Kobble Creek vs Mount Glorious

Kobble Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Mount Glorious. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kobble Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kobble Creek: a median of $1.51 million, against $987,000 in Mount Glorious, and rent is higher there too. Mount Glorious is closer to the city centre: 37.5 km, against 43.1 km. On these figures, Kobble Creek tends to suit couples, while Mount Glorious suits people living alone, older residents, and 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

Kobble Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Glorious

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($987,175 vs $1,512,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Glorious

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($363/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Glorious

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (37.5 km vs 43.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Glorious

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Mount Glorious

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.9% vs 3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
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.

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Walkability 0 / 0
Kobble Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Glorious — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 88
Kobble Creek — Safety: 87/100 Mount Glorious — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 40 / 21
Kobble Creek — Low fire risk: 40/100 Mount Glorious — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Kobble Creek has more residents (654 vs 343); Kobble Creek rents higher ($500/wk vs $363/wk).

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Population 654
+48% vs other
 343
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +15.9%
Median age 45 49
Median household income $137,644/yr
+27% vs other
 $100,048/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+27% vs other
 $363/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
0-4 4.6% / 6.4%
Kobble Creek — 0-4: 4.6% Mount Glorious — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 13.0% / 9.3%
Kobble Creek — 5-14: 13.0% Mount Glorious — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 8.1% / 3.8%
Kobble Creek — 15-19: 8.1% Mount Glorious — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 3.8% / 1.7%
Kobble Creek — 20-24: 3.8% Mount Glorious — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 8.1% / 9.6%
Kobble Creek — 25-34: 8.1% Mount Glorious — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 11.6% / 13.4%
Kobble Creek — 35-44: 11.6% Mount Glorious — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 21.3% / 19.2%
Kobble Creek — 45-54: 21.3% Mount Glorious — 45-54: 19.2%
55-64 14.7% / 15.2%
Kobble Creek — 55-64: 14.7% Mount Glorious — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 9.2% / 14.6%
Kobble Creek — 65-74: 9.2% Mount Glorious — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 4.7% / 8.7%
Kobble Creek — 75-84: 4.7% Mount Glorious — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ 0.5% / —
Kobble Creek — 85+: 0.5% Mount Glorious — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kobble Creek 66.4% couple families
Kobble Creek — Couple Families: 66.4% Kobble Creek — Lone Person: 19.8% Kobble Creek — One Parent Families: 11.5% Kobble Creek — Group Household: 2.3%
Mount Glorious 38.8% couple families
Mount Glorious — Couple Families: 38.8% Mount Glorious — Lone Person: 43.3% Mount Glorious — One Parent Families: 13.4% Mount Glorious — Group Household: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kobble Creek 5.6% renting
Kobble Creek — Owned Outright: 34.9% Kobble Creek — Mortgage: 59.5% Kobble Creek — Renting: 5.6%
Mount Glorious 9.8% renting
Mount Glorious — Owned Outright: 44.4% Mount Glorious — Mortgage: 45.9% Mount Glorious — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Bachelor Degree 13.9% / 22.7%
Kobble Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.9% Mount Glorious — Bachelor Degree: 22.7%
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 10.2%
Kobble Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Mount Glorious — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 10.5%
Kobble Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Mount Glorious — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 10.5%
Kobble Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Mount Glorious — Postgraduate Degree: 10.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 3.8%
Kobble Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Mount Glorious — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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.

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
England 7.5% / 9.6%
Kobble Creek — England: 7.5% Mount Glorious — England: 9.6%
New Zealand 2.0% / 3.5%
Kobble Creek — New Zealand: 2.0% Mount Glorious — New Zealand: 3.5%
South Africa 3.7% / 1.5%
Kobble Creek — South Africa: 3.7% Mount Glorious — South Africa: 1.5%
Scotland — / 1.2%
Kobble Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Mount Glorious — Scotland: 1.2%
Canada 1.1% / —
Kobble Creek — Canada: 1.1% Mount Glorious — Canada: not among its largest
China — / 0.9%
Kobble Creek — China: not among its largest Mount Glorious — China: 0.9%
Ireland 0.8% / —
Kobble Creek — Ireland: 0.8% Mount Glorious — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kobble Creek 100.0% houses
Kobble Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Mount Glorious 100.8% houses
Mount Glorious — Houses: 100.8%
Houses

Property market

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Median house price $1,512,500 $987,175
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD

Liveability

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Grade B —
Score 57/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mount Glorious carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 60).

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 High
79/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
12/100
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

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 10 4

Mobility

Kobble Creek sits further from the CBD (43.1 km vs 37.5 km).

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 43.1 km
+13% vs other
 37.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 56 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.

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Car (driver) 69.8% / 55.6%
Kobble Creek — Car (driver): 69.8% Mount Glorious — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 24.5% / 38.5%
Kobble Creek — Worked from Home: 24.5% Mount Glorious — Worked from Home: 38.5%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 3.0%
Kobble Creek — Car (passenger): 4.0% Mount Glorious — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 1.7% / 3.0%
Kobble Creek — Walked Only: 1.7% Mount Glorious — Walked Only: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.8%).

Setting

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 291 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.0 km 25.4 km

NBN connectivity

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Connectivity score 29/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
225 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ 4.6 µg/m³
PM10 14.7 µg/m³ 13.4 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.43 pphm 0.74 pphm

Council rates

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Kobble Creek Mount Glorious
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kobble Creek

Outer

Mount Glorious

Outer Professionals

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