Highvale vs Wights Mountain

Highvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Wights Mountain. 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 Wights Mountain: a median of $2.2 million, against $1.86 million in Highvale, though rent is higher in Highvale. Wights Mountain is closer to the city centre: 26.1 km, against 30.6 km. On these figures, Highvale tends to suit 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

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

Highvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,858,550 vs $2,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wights Mountain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $425/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wights Mountain

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (38 min vs 53 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (26.1 km vs 30.6 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Wights Mountain

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Highvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Highvale and Wights Mountain 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 Wights Mountain
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 Wights Mountain
Walkability 10 / 27
Highvale — Walkability: 10/100 Wights Mountain — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 87 / 87
Highvale — Safety: 87/100 Wights Mountain — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 28 / 100
Highvale — Low fire risk: 28/100 Wights Mountain — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Highvale has more residents (1,979 vs 767); Highvale rents higher ($425/wk vs $350/wk).

Highvale Wights Mountain
Population 1,979
+61% vs other
 767
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.1% -3.3%
Median age 44 48
Median household income $163,436/yr
+2% vs other
 $160,732/yr
Median weekly rent $425/wk
+18% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Highvale Wights Mountain
0-4 4.0% / 2.9%
Highvale — 0-4: 4.0% Wights Mountain — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 16.4% / 13.8%
Highvale — 5-14: 16.4% Wights Mountain — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 8.4% / 5.7%
Highvale — 15-19: 8.4% Wights Mountain — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.0% / 4.7%
Highvale — 20-24: 5.0% Wights Mountain — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 5.4% / 3.8%
Highvale — 25-34: 5.4% Wights Mountain — 25-34: 3.8%
35-44 11.8% / 10.8%
Highvale — 35-44: 11.8% Wights Mountain — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 20.1% / 20.1%
Highvale — 45-54: 20.1% Wights Mountain — 45-54: 20.1%
55-64 14.7% / 17.7%
Highvale — 55-64: 14.7% Wights Mountain — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 9.0% / 13.3%
Highvale — 65-74: 9.0% Wights Mountain — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 4.5% / 6.0%
Highvale — 75-84: 4.5% Wights Mountain — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 0.9% / 1.4%
Highvale — 85+: 0.9% Wights Mountain — 85+: 1.4%

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% Highvale — Other Families: 0.0%
Wights Mountain 71.1% couple families
Wights Mountain — Couple Families: 71.1% Wights Mountain — Lone Person: 14.8% Wights Mountain — One Parent Families: 9.4% Wights Mountain — Group Household: 2.7% Wights Mountain — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Wights Mountain 4.3% renting
Wights Mountain — Owned Outright: 44.6% Wights Mountain — Mortgage: 51.2% Wights Mountain — Renting: 4.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Highvale Wights Mountain
Bachelor Degree 18.9% / 18.1%
Highvale — Bachelor Degree: 18.9% Wights Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 18.1%
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 12.6%
Highvale — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Wights Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 10.6%
Highvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Wights Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / 8.0%
Highvale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Wights Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.3%
Highvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Wights Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Highvale Wights Mountain
England 9.9% / 6.9%
Highvale — England: 9.9% Wights Mountain — England: 6.9%
New Zealand 3.1% / 3.1%
Highvale — New Zealand: 3.1% Wights Mountain — New Zealand: 3.1%
South Africa 1.1% / 2.7%
Highvale — South Africa: 1.1% Wights Mountain — South Africa: 2.7%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.8%
Highvale — Scotland: 0.7% Wights Mountain — Scotland: 0.8%
Ireland — / 1.2%
Highvale — Ireland: not among its largest Wights Mountain — Ireland: 1.2%
Germany — / 1.0%
Highvale — Germany: not among its largest Wights Mountain — Germany: 1.0%
Zimbabwe 0.7% / —
Highvale — Zimbabwe: 0.7% Wights Mountain — 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%
Wights Mountain 97.4% houses
Wights Mountain — Houses: 97.4% Wights Mountain — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Highvale Wights Mountain
Median house price $1,858,550 $2,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,652,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 9 sales
 16 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Highvale Wights Mountain
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Wights Mountain is more walkable (27 vs 10); Wights Mountain scores higher overall (85 vs 59).

Highvale Wights Mountain
Grade B A+
Score 59/100 85/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Highvale carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 0).

Highvale Wights Mountain
Bushfire High
72/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
13/100
same for both
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 Wights Mountain
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 Highvale

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

Schools in Wights Mountain

  • Samford Valley Steiner School Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Highvale Wights Mountain
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 10 1

Mobility

Highvale sits further from the CBD (30.6 km vs 26.1 km).

Highvale Wights Mountain
Walkability score 10/100 27/100
Distance to Brisbane 30.6 km
+15% vs other
 26.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 53 min 38 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 Wights Mountain
Car (driver) 53.6% / 59.2%
Highvale — Car (driver): 53.6% Wights Mountain — Car (driver): 59.2%
Worked from Home 36.8% / 33.1%
Highvale — Worked from Home: 36.8% Wights Mountain — Worked from Home: 33.1%
Train 3.7% / 3.9%
Highvale — Train: 3.7% Wights Mountain — Train: 3.9%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 2.8%
Highvale — Car (passenger): 4.3% Wights Mountain — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 1.2% / 1.1%
Highvale — Walked Only: 1.2% Wights Mountain — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.2%).

Setting

Highvale Wights Mountain
Elevation 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.5 km 21.8 km

NBN connectivity

Highvale Wights Mountain
Connectivity score 94/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 74%
631 premises
 88%
278 premises

Climate

Highvale Wights Mountain
Annual rainfall — 1,032 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 8.9°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Highvale Wights Mountain
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³ 5.4 µg/m³
PM10 13.4 µg/m³ 14.7 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.74 pphm —

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Highvale Wights Mountain
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Highvale Wights Mountain
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

Wights Mountain

Acreage Luxury Middle-Ring

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