Millchester vs Queenton

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Millchester: a median of $425,000, against $320,000 in Queenton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Queenton tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Queenton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($320,000 vs $425,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Queenton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($209/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

Millchester

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 80/100)

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

Millchester and Queenton 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 Queenton
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 Queenton
Walkability 21 / 26
Millchester — Walkability: 21/100 Queenton — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 36 / 20
Millchester — Safety: 36/100 Queenton — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Millchester — Low fire risk: 100/100 Queenton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Queenton has more residents (1,236 vs 543); Millchester has higher household incomes ($81,900 vs $64,012).

Millchester Queenton
Population 543 1,236
+128% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -3.8%
Median age 36 38
Median household income $81,900/yr
+22% vs other
 $64,012/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+16% vs other
 $209/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millchester Queenton
0-4 5.9% / 4.8%
Millchester — 0-4: 5.9% Queenton — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 14.9% / 14.2%
Millchester — 5-14: 14.9% Queenton — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 7.7% / 8.8%
Millchester — 15-19: 7.7% Queenton — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 5.7% / 6.2%
Millchester — 20-24: 5.7% Queenton — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 13.4% / 11.2%
Millchester — 25-34: 13.4% Queenton — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 13.1% / 11.1%
Millchester — 35-44: 13.1% Queenton — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 11.4% / 12.0%
Millchester — 45-54: 11.4% Queenton — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 12.3% / 13.3%
Millchester — 55-64: 12.3% Queenton — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 9.0% / 11.4%
Millchester — 65-74: 9.0% Queenton — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 5.0% / 6.2%
Millchester — 75-84: 5.0% Queenton — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 0.9% / 1.3%
Millchester — 85+: 0.9% Queenton — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

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%
Queenton 44.1% lone person
Queenton — Lone Person: 44.1% Queenton — Couple Families: 26.1% Queenton — One Parent Families: 21.6% Queenton — Group Household: 7.3% Queenton — Other Families: 0.9%
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%
Queenton 40.5% renting
Queenton — Owned Outright: 32.6% Queenton — Mortgage: 26.9% Queenton — Renting: 40.5%
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 Queenton
New Zealand 1.3% / 2.3%
Millchester — New Zealand: 1.3% Queenton — New Zealand: 2.3%
England 1.7% / 0.9%
Millchester — England: 1.7% Queenton — England: 0.9%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.5%
Millchester — Philippines: 0.7% Queenton — Philippines: 0.5%
Sri Lanka — / 0.4%
Millchester — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Queenton — Sri Lanka: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.3%
Millchester — Scotland: not among its largest Queenton — Scotland: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Millchester Queenton
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 14.3%
Millchester — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Queenton — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 3.1%
Millchester — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Queenton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.3% / 3.8%
Millchester — Bachelor Degree: 3.3% Queenton — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.7%
Millchester — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Queenton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / 1.5%
Millchester — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Queenton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

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%
Queenton 90.8% houses
Queenton — Houses: 90.8% Queenton — Townhouses: 7.6% Queenton — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Millchester Queenton
Median house price $425,000 $320,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $175,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 134 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

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

Millchester Queenton
Houses — 7.0%
$470/wk on $350K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Millchester Queenton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 29% 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 Higher than 22% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of QLD

Liveability

Millchester scores higher overall (40 vs 27).

Millchester Queenton
Grade C D
Score 40/100 27/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Queenton carries more crime risk (80 vs 64).

Millchester Queenton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
64/100
 High
80/100
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 Queenton
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 Queenton

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

Amenities in the suburb

Millchester Queenton
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 2 6

Mobility

Millchester Queenton
Walkability score 21/100 26/100
Distance to Brisbane 1356.8 km 1357.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 917 min 918 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 Queenton
Car (driver) 78.0% / 80.2%
Millchester — Car (driver): 78.0% Queenton — Car (driver): 80.2%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 8.5%
Millchester — Car (passenger): 4.4% Queenton — Car (passenger): 8.5%
Bus 6.6% / 4.4%
Millchester — Bus: 6.6% Queenton — Bus: 4.4%
Walked Only 5.5% / 3.7%
Millchester — Walked Only: 5.5% Queenton — Walked Only: 3.7%
Worked from Home 5.5% / 3.2%
Millchester — Worked from Home: 5.5% Queenton — Worked from Home: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.2%).

Setting

Millchester Queenton
Elevation 294 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 306 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Millchester Queenton
Connectivity score 56/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 24%
233 premises
 60%
658 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Millchester

Affordable River

Queenton

Acreage Affordable

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