Mango Hill vs North Lakes

Mango Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 35 in North Lakes. In both, most homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Mango Hill, about half of households rent. In North Lakes, most households own their home.

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

North Lakes

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (36 vs 11)
  • has more childcare (14 vs 10)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (85% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Mango Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 38/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Mango Hill has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 15%)
  • North Lakes has more GPs (8 vs 3)

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

Investors

Mango Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (76.9% vs 6.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Mango Hill and North Lakes drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Mango Hill North Lakes
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.

Mango Hill North Lakes
Walkability 52 / 38
Mango Hill — Walkability: 52/100 North Lakes — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 39 / 31
Mango Hill — Safety: 39/100 North Lakes — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mango Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 North Lakes — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

North Lakes has more residents (23,030 vs 14,921); North Lakes skews older (35 vs 31).

Mango Hill North Lakes
Population 14,921 23,030
+54% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +76.9% +6.3%
Median age 31 35
Median household income $111,540/yr
+2% vs other
 $108,784/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $420/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mango Hill North Lakes
0-4 9.2% / 6.8%
Mango Hill — 0-4: 9.2% North Lakes — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 18.6% / 17.1%
Mango Hill — 5-14: 18.6% North Lakes — 5-14: 17.1%
15-19 6.5% / 7.6%
Mango Hill — 15-19: 6.5% North Lakes — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 6.0% / 5.7%
Mango Hill — 20-24: 6.0% North Lakes — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 15.7% / 12.7%
Mango Hill — 25-34: 15.7% North Lakes — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 19.8% / 15.9%
Mango Hill — 35-44: 19.8% North Lakes — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 12.0% / 14.7%
Mango Hill — 45-54: 12.0% North Lakes — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 6.1% / 8.4%
Mango Hill — 55-64: 6.1% North Lakes — 55-64: 8.4%
65-74 4.0% / 5.9%
Mango Hill — 65-74: 4.0% North Lakes — 65-74: 5.9%
75-84 1.4% / 3.9%
Mango Hill — 75-84: 1.4% North Lakes — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 0.8% / 1.4%
Mango Hill — 85+: 0.8% North Lakes — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mango Hill 58.6% couple families
Mango Hill — Couple Families: 58.6% Mango Hill — Lone Person: 17.8% Mango Hill — One Parent Families: 19.1% Mango Hill — Group Household: 3.4% Mango Hill — Other Families: 1.1%
North Lakes 57.7% couple families
North Lakes — Couple Families: 57.7% North Lakes — Lone Person: 20.5% North Lakes — One Parent Families: 17.9% North Lakes — Group Household: 2.9% North Lakes — 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.

Mango Hill 46.8% renting
Mango Hill — Owned Outright: 10.0% Mango Hill — Mortgage: 43.2% Mango Hill — Renting: 46.8%
North Lakes 38.7% renting
North Lakes — Owned Outright: 18.2% North Lakes — Mortgage: 43.1% North Lakes — Renting: 38.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mango Hill North Lakes
New Zealand 6.7% / 7.1%
Mango Hill — New Zealand: 6.7% North Lakes — New Zealand: 7.1%
India 7.7% / 3.0%
Mango Hill — India: 7.7% North Lakes — India: 3.0%
England 4.3% / 6.3%
Mango Hill — England: 4.3% North Lakes — England: 6.3%
South Africa 2.0% / 3.6%
Mango Hill — South Africa: 2.0% North Lakes — South Africa: 3.6%
Philippines 2.6% / 1.7%
Mango Hill — Philippines: 2.6% North Lakes — Philippines: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

Qualifications

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

Mango Hill North Lakes
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 14.5%
Mango Hill — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% North Lakes — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 12.6%
Mango Hill — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% North Lakes — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 9.4%
Mango Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% North Lakes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 3.9%
Mango Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% North Lakes — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.8%
Mango Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% North Lakes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mango Hill 70.2% houses
Mango Hill — Houses: 70.2% Mango Hill — Townhouses: 27.6% Mango Hill — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
North Lakes 84.9% houses
North Lakes — Houses: 84.9% North Lakes — Townhouses: 12.0% North Lakes — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mango Hill North Lakes
Median house price $1,065,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price $650,000 $691,000
Median land price $1,057,500 $1,148,056
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 171 sales
 26 days
from 302 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Mango Hill North Lakes
2 bed $595K / $685K
Mango Hill — 2 bed: $595K (11 sales) North Lakes — 2 bed: $685K (5 sales)

11 vs 5 sales

3 bed $658K / $645K
Mango Hill — 3 bed: $658K (20 sales) North Lakes — 3 bed: $645K (9 sales)

20 vs 9 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.

Mango Hill North Lakes
3 bed $916K / $900K
Mango Hill — 3 bed: $916K (32 sales) North Lakes — 3 bed: $900K (128 sales)

32 vs 128 sales

4 bed $1.08M / $1.02M
Mango Hill — 4 bed: $1.08M (173 sales) North Lakes — 4 bed: $1.02M (303 sales)

173 vs 303 sales

5 bed $1.36M / $1.38M
Mango Hill — 5 bed: $1.36M (25 sales) North Lakes — 5 bed: $1.38M (53 sales)

25 vs 53 sales

Development activity

Mango Hill North Lakes
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Mango Hill North Lakes
Houses 3.7%
$680/wk on $949K
 3.8%
$700/wk on $949K
Units 4.2%
$600/wk on $750K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Mango Hill North Lakes
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Schools Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 92% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 37% of QLD —

Liveability

Mango Hill is more walkable (52 vs 38).

Mango Hill North Lakes
Grade B
same for both
Score 56/100 53/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mango Hill North Lakes
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
60/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Mango Hill North Lakes
Inside the suburb 5 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 1 3
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 7.3 km
 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 6.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 2.1%

Schools in Mango Hill

  • Mango Hill State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Benedict's College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Benedict's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Mango Hill State Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Y Schools Queensland - Moreton Bay (Mango Hill Campus) Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in North Lakes

  • The Lakes College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Bounty Boulevard State School Government · Primary below peers
  • North Lakes State College Government · Combined below peers
  • Y Schools Queensland - Moreton Bay Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mango Hill North Lakes
Supermarkets 2 5
Cafes & restaurants 12 41
Parks & reserves 11 36
Childcare 10 14
GPs 3 8
Pharmacies 2 6
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 10
Fuel stations 3 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 14 23

Mobility

Mango Hill North Lakes
Walkability score 52/100 38/100
Distance to Brisbane 30.8 km 30.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 40 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 64.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 157.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 4509
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 4509
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.

Mango Hill North Lakes
Car (driver) 68.3% / 70.0%
Mango Hill — Car (driver): 68.3% North Lakes — Car (driver): 70.0%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 18.7%
Mango Hill — Worked from Home: 18.5% North Lakes — Worked from Home: 18.7%
Train 6.8% / 4.4%
Mango Hill — Train: 6.8% North Lakes — Train: 4.4%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 4.9%
Mango Hill — Car (passenger): 4.7% North Lakes — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.2%
Mango Hill — Walked Only: 1.0% North Lakes — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Mango Hill North Lakes
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 3.7 km

NBN connectivity

Mango Hill North Lakes
Connectivity score 91/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 83%
5,892 premises
 59%
9,612 premises

Climate

Mango Hill North Lakes
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mango Hill North Lakes
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mango Hill North Lakes
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Mango Hill North Lakes
Division Petrie
same for both
Member Emma Comer
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mango Hill North Lakes
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mango Hill

Coastal Easy Commute Family Outer Parks Townhouses Trains Transport Hub Young Families

North Lakes

Family Outer Parks

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