Greenmount vs Victoria Plains

Greenmount is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Victoria Plains. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Victoria Plains: a median of $1.22 million, against $850,000 in Greenmount, though rent is higher in Greenmount. On these figures, Greenmount tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Victoria Plains 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

Greenmount

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 50/100)
  • But Victoria Plains is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

Greenmount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($850,000 vs $1,220,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Victoria Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $380/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Greenmount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (972 km vs 975.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Greenmount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 50/100)

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 -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Greenmount and Victoria Plains 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 Victoria Plains
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 Victoria Plains
Walkability 0 / 0
Greenmount — Walkability: 0/100 Victoria Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 50
Greenmount — Safety: 69/100 Victoria Plains — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Greenmount — Low fire risk: 100/100 Victoria Plains — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Greenmount rents higher ($380/wk vs $220/wk); Greenmount has more residents (488 vs 338).

Greenmount Victoria Plains
Population 488
+31% vs other
 338
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% -7.1%
Median age 39 42
Median household income $119,548/yr
+7% vs other
 $110,812/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+42% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenmount Victoria Plains
0-4 7.6% / 5.6%
Greenmount — 0-4: 7.6% Victoria Plains — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 11.5% / 14.2%
Greenmount — 5-14: 11.5% Victoria Plains — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 4.9% / 5.0%
Greenmount — 15-19: 4.9% Victoria Plains — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 5.3% / 3.3%
Greenmount — 20-24: 5.3% Victoria Plains — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 15.2% / 9.5%
Greenmount — 25-34: 15.2% Victoria Plains — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 9.0% / 13.3%
Greenmount — 35-44: 9.0% Victoria Plains — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 15.8% / 13.6%
Greenmount — 45-54: 15.8% Victoria Plains — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 14.8% / 17.8%
Greenmount — 55-64: 14.8% Victoria Plains — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 10.9% / 10.7%
Greenmount — 65-74: 10.9% Victoria Plains — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 3.9% / 4.7%
Greenmount — 75-84: 3.9% Victoria Plains — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 0.6% / —
Greenmount — 85+: 0.6% Victoria Plains — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

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%
Victoria Plains 72.9% couple families
Victoria Plains — Couple Families: 72.9% Victoria Plains — Lone Person: 11.9% Victoria Plains — One Parent Families: 15.3% Victoria Plains — 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%
Victoria Plains 8.7% renting
Victoria Plains — Owned Outright: 45.6% Victoria Plains — Mortgage: 45.6% Victoria Plains — Renting: 8.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Greenmount Victoria Plains
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.5%
Greenmount — New Zealand: 2.3% Victoria Plains — New Zealand: 1.5%
England 0.8% / 1.2%
Greenmount — England: 0.8% Victoria Plains — England: 1.2%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Greenmount — South Africa: not among its largest Victoria Plains — South Africa: 0.9%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Greenmount — Philippines: 0.8% Victoria Plains — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Greenmount Victoria Plains
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 23.1%
Greenmount — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Victoria Plains — Certificate III & IV: 23.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 4.7%
Greenmount — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Victoria Plains — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 5.0%
Greenmount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Victoria Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Greenmount — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Victoria Plains — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Greenmount — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Victoria Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

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%
Victoria Plains 93.7% houses
Victoria Plains — Houses: 93.7% Victoria Plains — Flats / Apartments: 2.7% Victoria Plains — Townhouses: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Greenmount Victoria Plains
Median house price $850,000 $1,220,000
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 Victoria Plains
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Greenmount Victoria Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 27% 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 55% of QLD

Liveability

Greenmount Victoria Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Victoria Plains carries more crime risk (50 vs 31).

Greenmount Victoria Plains
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
50/100
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

Greenmount Victoria Plains
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 Victoria Plains
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Victoria Plains sits further from the CBD (975.7 km vs 972 km).

Greenmount Victoria Plains
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 972 km 975.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 662 min 665 min
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 Victoria Plains
Car (driver) 82.6% / 80.4%
Greenmount — Car (driver): 82.6% Victoria Plains — Car (driver): 80.4%
Worked from Home 10.0% / 15.5%
Greenmount — Worked from Home: 10.0% Victoria Plains — Worked from Home: 15.5%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 4.1%
Greenmount — Car (passenger): 1.8% Victoria Plains — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Bus 4.1% / —
Greenmount — Bus: 4.1% Victoria Plains — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.4% / —
Greenmount — Walked Only: 1.4% Victoria Plains — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Greenmount Victoria Plains
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.7 km 17.7 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Greenmount

Acreage

Victoria Plains

Rural

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