Karalee vs Mount Crosby

Karalee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Mount Crosby. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Mount Crosby is closer to the city centre: 28.3 km, against 40.9 km.

Karalee is a larger, more established suburb with 5521 residents, while Mount Crosby is quieter and more rural with 1860 people. Mount Crosby offers a higher median household income of $155,636 compared to Karalee's $133,068, and sits closer to Brisbane CBD at 28.3 km versus 40.9 km. Karalee has slightly better walkability at 24 compared to Mount Crosby's 0, though both suburbs share the same liveability score and low bushfire risk. Mount Crosby suits buyers seeking affluence and proximity to the city, while Karalee appeals to those wanting a more established community with modest walkability.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Karalee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Karalee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $478/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Crosby

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (28.3 km vs 40.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 42 min)
  • But Karalee is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Karalee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Karalee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.9% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Karalee Mount Crosby
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.

Karalee Mount Crosby
Walkability 24 / 0
Karalee — Walkability: 24/100 Mount Crosby — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 80
Karalee — Safety: 71/100 Mount Crosby — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Karalee — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Crosby — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Karalee has more residents (5,521 vs 1,860); Mount Crosby rents higher ($478/wk vs $400/wk).

Karalee Mount Crosby
Population 5,521
+66% vs other
 1,860
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.9% +1.5%
Median age 37 42
Median household income $133,068/yr $155,636/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $478/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Karalee Mount Crosby
0-4 7.0% / 4.3%
Karalee — 0-4: 7.0% Mount Crosby — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 17.0% / 16.3%
Karalee — 5-14: 17.0% Mount Crosby — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 7.1% / 9.8%
Karalee — 15-19: 7.1% Mount Crosby — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 5.3% / 4.4%
Karalee — 20-24: 5.3% Mount Crosby — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 10.8% / 4.9%
Karalee — 25-34: 10.8% Mount Crosby — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 15.3% / 14.1%
Karalee — 35-44: 15.3% Mount Crosby — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 14.9% / 20.1%
Karalee — 45-54: 14.9% Mount Crosby — 45-54: 20.1%
55-64 12.0% / 13.9%
Karalee — 55-64: 12.0% Mount Crosby — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 7.4% / 7.6%
Karalee — 65-74: 7.4% Mount Crosby — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 2.8% / 2.6%
Karalee — 75-84: 2.8% Mount Crosby — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 0.6% / 1.0%
Karalee — 85+: 0.6% Mount Crosby — 85+: 1.0%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Karalee 69.9% couple families
Karalee — Couple Families: 69.9% Karalee — Lone Person: 15.4% Karalee — One Parent Families: 12.6% Karalee — Group Household: 1.9% Karalee — Other Families: 0.2%
Mount Crosby 72.6% couple families
Mount Crosby — Couple Families: 72.6% Mount Crosby — Lone Person: 15.9% Mount Crosby — One Parent Families: 9.4% Mount Crosby — Group Household: 1.2% Mount Crosby — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Karalee 13.3% renting
Karalee — Owned Outright: 25.9% Karalee — Mortgage: 60.7% Karalee — Renting: 13.3%
Mount Crosby 6.9% renting
Mount Crosby — Owned Outright: 30.7% Mount Crosby — Mortgage: 62.3% Mount Crosby — Renting: 6.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Karalee Mount Crosby
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 12.5%
Karalee — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Mount Crosby — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 17.1%
Karalee — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Mount Crosby — Bachelor Degree: 17.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 9.4%
Karalee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Mount Crosby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 7.5%
Karalee — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Mount Crosby — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 3.1%
Karalee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Mount Crosby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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.

Karalee Mount Crosby
England 4.9% / 6.3%
Karalee — England: 4.9% Mount Crosby — England: 6.3%
New Zealand 3.0% / 2.6%
Karalee — New Zealand: 3.0% Mount Crosby — New Zealand: 2.6%
South Africa 1.6% / 2.8%
Karalee — South Africa: 1.6% Mount Crosby — South Africa: 2.8%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.5%
Karalee — Scotland: 0.6% Mount Crosby — Scotland: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.6%
Karalee — Netherlands: 0.4% Mount Crosby — Netherlands: 0.6%
India 0.6% / —
Karalee — India: 0.6% Mount Crosby — India: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.6%
Karalee — Germany: not among its largest Mount Crosby — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Karalee 98.2% houses
Karalee — Houses: 98.2% Karalee — Townhouses: 1.0% Karalee — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Mount Crosby 100.5% houses
Mount Crosby — Houses: 100.5% Mount Crosby — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Crosby — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Karalee Mount Crosby
Median house price $1,217,500 $1,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,284,500 $1,216,944
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 65 sales
 31 days
from 13 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Karalee Mount Crosby
3 bed $950K / $1M
Karalee — 3 bed: $950K (19 sales) Mount Crosby — 3 bed: $1M (5 sales)

19 vs 5 sales

4 bed $1.25M / $1.3M
Karalee — 4 bed: $1.25M (72 sales) Mount Crosby — 4 bed: $1.3M (20 sales)

72 vs 20 sales

Development activity

Karalee Mount Crosby
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
 9,382
across Brisbane
Approvals change year on year -7% +9%

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.

Karalee Mount Crosby
Houses 2.5%
$615/wk on $1.3M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Karalee Mount Crosby
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 4% of QLD —

Liveability

Karalee is more walkable (24 vs 0).

Karalee Mount Crosby
Grade A
same for both
Score 77/100
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Karalee Mount Crosby
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
20/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Karalee Mount Crosby
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Karalee

  • Karalee State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mount Crosby

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

Amenities in the suburb

Karalee Mount Crosby
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 5 1
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Karalee sits further from the CBD (40.9 km vs 28.3 km).

Karalee Mount Crosby
Walkability score 24/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 40.9 km
+31% vs other
 28.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 37 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4306
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.

Karalee Mount Crosby
Car (driver) 72.9% / 64.4%
Karalee — Car (driver): 72.9% Mount Crosby — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 27.5%
Karalee — Worked from Home: 19.5% Mount Crosby — Worked from Home: 27.5%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 4.1%
Karalee — Car (passenger): 4.2% Mount Crosby — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Train 2.4% / 1.3%
Karalee — Train: 2.4% Mount Crosby — Train: 1.3%
Bus 0.2% / 1.8%
Karalee — Bus: 0.2% Mount Crosby — Bus: 1.8%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.8%
Karalee — Walked Only: 0.7% Mount Crosby — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).

Setting

Karalee Mount Crosby
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.5 km 32.4 km

NBN connectivity

Karalee Mount Crosby
Connectivity score 78/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
1,959 premises
 42%
684 premises

Climate

Karalee Mount Crosby
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Karalee Mount Crosby
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Karalee Mount Crosby
Average residential rate $1,713/yr $1,519/yr
Council Ipswich Brisbane

Federal electorate

Karalee Mount Crosby
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Karalee

Acreage Family Outer

Mount Crosby

Acreage Outer River

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