Harlaxton vs Mount Kynoch

In both, about half of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Kynoch, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Kynoch: a median of $730,000, against $670,000 in Harlaxton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Harlaxton tends to suit people living alone, while Mount Kynoch suits young adults 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

Mount Kynoch

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 50%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 84/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 79%)
  • But Harlaxton has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Kynoch

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Harlaxton has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)
  • Mount Kynoch leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Harlaxton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 21/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (131.3 km vs 133.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Harlaxton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 21/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 8%)
  • But Mount Kynoch carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 84/100)

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

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

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
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.

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Walkability 70 / 21
Harlaxton — Walkability: 70/100 Mount Kynoch — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 16 / 34
Harlaxton — Safety: 16/100 Mount Kynoch — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Harlaxton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Kynoch — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Harlaxton has more residents (2,824 vs 271); Mount Kynoch has higher household incomes ($108,732 vs $60,112).

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Population 2,824
+90% vs other
 271
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.9% +14.3%
Median age 31 29
Median household income $60,112/yr $108,732/yr
+81% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $350/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
0-4 6.6% / 8.9%
Harlaxton — 0-4: 6.6% Mount Kynoch — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 15.2% / 13.3%
Harlaxton — 5-14: 15.2% Mount Kynoch — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 9.9% / 7.4%
Harlaxton — 15-19: 9.9% Mount Kynoch — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 7.0% / 11.1%
Harlaxton — 20-24: 7.0% Mount Kynoch — 20-24: 11.1%
25-34 15.0% / 19.2%
Harlaxton — 25-34: 15.0% Mount Kynoch — 25-34: 19.2%
35-44 10.8% / 12.2%
Harlaxton — 35-44: 10.8% Mount Kynoch — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 10.4% / 10.3%
Harlaxton — 45-54: 10.4% Mount Kynoch — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 10.2% / 9.2%
Harlaxton — 55-64: 10.2% Mount Kynoch — 55-64: 9.2%
65-74 8.6% / 4.1%
Harlaxton — 65-74: 8.6% Mount Kynoch — 65-74: 4.1%
75-84 4.7% / 4.4%
Harlaxton — 75-84: 4.7% Mount Kynoch — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 1.4% / —
Harlaxton — 85+: 1.4% Mount Kynoch — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Harlaxton 27.0% couple families
Harlaxton — Couple Families: 27.0% Harlaxton — Lone Person: 42.9% Harlaxton — One Parent Families: 22.9% Harlaxton — Other Families: 1.4% Harlaxton — Group Household: 5.8%
Mount Kynoch 60.0% couple families
Mount Kynoch — Couple Families: 60.0% Mount Kynoch — Lone Person: 26.7% Mount Kynoch — One Parent Families: 8.3% Mount Kynoch — Other Families: 5.0% Mount Kynoch — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Harlaxton 48.3% renting
Harlaxton — Owned Outright: 25.4% Harlaxton — Mortgage: 26.3% Harlaxton — Renting: 48.3%
Mount Kynoch 48.8% renting
Mount Kynoch — Owned Outright: 14.6% Mount Kynoch — Mortgage: 36.6% Mount Kynoch — Renting: 48.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 18.5%
Harlaxton — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Mount Kynoch — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 13.3%
Harlaxton — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Mount Kynoch — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 6.6%
Harlaxton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Mount Kynoch — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 3.0%
Harlaxton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Mount Kynoch — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 3.0%
Harlaxton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Mount Kynoch — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.8%
Harlaxton — New Zealand: 1.2% Mount Kynoch — New Zealand: 1.8%
Iraq 2.8% / —
Harlaxton — Iraq: 2.8% Mount Kynoch — Iraq: not among its largest
England 1.7% / 1.1%
Harlaxton — England: 1.7% Mount Kynoch — England: 1.1%
Scotland 0.2% / 1.5%
Harlaxton — Scotland: 0.2% Mount Kynoch — Scotland: 1.5%
Philippines 0.5% / 1.1%
Harlaxton — Philippines: 0.5% Mount Kynoch — Philippines: 1.1%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Harlaxton — South Africa: 0.7% Mount Kynoch — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Harlaxton 78.8% houses
Harlaxton — Houses: 78.8% Harlaxton — Townhouses: 16.1% Harlaxton — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Mount Kynoch 89.2% houses
Mount Kynoch — Houses: 89.2% Mount Kynoch — Townhouses: 15.7% Mount Kynoch — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Median house price $670,000 $730,000
Median unit price $595,000 —
Median land price — $556,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 43 days
from 20 sales
 —

Development activity

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Houses 4.0%
$555/wk on $720K
 —
Units 3.6%
$485/wk on $697K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Schools Higher than 22% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 16% of QLD —

Liveability

Harlaxton is more walkable (70 vs 21).

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Grade D —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Harlaxton carries more crime risk (84 vs 66).

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
66/100
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 8
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 3.2 km
 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 5.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.0% 2.6%

Schools in Harlaxton

  • Downlands College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Harlaxton State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Good Samaritan College Catholic · Secondary · Special school below peers

Schools in Mount Kynoch

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

Amenities in the suburb

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 12 1
Childcare 3 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Mount Kynoch sits further from the CBD (133.4 km vs 131.3 km).

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Walkability score 70/100 21/100
Distance to Brisbane 131.3 km 133.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 min 105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4350
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 4350
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.

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Car (driver) 79.9% / 90.6%
Harlaxton — Car (driver): 79.9% Mount Kynoch — Car (driver): 90.6%
Worked from Home 6.7% / 7.1%
Harlaxton — Worked from Home: 6.7% Mount Kynoch — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 9.0% / 2.4%
Harlaxton — Car (passenger): 9.0% Mount Kynoch — Car (passenger): 2.4%
Walked Only 3.5% / —
Harlaxton — Walked Only: 3.5% Mount Kynoch — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.4% / —
Harlaxton — Bus: 0.4% Mount Kynoch — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.6%).

Setting

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Elevation 612 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 622 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Connectivity score 100/100 92/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
1,443 premises
 89%
88 premises

Climate

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Harlaxton Mount Kynoch
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Harlaxton

Parks

Mount Kynoch

Family Young Families

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