Millchester vs Mosman Park

Millchester is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 44 in Mosman Park. In both, most households own their home. In Millchester, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mosman Park, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Millchester: a median of $425,000, against $375,000 in Mosman Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mosman Park tends to suit 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

Millchester

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (85% vs 54%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Millchester leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)
  • Mosman Park has cheaper houses ($375,000 vs $425,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mosman Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mosman Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (46% vs 16%)

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

Where they sit

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

Millchester Mosman Park
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.

Millchester Mosman Park
Walkability 21 / 27
Millchester — Walkability: 21/100 Mosman Park — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 36 / 29
Millchester — Safety: 36/100 Mosman Park — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Millchester — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mosman Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Millchester has more residents (543 vs 342); Millchester rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Millchester Mosman Park
Population 543
+37% vs other
 342
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% —
Median age 36 44
Median household income $81,900/yr
+15% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millchester Mosman Park
0-4 5.9% / 6.1%
Millchester — 0-4: 5.9% Mosman Park — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 14.9% / 16.1%
Millchester — 5-14: 14.9% Mosman Park — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 7.7% / 7.0%
Millchester — 15-19: 7.7% Mosman Park — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.7% / 3.5%
Millchester — 20-24: 5.7% Mosman Park — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 13.4% / 11.1%
Millchester — 25-34: 13.4% Mosman Park — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 13.1% / 7.3%
Millchester — 35-44: 13.1% Mosman Park — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 11.4% / 14.9%
Millchester — 45-54: 11.4% Mosman Park — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 12.3% / 13.2%
Millchester — 55-64: 12.3% Mosman Park — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 9.0% / 10.8%
Millchester — 65-74: 9.0% Mosman Park — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 5.0% / 7.0%
Millchester — 75-84: 5.0% Mosman Park — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 0.9% / 1.5%
Millchester — 85+: 0.9% Mosman Park — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Millchester 34.1% lone person
Millchester — Lone Person: 34.1% Millchester — Couple Families: 41.3% Millchester — One Parent Families: 16.7% Millchester — Group Household: 4.3% Millchester — Other Families: 3.6%
Mosman Park 45.1% lone person
Mosman Park — Lone Person: 45.1% Mosman Park — Couple Families: 25.3% Mosman Park — One Parent Families: 22.0% Mosman Park — Group Household: 7.7% Mosman Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Millchester 31.0% renting
Millchester — Owned Outright: 29.2% Millchester — Mortgage: 39.8% Millchester — Renting: 31.0%
Mosman Park 28.0% renting
Mosman Park — Owned Outright: 44.9% Mosman Park — Mortgage: 27.1% Mosman Park — Renting: 28.0%
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.

Millchester Mosman Park
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.8%
Millchester — New Zealand: 1.3% Mosman Park — New Zealand: 1.8%
England 1.7% / 0.9%
Millchester — England: 1.7% Mosman Park — England: 0.9%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Millchester — Philippines: 0.7% Mosman Park — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

Qualifications

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

Millchester Mosman Park
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 13.7%
Millchester — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Mosman Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.3% / 5.8%
Millchester — Bachelor Degree: 3.3% Mosman Park — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 4.4%
Millchester — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Mosman Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / 0.9%
Millchester — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Mosman Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Millchester — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Mosman Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Millchester 84.7% houses
Millchester — Houses: 84.7% Millchester — Townhouses: 16.4% Millchester — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mosman Park 54.4% houses
Mosman Park — Houses: 54.4% Mosman Park — Townhouses: 31.2% Mosman Park — Flats / Apartments: 14.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Millchester Mosman Park
Median house price $425,000 $375,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $175,000 —

Development activity

Millchester Mosman Park
New dwellings approved 24
across Charters Towers
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Millchester Mosman Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD

Liveability

Millchester Mosman Park
Grade C —
Score 40/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Millchester Mosman Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
64/100
 High
71/100
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

Millchester Mosman Park
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Millchester

  • Charters Towers School of Distance Education Government · Combined above peers
  • Millchester State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mosman Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Millchester Mosman Park
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Millchester Mosman Park
Walkability score 21/100 27/100
Distance to Brisbane 1356.8 km 1354.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 917 min 915 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4820
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4820
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.

Millchester Mosman Park
Car (driver) 78.0% / 88.2%
Millchester — Car (driver): 78.0% Mosman Park — Car (driver): 88.2%
Bus 6.6% / 3.2%
Millchester — Bus: 6.6% Mosman Park — Bus: 3.2%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 5.4%
Millchester — Car (passenger): 4.4% Mosman Park — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 5.5% / 3.2%
Millchester — Walked Only: 5.5% Mosman Park — Walked Only: 3.2%
Worked from Home 5.5% / —
Millchester — Worked from Home: 5.5% Mosman Park — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.2%).

Setting

Millchester Mosman Park
Elevation 294 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 325 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Millchester Mosman Park
Connectivity score 56/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 24%
233 premises
 53%
149 premises

Climate

Millchester Mosman Park
Annual rainfall 690 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Millchester Mosman Park
Average residential rate $1,328/yr
same for both
Council Charters Towers
same for both

Federal electorate

Millchester Mosman Park
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Millchester Mosman Park
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Millchester

Affordable River

Mosman Park

Family River Townhouses

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