallen

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 58/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 38%)
  • But Esk has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Esk has cheaper houses ($620,000 vs $972,500)
  • Mount Hallen leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Esk

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $333/wk)
  • But Mount Hallen leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Esk is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • Mount Hallen sits closer to the CBD (96.6 km vs 101 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Esk

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 20%)
  • But Mount Hallen carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 58/100)

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

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

Esk Mount Hallen
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.

Esk Mount Hallen
Walkability 17 / 0
Esk — Walkability: 17/100 Mount Hallen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 74
Esk — Safety: 42/100 Mount Hallen — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 72
Esk — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Hallen — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Esk has more residents (1,641 vs 457); Mount Hallen has higher household incomes ($83,200 vs $47,320).

Esk Mount Hallen
Population 1,641
+72% vs other
 457
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.4% -0.2%
Median age 58 50
Median household income $47,320/yr $83,200/yr
+76% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $333/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Esk Mount Hallen
0-4 2.6% / 1.5%
Esk — 0-4: 2.6% Mount Hallen — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 7.9% / 13.8%
Esk — 5-14: 7.9% Mount Hallen — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 4.3% / 7.2%
Esk — 15-19: 4.3% Mount Hallen — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 2.9% / 4.4%
Esk — 20-24: 2.9% Mount Hallen — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 6.1% / 4.2%
Esk — 25-34: 6.1% Mount Hallen — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 7.9% / 10.3%
Esk — 35-44: 7.9% Mount Hallen — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 12.1% / 21.2%
Esk — 45-54: 12.1% Mount Hallen — 45-54: 21.2%
55-64 18.7% / 18.2%
Esk — 55-64: 18.7% Mount Hallen — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 23.1% / 15.5%
Esk — 65-74: 23.1% Mount Hallen — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 11.8% / 5.0%
Esk — 75-84: 11.8% Mount Hallen — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.3% / —
Esk — 85+: 2.3% Mount Hallen — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Esk 54.0% lone person
Esk — Lone Person: 54.0% Esk — Couple Families: 24.2% Esk — One Parent Families: 13.4% Esk — Group Household: 7.3% Esk — Other Families: 1.1%
Mount Hallen 35.8% lone person
Mount Hallen — Lone Person: 35.8% Mount Hallen — Couple Families: 53.1% Mount Hallen — One Parent Families: 11.1% Mount Hallen — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Hallen — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Esk 19.8% renting
Esk — Owned Outright: 52.3% Esk — Mortgage: 27.9% Esk — Renting: 19.8%
Mount Hallen 5.8% renting
Mount Hallen — Owned Outright: 44.2% Mount Hallen — Mortgage: 50.0% Mount Hallen — Renting: 5.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Esk Mount Hallen
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 24.3%
Esk — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Mount Hallen — Certificate III & IV: 24.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.8%
Esk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Mount Hallen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 5.5%
Esk — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Mount Hallen — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 2.2%
Esk — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Mount Hallen — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 0.9%
Esk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Mount Hallen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

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.

Esk Mount Hallen
England 6.0% / 5.5%
Esk — England: 6.0% Mount Hallen — England: 5.5%
New Zealand 3.6% / 4.8%
Esk — New Zealand: 3.6% Mount Hallen — New Zealand: 4.8%
Germany 1.0% / 1.1%
Esk — Germany: 1.0% Mount Hallen — Germany: 1.1%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Esk — Scotland: 0.9% Mount Hallen — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Esk — Philippines: 0.8% Mount Hallen — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.7%
Esk — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Hallen — South Africa: 0.7%
Taiwan — / 0.7%
Esk — Taiwan: not among its largest Mount Hallen — Taiwan: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Esk 92.2% houses
Esk — Houses: 92.2% Esk — Flats / Apartments: 6.5% Esk — Townhouses: 1.3%
Mount Hallen 101.9% houses
Mount Hallen — Houses: 101.9% Mount Hallen — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Mount Hallen — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Esk Mount Hallen
Median house price $620,000 $972,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $472,500 $525,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 61 days
from 24 sales
 —

Development activity

Esk Mount Hallen
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Esk Mount Hallen
Houses 4.4%
$550/wk on $649K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Esk Mount Hallen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of QLD —

Liveability

Esk is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Esk Mount Hallen
Grade C —
Score 41/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Mount Hallen carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Esk carries more crime risk (58 vs 26).

Esk Mount Hallen
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Low
26/100
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

Esk Mount Hallen
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Esk

  • Esk State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mount Hallen

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

Amenities in the suburb

Esk Mount Hallen
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 24 4

Mobility

Esk sits further from the CBD (101 km vs 96.6 km).

Esk Mount Hallen
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 101 km
+4% vs other
 96.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 82 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4312
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 91
postcode 4312
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.

Esk Mount Hallen
Car (driver) 75.0% / 77.6%
Esk — Car (driver): 75.0% Mount Hallen — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 9.6% / 15.4%
Esk — Worked from Home: 9.6% Mount Hallen — Worked from Home: 15.4%
Car (passenger) 7.2% / 4.5%
Esk — Car (passenger): 7.2% Mount Hallen — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 7.4% / 2.6%
Esk — Walked Only: 7.4% Mount Hallen — Walked Only: 2.6%
Bicycle 0.9% / —
Esk — Bicycle: 0.9% Mount Hallen — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Esk Mount Hallen
Elevation 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 190 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Esk Mount Hallen
Connectivity score 67/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
992 premises
 0%
225 premises

Climate

Esk Mount Hallen
Annual rainfall 950 mm 697 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.1°C

Council rates

Esk Mount Hallen
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Esk Mount Hallen
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Esk

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Mount Hallen

Premium Rural

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