Highvale vs Mount Glorious

Highvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Mount Glorious. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Highvale, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Highvale: a median of $1.86 million, against $987,000 in Mount Glorious, and rent is higher there too. Highvale is closer to the city centre: 30.6 km, against 37.5 km. On these figures, Highvale tends to suit families with children and couples, while Mount Glorious suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Highvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Glorious

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($987,175 vs $1,858,550)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Highvale leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)
  • Mount Glorious has cheaper rent ($363/wk vs $425/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Highvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (30.6 km vs 37.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Highvale is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Mount Glorious has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)

Weighs 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

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

Highvale Mount Glorious
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.

Highvale Mount Glorious
Walkability 10 / 0
Highvale — Walkability: 10/100 Mount Glorious — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 88
Highvale — Safety: 87/100 Mount Glorious — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 28 / 21
Highvale — Low fire risk: 28/100 Mount Glorious — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Highvale has more residents (1,979 vs 343); Highvale has higher household incomes ($163,436 vs $100,048).

Highvale Mount Glorious
Population 1,979
+83% vs other
 343
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.1% +15.9%
Median age 44 49
Median household income $163,436/yr
+39% vs other
 $100,048/yr
Median weekly rent $425/wk
+15% vs other
 $363/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Highvale Mount Glorious
0-4 4.0% / 6.4%
Highvale — 0-4: 4.0% Mount Glorious — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 16.4% / 9.3%
Highvale — 5-14: 16.4% Mount Glorious — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 8.4% / 3.8%
Highvale — 15-19: 8.4% Mount Glorious — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 5.0% / 1.7%
Highvale — 20-24: 5.0% Mount Glorious — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 5.4% / 9.6%
Highvale — 25-34: 5.4% Mount Glorious — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 11.8% / 13.4%
Highvale — 35-44: 11.8% Mount Glorious — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 20.1% / 19.2%
Highvale — 45-54: 20.1% Mount Glorious — 45-54: 19.2%
55-64 14.7% / 15.2%
Highvale — 55-64: 14.7% Mount Glorious — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 9.0% / 14.6%
Highvale — 65-74: 9.0% Mount Glorious — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 4.5% / 8.7%
Highvale — 75-84: 4.5% Mount Glorious — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ 0.9% / —
Highvale — 85+: 0.9% Mount Glorious — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Highvale 77.9% couple families
Highvale — Couple Families: 77.9% Highvale — Lone Person: 12.1% Highvale — One Parent Families: 9.0% Highvale — Group Household: 1.0%
Mount Glorious 38.8% couple families
Mount Glorious — Couple Families: 38.8% Mount Glorious — Lone Person: 43.3% Mount Glorious — One Parent Families: 13.4% Mount Glorious — Group Household: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Highvale 4.5% renting
Highvale — Owned Outright: 36.3% Highvale — Mortgage: 59.2% Highvale — Renting: 4.5%
Mount Glorious 9.8% renting
Mount Glorious — Owned Outright: 44.4% Mount Glorious — Mortgage: 45.9% Mount Glorious — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Highvale Mount Glorious
Bachelor Degree 18.9% / 22.7%
Highvale — Bachelor Degree: 18.9% Mount Glorious — Bachelor Degree: 22.7%
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 10.2%
Highvale — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Mount Glorious — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 10.5%
Highvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Mount Glorious — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / 10.5%
Highvale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Mount Glorious — Postgraduate Degree: 10.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.8%
Highvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Mount Glorious — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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.

Highvale Mount Glorious
England 9.9% / 9.6%
Highvale — England: 9.9% Mount Glorious — England: 9.6%
New Zealand 3.1% / 3.5%
Highvale — New Zealand: 3.1% Mount Glorious — New Zealand: 3.5%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.5%
Highvale — South Africa: 1.1% Mount Glorious — South Africa: 1.5%
Scotland 0.7% / 1.2%
Highvale — Scotland: 0.7% Mount Glorious — Scotland: 1.2%
China — / 0.9%
Highvale — China: not among its largest Mount Glorious — China: 0.9%
Zimbabwe 0.7% / —
Highvale — Zimbabwe: 0.7% Mount Glorious — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Highvale 96.4% houses
Highvale — Houses: 96.4% Highvale — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Mount Glorious 100.8% houses
Mount Glorious — Houses: 100.8% Mount Glorious — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Highvale Mount Glorious
Median house price $1,858,550 $987,175
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,652,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 9 sales
 —

Development activity

Highvale Mount Glorious
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Highvale Mount Glorious
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD

Liveability

Highvale is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Highvale Mount Glorious
Grade B —
Score 59/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Highvale Mount Glorious
Bushfire High
72/100
 High
79/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
12/100
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

Highvale Mount Glorious
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

Highvale Mount Glorious
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 10 4

Mobility

Mount Glorious sits further from the CBD (37.5 km vs 30.6 km).

Highvale Mount Glorious
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 30.6 km 37.5 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 53 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 4520
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.

Highvale Mount Glorious
Car (driver) 53.6% / 55.6%
Highvale — Car (driver): 53.6% Mount Glorious — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 36.8% / 38.5%
Highvale — Worked from Home: 36.8% Mount Glorious — Worked from Home: 38.5%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.0%
Highvale — Car (passenger): 4.3% Mount Glorious — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 1.2% / 3.0%
Highvale — Walked Only: 1.2% Mount Glorious — Walked Only: 3.0%
Train 3.7% / —
Highvale — Train: 3.7% Mount Glorious — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Highvale Mount Glorious
Elevation 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 291 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.5 km 25.4 km

NBN connectivity

Highvale Mount Glorious
Connectivity score 94/100 25/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 74%
631 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

Highvale Mount Glorious
Annual rainfall — 950 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Highvale Mount Glorious
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.74 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Highvale Mount Glorious
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Highvale Mount Glorious
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Highvale

Acreage Outer Premium Professionals River

Mount Glorious

Outer Professionals

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