Guanaba vs Mount Nathan

Mount Nathan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Guanaba. 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 Guanaba: a median of $2.19 million, against $1.59 million in Mount Nathan, though rent is higher in Mount Nathan. On these figures, Mount Nathan tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Guanaba carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 45/100)
  • Mount Nathan has more parks and reserves (12 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Nathan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,590,000 vs $2,187,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Guanaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($475/wk vs $600/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Guanaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Mount Nathan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.3% vs 7.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Guanaba Mount Nathan
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.

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Walkability 10 / 14
Guanaba — Walkability: 10/100 Mount Nathan — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 66 / 55
Guanaba — Safety: 66/100 Mount Nathan — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 56
Guanaba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Nathan — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Mount Nathan has more residents (1,375 vs 852); Mount Nathan rents higher ($600/wk vs $475/wk).

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Population 852 1,375
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% +13.3%
Median age 46 40
Median household income $117,000/yr $128,180/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $475/wk $600/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Guanaba Mount Nathan
0-4 4.0% / 7.3%
Guanaba — 0-4: 4.0% Mount Nathan — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 12.4% / 16.7%
Guanaba — 5-14: 12.4% Mount Nathan — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 4.6% / 5.9%
Guanaba — 15-19: 4.6% Mount Nathan — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.0% / 3.6%
Guanaba — 20-24: 6.0% Mount Nathan — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 11.0% / 9.1%
Guanaba — 25-34: 11.0% Mount Nathan — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 10.2% / 14.6%
Guanaba — 35-44: 10.2% Mount Nathan — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 18.1% / 16.4%
Guanaba — 45-54: 18.1% Mount Nathan — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 18.0% / 12.5%
Guanaba — 55-64: 18.0% Mount Nathan — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 11.3% / 9.4%
Guanaba — 65-74: 11.3% Mount Nathan — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 4.7% / 3.5%
Guanaba — 75-84: 4.7% Mount Nathan — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 1.3% / 1.0%
Guanaba — 85+: 1.3% Mount Nathan — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Guanaba 59.0% couple families
Guanaba — Couple Families: 59.0% Guanaba — Lone Person: 17.4% Guanaba — One Parent Families: 18.0% Guanaba — Group Household: 5.6% Guanaba — Other Families: 0.0%
Mount Nathan 71.0% couple families
Mount Nathan — Couple Families: 71.0% Mount Nathan — Lone Person: 12.5% Mount Nathan — One Parent Families: 10.9% Mount Nathan — Group Household: 4.3% Mount Nathan — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Guanaba 8.5% renting
Guanaba — Owned Outright: 39.9% Guanaba — Mortgage: 51.6% Guanaba — Renting: 8.5%
Mount Nathan 7.5% renting
Mount Nathan — Owned Outright: 29.5% Mount Nathan — Mortgage: 63.0% Mount Nathan — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 17.5%
Guanaba — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Mount Nathan — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 10.0%
Guanaba — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Mount Nathan — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 9.7%
Guanaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Mount Nathan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 3.4%
Guanaba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Mount Nathan — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.5%
Guanaba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Mount Nathan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Guanaba Mount Nathan
England 5.5% / 5.9%
Guanaba — England: 5.5% Mount Nathan — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 5.8% / 4.2%
Guanaba — New Zealand: 5.8% Mount Nathan — New Zealand: 4.2%
South Africa 1.5% / —
Guanaba — South Africa: 1.5% Mount Nathan — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.9% / 0.4%
Guanaba — Scotland: 0.9% Mount Nathan — Scotland: 0.4%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Guanaba — Philippines: 0.7% Mount Nathan — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Guanaba — Netherlands: not among its largest Mount Nathan — Netherlands: 0.5%
Canada — / 0.4%
Guanaba — Canada: not among its largest Mount Nathan — Canada: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Guanaba 100.7% houses
Guanaba — Houses: 100.7% Guanaba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Nathan 99.3% houses
Mount Nathan — Houses: 99.3% Mount Nathan — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Median house price $2,187,500 $1,590,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,765,000 $1,680,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 10 sales

Development activity

Guanaba Mount Nathan
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Guanaba Mount Nathan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD

Liveability

Guanaba scores higher overall (67 vs 53).

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Grade A B
Score 67/100 53/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mount Nathan carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0); Mount Nathan carries more crime risk (45 vs 34).

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood —
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

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Guanaba

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

Schools in Mount Nathan

  • Silkwood School Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 12
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 14 2

Mobility

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Walkability score 10/100 14/100
Distance to Brisbane 71.2 km 71 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 4210
 1.1%
postcode 4211
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 4210
 66
postcode 4211

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.

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Car (driver) 71.3% / 75.7%
Guanaba — Car (driver): 71.3% Mount Nathan — Car (driver): 75.7%
Worked from Home 23.4% / 16.7%
Guanaba — Worked from Home: 23.4% Mount Nathan — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.5%
Guanaba — Car (passenger): 4.2% Mount Nathan — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Train 1.1% / 1.8%
Guanaba — Train: 1.1% Mount Nathan — Train: 1.8%
Walked Only — / 2.3%
Guanaba — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Nathan — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.7%).

Setting

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.3 km 14.2 km

NBN connectivity

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Connectivity score 42/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
335 premises
 51%
453 premises

Climate

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Guanaba Mount Nathan
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.91 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Guanaba Mount Nathan
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Guanaba

Acreage Luxury River

Mount Nathan

Acreage Family Parks Premium

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