Lower Mount Walker vs Mount Mort
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Mort, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Mort tends to suit people living alone and share households.
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
Lower Mount Walker
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 20%)
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 30/100)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Lower Mount Walker has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $265/wk)
- Mount Mort has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 8%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lower Mount Walker
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (70.3 km vs 89.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 78 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lower Mount Walker
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lower Mount Walker
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.8% vs -14.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lower Mount Walker and Mount Mort 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
Lower Mount Walker has more residents (192 vs 78); Mount Mort rents higher ($265/wk vs $210/wk).
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 192 +59% vs other | 78 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.8% | -14.3% |
| Median age | 51 | 52 |
| Median household income | $99,632/yr +10% vs other | $89,336/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk | $265/wk +26% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
Development activity
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 524 across Scenic Rim | 3,476 across Ipswich |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% | -7% |
Ranking within QLD
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 63% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of QLD | Higher than 60% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 62% of QLD | Higher than 63% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of QLD | Higher than 30% of QLD |
Liveability
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Mort carries more crime risk (30 vs 14).
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Low 30/100 |
| 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
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2 | 15 |
Mobility
Mount Mort sits further from the CBD (89.6 km vs 70.3 km).
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 70.3 km | 89.6 km +27% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 63 min | 78 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4340 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 82 postcode 4340 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 (72.5%).
Setting
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 56 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 121 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 67 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 897 mm | 697 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.3°C | 31.9°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.1°C | 7.1°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.27 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,689/yr | $1,713/yr |
| Council | Scenic Rim | Ipswich |
Federal electorate
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright | Blair |
| Member | Scott Buchholz | Shayne Neumann |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lower Mount Walker | Mount Mort | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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