Middlebrook vs Millaa Millaa
Millaa Millaa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 58 in Middlebrook. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Middlebrook, most households are people living alone. In Millaa Millaa, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Middlebrook tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Middlebrook carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 75/100)
- Millaa Millaa has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
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
Middlebrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $227/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Millaa Millaa
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1143 min vs 1167 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1663.2 km vs 1675.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Middlebrook
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 75/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Middlebrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.7% vs 1.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Middlebrook and Millaa Millaa 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
Millaa Millaa has more residents (523 vs 62); Middlebrook skews older (58 vs 49).
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62 | 523 +744% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.7% | +1.8% |
| Median age | 58 | 49 |
| Median household income | $49,348/yr | $52,260/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $205/wk | $227/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $490,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 167 across Tablelands same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 12% of QLD | Higher than 15% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of QLD | Higher than 64% of QLD |
Liveability
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 25/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Millaa Millaa carries more crime risk (75 vs 16).
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | High 75/100 |
| 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
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Middlebrook
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Millaa Millaa
- Millaa Millaa State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 3 |
Mobility
Middlebrook sits further from the CBD (1675.2 km vs 1663.2 km).
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1675.2 km | 1663.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1167 min | 1143 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4886 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 4886 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 (68.8%).
Setting
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 757 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 774 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 45.6 km | 45.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 259 premises |
Climate
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 3,534 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 16.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,609/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tablelands same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Middlebrook | Millaa Millaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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