Landsborough vs Mount Mellum

Landsborough is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 52 in Mount Mellum. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Landsborough, about half of households are couple families. In Mount Mellum, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Mellum: a median of $1.24 million, against $1.01 million in Landsborough, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Landsborough tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mount Mellum suits couples 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

Landsborough

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (20 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Mount Mellum carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Landsborough has cheaper houses ($1,015,000 vs $1,235,000)
  • Mount Mellum leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Landsborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Mellum

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 72/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 17%)
  • But Landsborough has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Landsborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.6% vs 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Landsborough Mount Mellum
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.

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Walkability 0 / 0
Landsborough — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Mellum — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 86
Landsborough — Safety: 28/100 Mount Mellum — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 52 / 100
Landsborough — Low fire risk: 52/100 Mount Mellum — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Landsborough has more residents (4,446 vs 457); Mount Mellum skews older (52 vs 40).

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Population 4,446
+90% vs other
 457
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.6% +3.4%
Median age 40 52
Median household income $84,240/yr $101,244/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk $420/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Landsborough Mount Mellum
0-4 5.8% / 3.9%
Landsborough — 0-4: 5.8% Mount Mellum — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 12.9% / 8.1%
Landsborough — 5-14: 12.9% Mount Mellum — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 5.0% / 5.0%
Landsborough — 15-19: 5.0% Mount Mellum — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 6.0% / 2.4%
Landsborough — 20-24: 6.0% Mount Mellum — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 13.4% / 7.2%
Landsborough — 25-34: 13.4% Mount Mellum — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 11.7% / 10.1%
Landsborough — 35-44: 11.7% Mount Mellum — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 14.8% / 14.7%
Landsborough — 45-54: 14.8% Mount Mellum — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 13.6% / 23.0%
Landsborough — 55-64: 13.6% Mount Mellum — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 10.6% / 16.4%
Landsborough — 65-74: 10.6% Mount Mellum — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 5.0% / 7.2%
Landsborough — 75-84: 5.0% Mount Mellum — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.2% / 2.2%
Landsborough — 85+: 1.2% Mount Mellum — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Landsborough 47.5% couple families
Landsborough — Couple Families: 47.5% Landsborough — Lone Person: 26.5% Landsborough — One Parent Families: 19.1% Landsborough — Group Household: 5.2% Landsborough — Other Families: 1.7%
Mount Mellum 62.9% couple families
Mount Mellum — Couple Families: 62.9% Mount Mellum — Lone Person: 23.6% Mount Mellum — One Parent Families: 10.1% Mount Mellum — Group Household: 3.4% Mount Mellum — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Landsborough 23.1% renting
Landsborough — Owned Outright: 30.7% Landsborough — Mortgage: 46.3% Landsborough — Renting: 23.1%
Mount Mellum 8.0% renting
Mount Mellum — Owned Outright: 48.5% Mount Mellum — Mortgage: 43.6% Mount Mellum — Renting: 8.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 16.6%
Landsborough — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Mount Mellum — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 16.8%
Landsborough — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Mount Mellum — Bachelor Degree: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 9.2%
Landsborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Mount Mellum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 6.6%
Landsborough — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Mount Mellum — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.5%
Landsborough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Mount Mellum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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

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.

Landsborough Mount Mellum
England 5.2% / 8.1%
Landsborough — England: 5.2% Mount Mellum — England: 8.1%
New Zealand 4.6% / 2.6%
Landsborough — New Zealand: 4.6% Mount Mellum — New Zealand: 2.6%
Germany 0.8% / 1.1%
Landsborough — Germany: 0.8% Mount Mellum — Germany: 1.1%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.7%
Landsborough — South Africa: 1.0% Mount Mellum — South Africa: 0.7%
Ireland — / 1.3%
Landsborough — Ireland: not among its largest Mount Mellum — Ireland: 1.3%
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.9%
Landsborough — Netherlands: 0.3% Mount Mellum — Netherlands: 0.9%
Scotland 0.5% / —
Landsborough — Scotland: 0.5% Mount Mellum — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Landsborough 87.8% houses
Landsborough — Houses: 87.8% Landsborough — Flats / Apartments: 5.8% Landsborough — Townhouses: 6.4%
Mount Mellum 97.4% houses
Mount Mellum — Houses: 97.4% Mount Mellum — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Mount Mellum — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Median house price $1,015,000 $1,235,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,120,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 60 sales
 94 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Landsborough Mount Mellum
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
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.

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Houses 3.3%
$850/wk on $1.35M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Landsborough Mount Mellum
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 17% of QLD —

Liveability

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Grade D —
Score 26/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Landsborough carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0); Landsborough carries more crime risk (72 vs 14).

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
72/100
 Low
14/100
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 3
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Landsborough Mount Mellum
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 Landsborough

  • Landsborough State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mount Mellum

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

Amenities in the suburb

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 20 3
Childcare 3 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 34 0

Mobility

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 80.2 km 81.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 76 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4550
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 4550
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.

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Car (driver) 78.1% / 61.6%
Landsborough — Car (driver): 78.1% Mount Mellum — Car (driver): 61.6%
Worked from Home 13.4% / 24.3%
Landsborough — Worked from Home: 13.4% Mount Mellum — Worked from Home: 24.3%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 11.3%
Landsborough — Car (passenger): 3.9% Mount Mellum — Car (passenger): 11.3%
Walked Only 2.1% / 2.8%
Landsborough — Walked Only: 2.1% Mount Mellum — Walked Only: 2.8%
Train 1.4% / —
Landsborough — Train: 1.4% Mount Mellum — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.1%).

Setting

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 225 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.6 km 17.0 km

NBN connectivity

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Connectivity score 75/100 31/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
2,026 premises
 2%
180 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Landsborough Mount Mellum
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³ 4.3 µg/m³
PM10 14.0 µg/m³ 12.3 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.31 pphm —

Council rates

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Landsborough Mount Mellum
Division Fisher
same for both
Member Andrew Wallace
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

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