Jollys Lookout vs Wights Mountain
Jollys Lookout 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. On these figures, Jollys Lookout tends to suit families with children.
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
Wights Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Jollys Lookout
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Wights Mountain
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (38 min vs 44 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (26.1 km vs 28.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Jollys Lookout has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)
- Wights Mountain is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
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
Jollys Lookout 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.
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
Wights Mountain has more residents (767 vs 73); Wights Mountain rents higher ($350/wk vs $300/wk).
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 73 | 767 +951% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.9% | -3.3% |
| Median age | 44 | 48 |
| Median household income | $155,948/yr | $160,732/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $350/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).
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 (13.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $2,200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 16 days from 3 sales |
Development activity
| Jollys Lookout | 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
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 97% of QLD | Higher than 98% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 16% 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 53% of QLD | Higher than 97% of QLD |
Liveability
Wights Mountain is more walkable (27 vs 0).
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | A+ |
| Score | — | 85/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Jollys Lookout carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 0).
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 88/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Low 13/100 |
| 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
| Jollys Lookout | 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 Jollys Lookout
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
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Jollys Lookout sits further from the CBD (28.8 km vs 26.1 km).
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 27/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 28.8 km +9% vs other | 26.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 44 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.1%).
Setting
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 293 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 97 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 23.8 km | 21.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 95/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 88% 278 premises |
Climate
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | — | 1,032 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 30.5°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 8.9°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moreton Bay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dickson same for both | |
| Member | Ali France same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jollys Lookout | Wights Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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