Greenmount vs Palmyra

Greenmount is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Palmyra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Greenmount, most households are couple families. In Palmyra, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Greenmount: a median of $850,000, against $737,000 in Palmyra, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Greenmount tends to suit families with children.

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

  • Greenmount has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Palmyra carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 31/100)

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

First-home buyers

Palmyra

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper houses ($737,000 vs $850,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Palmyra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Palmyra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (967.9 km vs 972 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Palmyra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

Greenmount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.2% vs -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greenmount Palmyra
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.

Greenmount Palmyra
Walkability 0 / 0
Greenmount — Walkability: 0/100 Palmyra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 81
Greenmount — Safety: 69/100 Palmyra — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Greenmount — Low fire risk: 100/100 Palmyra — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Greenmount has more residents (488 vs 250); Greenmount rents higher ($380/wk vs $300/wk).

Greenmount Palmyra
Population 488
+49% vs other
 250
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% -5.3%
Median age 39 47
Median household income $119,548/yr
+4% vs other
 $115,336/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+21% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenmount Palmyra
0-4 7.6% / 4.8%
Greenmount — 0-4: 7.6% Palmyra — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.5% / 10.0%
Greenmount — 5-14: 11.5% Palmyra — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 4.9% / 7.2%
Greenmount — 15-19: 4.9% Palmyra — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.3% / 8.4%
Greenmount — 20-24: 5.3% Palmyra — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 15.2% / 7.2%
Greenmount — 25-34: 15.2% Palmyra — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 9.0% / 9.6%
Greenmount — 35-44: 9.0% Palmyra — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 15.8% / 16.4%
Greenmount — 45-54: 15.8% Palmyra — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 14.8% / 20.4%
Greenmount — 55-64: 14.8% Palmyra — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 10.9% / 10.4%
Greenmount — 65-74: 10.9% Palmyra — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 3.9% / 2.4%
Greenmount — 75-84: 3.9% Palmyra — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ 0.6% / 1.6%
Greenmount — 85+: 0.6% Palmyra — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greenmount 59.8% couple families
Greenmount — Couple Families: 59.8% Greenmount — Lone Person: 28.0% Greenmount — One Parent Families: 8.4% Greenmount — Group Household: 3.7%
Palmyra 52.1% couple families
Palmyra — Couple Families: 52.1% Palmyra — Lone Person: 27.1% Palmyra — One Parent Families: 20.8% Palmyra — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greenmount 15.8% renting
Greenmount — Owned Outright: 44.9% Greenmount — Mortgage: 39.2% Greenmount — Renting: 15.8%
Palmyra 15.0% renting
Palmyra — Owned Outright: 40.0% Palmyra — Mortgage: 45.0% Palmyra — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greenmount 95.8% houses
Greenmount — Houses: 95.8% Greenmount — Flats / Apartments: 4.2% Greenmount — Townhouses: 0.0%
Palmyra 90.2% houses
Palmyra — Houses: 90.2% Palmyra — Flats / Apartments: 6.1% Palmyra — Townhouses: 3.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Greenmount Palmyra
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 20.0%
Greenmount — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Palmyra — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 6.0%
Greenmount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Palmyra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 2.8%
Greenmount — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Palmyra — Bachelor Degree: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.2%
Greenmount — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Palmyra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Greenmount — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Palmyra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Property market

Greenmount Palmyra
Median house price $850,000 $737,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 4 sales
 —

Development activity

Greenmount Palmyra
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Greenmount Palmyra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

Greenmount Palmyra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Greenmount carries more crime risk (31 vs 19).

Greenmount Palmyra
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
19/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Greenmount Palmyra
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Greenmount Palmyra
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Greenmount sits further from the CBD (972 km vs 967.9 km).

Greenmount Palmyra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 972 km 967.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 662 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4751
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 4751
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.

Greenmount Palmyra
Car (driver) 82.6% / 75.4%
Greenmount — Car (driver): 82.6% Palmyra — Car (driver): 75.4%
Worked from Home 10.0% / 14.3%
Greenmount — Worked from Home: 10.0% Palmyra — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 7.1%
Greenmount — Car (passenger): 1.8% Palmyra — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only 1.4% / 3.2%
Greenmount — Walked Only: 1.4% Palmyra — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bus 4.1% / —
Greenmount — Bus: 4.1% Palmyra — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Greenmount Palmyra
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.7 km 10.8 km

NBN connectivity

Greenmount Palmyra
Connectivity score 45/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
208 premises
 0%
114 premises

Climate

Greenmount Palmyra
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Greenmount Palmyra
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Greenmount Palmyra
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Greenmount Palmyra
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greenmount Palmyra
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greenmount

Acreage

Palmyra

Rural

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