Giru vs Mount Surround
Giru is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Mount Surround. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Giru, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Giru 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Giru carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 85/100)
- Mount Surround is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 40%)
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
Giru
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)
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
- Giru sits closer to the CBD (1304.2 km vs 1307.1 km)
- Mount Surround has a shorter drive in (889 min vs 894 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Giru
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 85/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Giru
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.3% vs -10.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Giru and Mount Surround 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
Giru has more residents (387 vs 130); Mount Surround has higher household incomes ($93,600 vs $59,696).
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 387 +66% vs other | 130 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.3% | -10.3% |
| Median age | 49 | 55 |
| Median household income | $59,696/yr | $93,600/yr +57% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $200/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).
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%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $245,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 27 days from 3 sales | — |
Development activity
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 22 across Burdekin same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 24% of QLD | Higher than 67% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of QLD | Higher than 64% of QLD |
Liveability
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Mount Surround carries more crime risk (85 vs 49).
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 18/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 49/100 | High 85/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 94/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Giru
- Giru State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Mount Surround
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 5 |
Mobility
Mount Surround sits further from the CBD (1307.1 km vs 1304.2 km).
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1304.2 km | 1307.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 894 min | 889 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4809 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 4809 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 (66.7%).
Setting
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.6 km | 12.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 222 premises | 0% 71 premises |
Climate
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,037 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 13.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,502/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burdekin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Giru | Mount Surround | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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