Mapoon vs Mission River

Comparing Mapoon and Mission River, QLD: Mission River has more residents (974 vs 469); Mapoon carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 36); and Mapoon sits further from the CBD (2501.5 km vs 2464.3 km).

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

Mapoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 77%)

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

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

Mission River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1839 min vs 2055 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (2464.3 km vs 2501.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mission River

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Mapoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (47.9% vs -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mapoon Mission River
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.

Mapoon Mission River
Walkability 0 / 0
Mapoon — Walkability: 0/100 Mission River — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 12 / 6
Mapoon — Safety: 12/100 Mission River — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 40 / 64
Mapoon — Low fire risk: 40/100 Mission River — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Mission River has more residents (974 vs 469); Mapoon has higher household incomes ($52,520 vs $43,316).

Mapoon Mission River
Population 469 974
+108% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +47.9% -1.3%
Median age 29 30
Median household income $52,520/yr
+18% vs other
 $43,316/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $121/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mapoon Mission River
0-4 10.2% / 7.5%
Mapoon — 0-4: 10.2% Mission River — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 16.2% / 18.5%
Mapoon — 5-14: 16.2% Mission River — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 6.6% / 9.5%
Mapoon — 15-19: 6.6% Mission River — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 9.2% / 7.6%
Mapoon — 20-24: 9.2% Mission River — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 18.8% / 15.4%
Mapoon — 25-34: 18.8% Mission River — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 11.5% / 14.2%
Mapoon — 35-44: 11.5% Mission River — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 10.7% / 12.2%
Mapoon — 45-54: 10.7% Mission River — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 10.7% / 10.1%
Mapoon — 55-64: 10.7% Mission River — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 6.2% / 4.4%
Mapoon — 65-74: 6.2% Mission River — 65-74: 4.4%
75-84 1.5% / 0.7%
Mapoon — 75-84: 1.5% Mission River — 75-84: 0.7%
85+ — / —
Mapoon — 85+: not among its largest Mission River — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mapoon 33.7% couple families
Mapoon — Couple Families: 33.7% Mapoon — One Parent Families: 33.7% Mapoon — Lone Person: 24.5% Mapoon — Other Families: 4.1% Mapoon — Group Household: 4.1%
Mission River 40.3% couple families
Mission River — Couple Families: 40.3% Mission River — One Parent Families: 29.6% Mission River — Lone Person: 20.4% Mission River — Other Families: 9.7% Mission River — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mapoon 93.6% renting
Mapoon — Owned Outright: 6.4% Mapoon — Mortgage: 0.0% Mapoon — Renting: 93.6%
Mission River 100.0% renting
Mission River — Owned Outright: 0.0% Mission River — Mortgage: 0.0% Mission River — Renting: 100.0%
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.

Mapoon Mission River
England 1.5% / —
Mapoon — England: 1.5% Mission River — England: not among its largest
Fiji — / 1.1%
Mapoon — Fiji: not among its largest Mission River — Fiji: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Mapoon — New Zealand: 0.9% Mission River — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.5%).

Qualifications

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

Mapoon Mission River
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 6.6%
Mapoon — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Mission River — Certificate III & IV: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 1.0%
Mapoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Mission River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.0%
Bachelor Degree 1.5% / 0.3%
Mapoon — Bachelor Degree: 1.5% Mission River — Bachelor Degree: 0.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.3%
Mapoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mission River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mapoon 88.2% houses
Mapoon — Houses: 88.2% Mapoon — Flats / Apartments: 11.8% Mapoon — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mission River 76.7% houses
Mission River — Houses: 76.7% Mission River — Flats / Apartments: 19.3% Mission River — Townhouses: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Ranking within QLD

Mapoon Mission River
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD

Liveability

Mapoon Mission River
Grade — D
Score — 4/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mapoon carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 36).

Mapoon Mission River
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Low
36/100
Crime High
88/100
 High
94/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
98/100
 High
90/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
100/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mapoon Mission River
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mapoon

  • Western Cape College - Mapoon Government · Primary

Schools in Mission River

  • Kluthuthu Christian College Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Mapoon Mission River
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
GPs 2 4
Hospitals 1 0
Beaches 0 2
Waterways 6 5

Mobility

Mapoon sits further from the CBD (2501.5 km vs 2464.3 km).

Mapoon Mission River
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 2501.5 km
+1% vs other
 2464.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 2055 min 1839 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4874
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 1
postcode 4874
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.

Mapoon Mission River
Car (driver) 53.1% / 62.4%
Mapoon — Car (driver): 53.1% Mission River — Car (driver): 62.4%
Car (passenger) 24.5% / 16.2%
Mapoon — Car (passenger): 24.5% Mission River — Car (passenger): 16.2%
Walked Only 15.3% / 17.9%
Mapoon — Walked Only: 15.3% Mission River — Walked Only: 17.9%
Worked from Home 4.1% / 3.4%
Mapoon — Worked from Home: 4.1% Mission River — Worked from Home: 3.4%
Bus 3.1% / —
Mapoon — Bus: 3.1% Mission River — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.4%).

Setting

Mapoon Mission River
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Mapoon Mission River
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
78 premises

Federal electorate

Mapoon Mission River
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mapoon Mission River
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mapoon

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

Mission River

Family Multicultural Rural

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