Ironpot vs Mount Chalmers
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ironpot, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ironpot tends to suit couples, while Mount Chalmers suits people living alone.
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
Ironpot
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 29/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ironpot
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ironpot
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 28%)
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $355/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Ironpot
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (452 min vs 475 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (649.9 km vs 660.8 km)
- But Mount Chalmers is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Ironpot carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 29/100)
- Mount Chalmers is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ironpot
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.7% vs -3.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ironpot and Mount Chalmers drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Ironpot has higher household incomes ($105,612 vs $65,936); Mount Chalmers rents higher ($355/wk vs $310/wk).
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 184 | 226 +23% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.7% | -3.8% |
| Median age | 46 | 47 |
| Median household income | $105,612/yr +38% vs other | $65,936/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk | $355/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $622,055 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 48 days from 6 sales |
Development activity
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 317 across Livingstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +97% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 78% of QLD | Higher than 31% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of QLD | Higher than 73% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of QLD | Higher than 18% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of QLD | Higher than 37% of QLD |
Liveability
Mount Chalmers is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Mount Chalmers carries more crime risk (29 vs 18); Mount Chalmers carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 46).
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 46/100 | High 74/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 9.7 km | None |
Schools in Ironpot
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mount Chalmers
- Carinity Education - Rockhampton - Mount Chalmers Campus Independent · Secondary
Mobility
Mount Chalmers sits further from the CBD (660.8 km vs 649.9 km).
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 649.9 km | 660.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 452 min | 475 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4701 | 0.2% postcode 4702 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 4701 | 58 postcode 4702 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.5%).
Setting
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 83 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.9 km | 13.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 100 premises |
Climate
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 8.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,445/yr same for both | |
| Council | Livingstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ironpot | Mount Chalmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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