Greenvale vs Mount Surprise
Mount Surprise is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 58 in Greenvale. In both, most households own their home. In Greenvale, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. In Mount Surprise, about half of homes are flats or apartments and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Greenvale tends to suit older residents, while Mount Surprise 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
Greenvale
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (77% vs 54%)
- But Mount Surprise carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 78/100)
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
Greenvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 12%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Greenvale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1049 min vs 1328 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1558.7 km vs 1723.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Surprise
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (46% vs 23%)
- carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 78/100)
- But Greenvale has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 23%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Greenvale and Mount Surprise 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
Greenvale has more residents (192 vs 138); Mount Surprise has higher household incomes ($45,500 vs $34,528).
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 192 +28% vs other | 138 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -17.2% | -18.3% |
| Median age | 58 | 48 |
| Median household income | $34,528/yr | $45,500/yr +32% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $144/wk | $150/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
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 (2.9%).
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 (16.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $220,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Charters Towers | 1 across Etheridge |
| Approvals change year on year | -67% | — |
Ranking within QLD
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 2% of QLD | Higher than 7% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of QLD | Higher than 3% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of QLD | Higher than 24% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 4% of QLD | Higher than 1% of QLD |
Liveability
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Greenvale carries more crime risk (78 vs 61); Mount Surprise carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 55).
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 55/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | High 78/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| 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
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Greenvale
- Greenvale State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Mount Surprise
- Mount Surprise State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 3 |
| Waterways | 120 | 24 |
Mobility
Mount Surprise sits further from the CBD (1723.1 km vs 1558.7 km).
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1558.7 km | 1723.1 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1049 min | 1328 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4816 | 0.2% postcode 4871 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 73 postcode 4816 | 51 postcode 4871 |
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 (44.4%).
Setting
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 446 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 459 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 96 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Council rates
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,328/yr | $833/yr |
| Council | Charters Towers | Etheridge |
Federal electorate
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Greenvale | Mount Surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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