Horse Creek vs Mount Morgan

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Horse Creek, about half of households are people living alone. In Mount Morgan, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Morgan tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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 Morgan

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 77%)
  • But Horse Creek is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 35%)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Morgan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 44%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Morgan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Morgan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Morgan

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 17%)
  • But Horse Creek has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 3%)

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

Investors

Mount Morgan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.8% vs -32.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
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.

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Walkability 4 / 52
Horse Creek — Walkability: 4/100 Mount Morgan — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 5 / 13
Horse Creek — Safety: 5/100 Mount Morgan — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Horse Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Morgan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Morgan has more residents (2,018 vs 83); Mount Morgan skews older (52 vs 50).

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Population 83 2,018
+2331% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -32.5% +2.8%
Median age 50 52
Median household income $44,200/yr
+8% vs other
 $40,508/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
0-4 6.0% / 3.9%
Horse Creek — 0-4: 6.0% Mount Morgan — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 9.6% / 10.7%
Horse Creek — 5-14: 9.6% Mount Morgan — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 — / 4.3%
Horse Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Mount Morgan — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 4.8% / 4.8%
Horse Creek — 20-24: 4.8% Mount Morgan — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 16.9% / 8.0%
Horse Creek — 25-34: 16.9% Mount Morgan — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 13.3% / 8.6%
Horse Creek — 35-44: 13.3% Mount Morgan — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 6.0% / 13.4%
Horse Creek — 45-54: 6.0% Mount Morgan — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 22.9% / 17.8%
Horse Creek — 55-64: 22.9% Mount Morgan — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 16.9% / 17.7%
Horse Creek — 65-74: 16.9% Mount Morgan — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 — / 9.0%
Horse Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Mount Morgan — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ — / 2.6%
Horse Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mount Morgan — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Horse Creek 45.0% lone person
Horse Creek — Lone Person: 45.0% Horse Creek — Couple Families: 30.0% Horse Creek — One Parent Families: 25.0% Horse Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Horse Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Mount Morgan 55.5% lone person
Mount Morgan — Lone Person: 55.5% Mount Morgan — Couple Families: 17.4% Mount Morgan — One Parent Families: 17.5% Mount Morgan — Group Household: 6.6% Mount Morgan — Other Families: 2.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Horse Creek 10.7% renting
Horse Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Horse Creek — Mortgage: 39.3% Horse Creek — Renting: 10.7%
Mount Morgan 26.8% renting
Mount Morgan — Owned Outright: 51.9% Mount Morgan — Mortgage: 21.3% Mount Morgan — Renting: 26.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Horse Creek 76.7% houses
Horse Creek — Houses: 76.7% Horse Creek — Flats / Apartments: 23.3% Horse Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mount Morgan 97.1% houses
Mount Morgan — Houses: 97.1% Mount Morgan — Flats / Apartments: 1.7% Mount Morgan — Townhouses: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 14.8%
Horse Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Mount Morgan — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 3.2%
Horse Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Mount Morgan — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.6% / 3.9%
Horse Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6% Mount Morgan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Horse Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mount Morgan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.4%
Horse Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Morgan — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%

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

Property market

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Median house price — $346,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $250,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 22 sales

Development activity

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
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.

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Houses — 5.6%
$425/wk on $395K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 27% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Morgan is more walkable (52 vs 4).

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
95/100
 High
87/100
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

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Horse Creek

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

Schools in Mount Morgan

  • Mount Morgan State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Mount Morgan Central State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 5
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 6 2

Mobility

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Walkability score 4/100 52/100
Distance to Brisbane 652.3 km 650.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 452 min 450 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4714
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 4714
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.

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Car (driver) 58.8% / 81.4%
Horse Creek — Car (driver): 58.8% Mount Morgan — Car (driver): 81.4%
Walked Only 23.5% / 6.3%
Horse Creek — Walked Only: 23.5% Mount Morgan — Walked Only: 6.3%
Worked from Home 17.6% / 4.5%
Horse Creek — Worked from Home: 17.6% Mount Morgan — Worked from Home: 4.5%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Horse Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Morgan — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Bus — / 1.0%
Horse Creek — Bus: not among its largest Mount Morgan — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Elevation 257 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.2 km 27.8 km

NBN connectivity

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Connectivity score 44/100 53/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 21%
38 premises
 17%
1,174 premises

Climate

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Horse Creek Mount Morgan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Horse Creek

River Rural

Mount Morgan

Acreage Affordable Quiet Retirees

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