Frenchville vs Mount Archer

Frenchville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 53 in Mount Archer. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Archer, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Frenchville tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Mount Archer suits share households and 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

Frenchville

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Mount Archer has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Archer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Frenchville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $500/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Frenchville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (446 min vs 457 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (637.8 km vs 644.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Frenchville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Frenchville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.5% vs -9.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Frenchville Mount Archer
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.

Frenchville Mount Archer
Walkability 51 / 0
Frenchville — Walkability: 51/100 Mount Archer — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 13
Frenchville — Safety: 34/100 Mount Archer — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 14 / 21
Frenchville — Low fire risk: 14/100 Mount Archer — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Frenchville has more residents (8,982 vs 77); Mount Archer has higher household incomes ($158,600 vs $89,752).

Frenchville Mount Archer
Population 8,982
+99% vs other
 77
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% -9.4%
Median age 37 53
Median household income $89,752/yr $158,600/yr
+77% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $500/wk
+67% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Frenchville Mount Archer
0-4 6.7% / 3.9%
Frenchville — 0-4: 6.7% Mount Archer — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 13.6% / 10.4%
Frenchville — 5-14: 13.6% Mount Archer — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 5.8% / 5.2%
Frenchville — 15-19: 5.8% Mount Archer — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 6.2% / —
Frenchville — 20-24: 6.2% Mount Archer — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 14.0% / 11.7%
Frenchville — 25-34: 14.0% Mount Archer — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 13.2% / 18.2%
Frenchville — 35-44: 13.2% Mount Archer — 35-44: 18.2%
45-54 11.9% / 13.0%
Frenchville — 45-54: 11.9% Mount Archer — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 11.5% / 28.6%
Frenchville — 55-64: 11.5% Mount Archer — 55-64: 28.6%
65-74 9.3% / 11.7%
Frenchville — 65-74: 9.3% Mount Archer — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 5.7% / 6.5%
Frenchville — 75-84: 5.7% Mount Archer — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 2.1% / —
Frenchville — 85+: 2.1% Mount Archer — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Frenchville 41.9% couple families
Frenchville — Couple Families: 41.9% Frenchville — Lone Person: 35.4% Frenchville — Group Household: 3.4% Frenchville — One Parent Families: 18.1% Frenchville — Other Families: 1.3%
Mount Archer 53.3% couple families
Mount Archer — Couple Families: 53.3% Mount Archer — Lone Person: 20.0% Mount Archer — Group Household: 26.7% Mount Archer — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mount Archer — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Frenchville 26.1% renting
Frenchville — Owned Outright: 33.4% Frenchville — Mortgage: 40.5% Frenchville — Renting: 26.1%
Mount Archer 0.0% renting
Mount Archer — Owned Outright: 40.7% Mount Archer — Mortgage: 59.3% Mount Archer — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Frenchville Mount Archer
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 16.9%
Frenchville — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Mount Archer — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 19.5%
Frenchville — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Mount Archer — Bachelor Degree: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 11.7%
Frenchville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Mount Archer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / —
Frenchville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Mount Archer — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Frenchville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Mount Archer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Frenchville Mount Archer
Scotland — / 5.2%
Frenchville — Scotland: not among its largest Mount Archer — Scotland: 5.2%
New Zealand 1.6% / —
Frenchville — New Zealand: 1.6% Mount Archer — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 1.5% / —
Frenchville — England: 1.5% Mount Archer — England: not among its largest
India 0.7% / —
Frenchville — India: 0.7% Mount Archer — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Frenchville — Philippines: 0.7% Mount Archer — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / —
Frenchville — South Africa: 0.6% Mount Archer — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Frenchville 88.6% houses
Frenchville — Houses: 88.6% Frenchville — Flats / Apartments: 8.4% Frenchville — Townhouses: 3.0%
Mount Archer 100.0% houses
Mount Archer — Houses: 100.0% Mount Archer — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Mount Archer — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Frenchville Mount Archer
Median house price $673,750 —
Median unit price $552,000 —
Median land price $210,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 119 sales
 —

Development activity

Frenchville Mount Archer
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
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.

Frenchville Mount Archer
Houses 4.6%
$600/wk on $675K
 —
Units 3.5%
$400/wk on $599K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Frenchville Mount Archer
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Schools Higher than 7% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 11% of QLD —

Liveability

Frenchville is more walkable (51 vs 0).

Frenchville Mount Archer
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Mount Archer carries more crime risk (87 vs 66).

Frenchville Mount Archer
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
79/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
87/100
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 6
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Frenchville Mount Archer
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 2.8 km
 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 4.7 km

Schools in Frenchville

  • Frenchville State School Government · Primary at peers
  • North Rockhampton State High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Rockhampton North Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Mount Archer

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

Amenities in the suburb

Frenchville Mount Archer
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 14 2
Childcare 9 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Mount Archer sits further from the CBD (644.9 km vs 637.8 km).

Frenchville Mount Archer
Walkability score 51/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 637.8 km 644.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 446 min 457 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4701
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4701
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.

Frenchville Mount Archer
Car (driver) 84.9% / 88.9%
Frenchville — Car (driver): 84.9% Mount Archer — Car (driver): 88.9%
Worked from Home 5.4% / 11.1%
Frenchville — Worked from Home: 5.4% Mount Archer — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / —
Frenchville — Car (passenger): 6.7% Mount Archer — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.3% / —
Frenchville — Bus: 1.3% Mount Archer — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.2% / —
Frenchville — Walked Only: 1.2% Mount Archer — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.9%).

Setting

Frenchville Mount Archer
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.3 km 15.0 km

NBN connectivity

Frenchville Mount Archer
Connectivity score 66/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
3,925 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Frenchville Mount Archer
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Frenchville Mount Archer
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Frenchville Mount Archer
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Frenchville Mount Archer
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Frenchville

Large Blocks Parks Quiet Regional Centre River

Mount Archer

Professionals Rural

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