Etty Bay vs Mourilyan Harbour
Etty Bay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Mourilyan Harbour. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Etty Bay, about half of households are couple families. In Mourilyan Harbour, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Etty Bay tends to suit families with children and couples, while Mourilyan Harbour suits 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
Etty Bay
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 44%)
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 35/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 87%)
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
Mourilyan Harbour
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mourilyan Harbour
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 2%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
- But Etty Bay carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Etty Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.4% vs -9.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Etty Bay and Mourilyan Harbour 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
Etty Bay has more residents (486 vs 142); Etty Bay has higher household incomes ($91,780 vs $66,300).
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 486 +71% vs other | 142 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.4% | -9.0% |
| Median age | 41 | 48 |
| Median household income | $91,780/yr +28% vs other | $66,300/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +17% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
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 (3.5%).
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 (23.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $640,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 17 days from 3 sales | — |
Development activity
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Cassowary Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +68% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of QLD | Higher than 70% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of QLD | Higher than 43% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of QLD | Higher than 55% of QLD |
Liveability
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Mourilyan Harbour carries more crime risk (35 vs 24).
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 37/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 30/100 | High 82/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 8 |
Mobility
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 7/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1611 km | 1611.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1103 min | 1100 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4858 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 4858 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 (90.7%).
Setting
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 607 m 667 m to a named beach | 1.6 km 4.0 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 192 premises | 0% 77 premises |
Climate
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 3,531 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 17.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,829/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cassowary Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Etty Bay | Mourilyan Harbour | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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