Mansfield vs Mount Gravatt East

Mount Gravatt East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Mansfield. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Mansfield, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mansfield tends to suit couples, while Mount Gravatt East suits people living alone.

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

Mansfield

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 69%)

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, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Gravatt East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

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

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Gravatt East

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 7%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
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.

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Walkability 75 / 70
Mansfield — Walkability: 75/100 Mount Gravatt East — Walkability: 70/100
Safety 33 / 33
Mansfield — Safety: 33/100 Mount Gravatt East — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mansfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Gravatt East — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Gravatt East has more residents (12,428 vs 8,851); Mansfield skews older (39 vs 35).

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Population 8,851 12,428
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +5.0%
Median age 39 35
Median household income $107,328/yr $106,860/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+7% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
0-4 4.4% / 6.0%
Mansfield — 0-4: 4.4% Mount Gravatt East — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 16.5% / 12.4%
Mansfield — 5-14: 16.5% Mount Gravatt East — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 8.5% / 6.4%
Mansfield — 15-19: 8.5% Mount Gravatt East — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.7% / 7.3%
Mansfield — 20-24: 5.7% Mount Gravatt East — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 9.2% / 17.1%
Mansfield — 25-34: 9.2% Mount Gravatt East — 25-34: 17.1%
35-44 14.3% / 15.6%
Mansfield — 35-44: 14.3% Mount Gravatt East — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 15.7% / 13.8%
Mansfield — 45-54: 15.7% Mount Gravatt East — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 10.5% / 9.7%
Mansfield — 55-64: 10.5% Mount Gravatt East — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 8.1% / 6.0%
Mansfield — 65-74: 8.1% Mount Gravatt East — 65-74: 6.0%
75-84 5.5% / 3.9%
Mansfield — 75-84: 5.5% Mount Gravatt East — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.6% / 1.7%
Mansfield — 85+: 1.6% Mount Gravatt East — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mansfield 55.8% couple families
Mansfield — Couple Families: 55.8% Mansfield — Lone Person: 21.4% Mansfield — One Parent Families: 18.1% Mansfield — Group Household: 3.1% Mansfield — Other Families: 1.6%
Mount Gravatt East 43.7% couple families
Mount Gravatt East — Couple Families: 43.7% Mount Gravatt East — Lone Person: 30.5% Mount Gravatt East — One Parent Families: 16.3% Mount Gravatt East — Group Household: 7.3% Mount Gravatt East — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mansfield 27.6% renting
Mansfield — Owned Outright: 35.1% Mansfield — Mortgage: 37.3% Mansfield — Renting: 27.6%
Mount Gravatt East 38.2% renting
Mount Gravatt East — Owned Outright: 22.9% Mount Gravatt East — Mortgage: 38.9% Mount Gravatt East — Renting: 38.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Bachelor Degree 16.8% / 20.6%
Mansfield — Bachelor Degree: 16.8% Mount Gravatt East — Bachelor Degree: 20.6%
Certificate III & IV 10.8% / 10.9%
Mansfield — Certificate III & IV: 10.8% Mount Gravatt East — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.9%
Mansfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Mount Gravatt East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 6.3% / 6.7%
Mansfield — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3% Mount Gravatt East — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.8%
Mansfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Mount Gravatt East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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.

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
China 4.5% / 2.0%
Mansfield — China: 4.5% Mount Gravatt East — China: 2.0%
India 3.7% / 2.4%
Mansfield — India: 3.7% Mount Gravatt East — India: 2.4%
New Zealand 3.2% / 2.9%
Mansfield — New Zealand: 3.2% Mount Gravatt East — New Zealand: 2.9%
England 2.2% / 2.6%
Mansfield — England: 2.2% Mount Gravatt East — England: 2.6%
South Africa 1.7% / 0.7%
Mansfield — South Africa: 1.7% Mount Gravatt East — South Africa: 0.7%
Philippines — / 1.4%
Mansfield — Philippines: not among its largest Mount Gravatt East — Philippines: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mansfield 93.1% houses
Mansfield — Houses: 93.1% Mansfield — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Mansfield — Townhouses: 3.6%
Mount Gravatt East 68.6% houses
Mount Gravatt East — Houses: 68.6% Mount Gravatt East — Flats / Apartments: 16.7% Mount Gravatt East — Townhouses: 14.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Median house price $1,450,000 $1,385,000
Median unit price $737,500 $757,500
Median land price — $865,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 94 sales
 21 days
from 140 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.

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
3 bed $1.4M / $1.27M
Mansfield — 3 bed: $1.4M (81 sales) Mount Gravatt East — 3 bed: $1.27M (90 sales)

81 vs 90 sales

4 bed $1.48M / $1.62M
Mansfield — 4 bed: $1.48M (46 sales) Mount Gravatt East — 4 bed: $1.62M (50 sales)

46 vs 50 sales

5 bed $1.77M / $1.88M
Mansfield — 5 bed: $1.77M (14 sales) Mount Gravatt East — 5 bed: $1.88M (27 sales)

14 vs 27 sales

Development activity

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Houses — 2.5%
$735/wk on $1.5M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of QLD
same for both
Schools Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 94% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 5% of QLD

Liveability

Mansfield scores higher overall (72 vs 60).

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Grade A B
Score 72/100 60/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
same for both
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Inside the suburb 3
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 5.2 km
 3
Brisbane South (Nathan), 3.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2%
same for both

Schools in Mansfield

  • Mansfield State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Brisbane Adventist College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Mansfield State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mount Gravatt East

  • Mount Gravatt East State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Queensland Pathways State College - Mt Gravatt Campus Government · Secondary
  • Seton College Catholic · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Supermarkets 2 3
Cafes & restaurants 3 8
Parks & reserves 9 10
Childcare 7 2
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 5
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Walkability score 75/100 70/100
Distance to Brisbane 14.1 km
+10% vs other
 12.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 18 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 194.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 347.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 4122
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4122
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.

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Car (driver) 62.6% / 62.7%
Mansfield — Car (driver): 62.6% Mount Gravatt East — Car (driver): 62.7%
Worked from Home 21.6% / 22.6%
Mansfield — Worked from Home: 21.6% Mount Gravatt East — Worked from Home: 22.6%
Bus 7.2% / 7.8%
Mansfield — Bus: 7.2% Mount Gravatt East — Bus: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 4.4%
Mansfield — Car (passenger): 5.3% Mount Gravatt East — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 1.8% / 1.1%
Mansfield — Walked Only: 1.8% Mount Gravatt East — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.7%).

Setting

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km 11.4 km

NBN connectivity

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Connectivity score 74/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
3,454 premises
 6%
5,733 premises

Climate

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
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)

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.68 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Division Bonner
same for both
Member Kara Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mansfield Mount Gravatt East
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mansfield

Middle-Ring Parks Premium

Mount Gravatt East

Middle-Ring Parks Professionals River

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