Hamilton Plains vs Mount Julian

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hamilton Plains, most households are couple families. In Mount Julian, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Hamilton Plains tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Hamilton Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hamilton Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hamilton Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1090.1 km vs 1095.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

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

Investors

Hamilton Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.6% vs -3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
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.

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Walkability 4 / 4
Hamilton Plains — Walkability: 4/100 Mount Julian — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 70 / 62
Hamilton Plains — Safety: 70/100 Mount Julian — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hamilton Plains — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Julian — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Julian has more residents (477 vs 80); Mount Julian has higher household incomes ($85,540 vs $68,224).

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Population 80 477
+496% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.6% -3.0%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $68,224/yr $85,540/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $360/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
0-4 7.5% / 5.7%
Hamilton Plains — 0-4: 7.5% Mount Julian — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 12.5% / 10.1%
Hamilton Plains — 5-14: 12.5% Mount Julian — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 3.8% / 6.3%
Hamilton Plains — 15-19: 3.8% Mount Julian — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 — / 4.8%
Hamilton Plains — 20-24: not among its largest Mount Julian — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 8.8% / 9.2%
Hamilton Plains — 25-34: 8.8% Mount Julian — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 12.5% / 11.5%
Hamilton Plains — 35-44: 12.5% Mount Julian — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 18.8% / 18.7%
Hamilton Plains — 45-54: 18.8% Mount Julian — 45-54: 18.7%
55-64 8.8% / 15.1%
Hamilton Plains — 55-64: 8.8% Mount Julian — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 15.0% / 12.8%
Hamilton Plains — 65-74: 15.0% Mount Julian — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 3.8% / 4.8%
Hamilton Plains — 75-84: 3.8% Mount Julian — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 3.8% / 1.3%
Hamilton Plains — 85+: 3.8% Mount Julian — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Plains 63.6% couple families
Hamilton Plains — Couple Families: 63.6% Hamilton Plains — Lone Person: 36.4% Hamilton Plains — One Parent Families: 0.0% Hamilton Plains — Group Household: 0.0%
Mount Julian 53.3% couple families
Mount Julian — Couple Families: 53.3% Mount Julian — Lone Person: 27.1% Mount Julian — One Parent Families: 16.8% Mount Julian — Group Household: 2.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Plains 20.0% renting
Hamilton Plains — Owned Outright: 65.0% Hamilton Plains — Mortgage: 15.0% Hamilton Plains — Renting: 20.0%
Mount Julian 16.0% renting
Mount Julian — Owned Outright: 35.8% Mount Julian — Mortgage: 48.1% Mount Julian — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Plains 100.0% houses
Hamilton Plains — Houses: 100.0% Hamilton Plains — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Julian 95.8% houses
Mount Julian — Houses: 95.8% Mount Julian — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 24.9%
Hamilton Plains — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Mount Julian — Certificate III & IV: 24.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 7.1%
Hamilton Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Mount Julian — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 3.1%
Hamilton Plains — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Mount Julian — Bachelor Degree: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Hamilton Plains — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Julian — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

Property market

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Median house price — $780,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
38/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Mount Julian sits further from the CBD (1095.9 km vs 1090.1 km).

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Walkability score 4/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1090.1 km 1095.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 746 min 749 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4800
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 4800
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.

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Car (driver) 73.9% / 87.2%
Hamilton Plains — Car (driver): 73.9% Mount Julian — Car (driver): 87.2%
Worked from Home 13.0% / 6.9%
Hamilton Plains — Worked from Home: 13.0% Mount Julian — Worked from Home: 6.9%
Walked Only 13.0% / —
Hamilton Plains — Walked Only: 13.0% Mount Julian — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 3.7%
Hamilton Plains — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Julian — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus — / 2.1%
Hamilton Plains — Bus: not among its largest Mount Julian — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.2%).

Setting

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.1 km 10.4 km

NBN connectivity

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
203 premises

Climate

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Annual rainfall 1,502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Average residential rate $1,412/yr
same for both
Council Whitsunday
same for both

Federal electorate

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hamilton Plains Mount Julian
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hamilton Plains

Rural

Mount Julian

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