Moffatdale vs Charlestown

Charlestown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Moffatdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moffatdale, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Moffatdale tends to suit people living alone and 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

Charlestown

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 90/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Moffatdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Charlestown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Moffatdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (182 min vs 211 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moffatdale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 22%)
  • But Charlestown carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 90/100)

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

Investors

Moffatdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (43.6% vs 21.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moffatdale Charlestown
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.

Moffatdale Charlestown
Walkability 13 / 0
Moffatdale — Walkability: 13/100 Charlestown — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 10 / 37
Moffatdale — Safety: 10/100 Charlestown — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 52 / 40
Moffatdale — Low fire risk: 52/100 Charlestown — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Moffatdale has more residents (257 vs 79); Charlestown has higher household incomes ($58,448 vs $49,868).

Moffatdale Charlestown
Population 257
+69% vs other
 79
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +43.6% +21.5%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $49,868/yr $58,448/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+2% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moffatdale Charlestown
0-4 3.1% / 7.6%
Moffatdale — 0-4: 3.1% Charlestown — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 15.2% / 10.1%
Moffatdale — 5-14: 15.2% Charlestown — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 5.1% / 6.3%
Moffatdale — 15-19: 5.1% Charlestown — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.7% / 5.1%
Moffatdale — 20-24: 4.7% Charlestown — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 6.2% / 7.6%
Moffatdale — 25-34: 6.2% Charlestown — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 8.9% / 11.4%
Moffatdale — 35-44: 8.9% Charlestown — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 11.7% / 17.7%
Moffatdale — 45-54: 11.7% Charlestown — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 14.8% / 13.9%
Moffatdale — 55-64: 14.8% Charlestown — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 23.0% / 10.1%
Moffatdale — 65-74: 23.0% Charlestown — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 7.0% / 11.4%
Moffatdale — 75-84: 7.0% Charlestown — 75-84: 11.4%
85+ 1.2% / —
Moffatdale — 85+: 1.2% Charlestown — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moffatdale 51.5% lone person
Moffatdale — Lone Person: 51.5% Moffatdale — Couple Families: 34.8% Moffatdale — One Parent Families: 13.6%
Charlestown 36.0% lone person
Charlestown — Lone Person: 36.0% Charlestown — Couple Families: 44.0% Charlestown — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moffatdale 9.0% renting
Moffatdale — Owned Outright: 69.7% Moffatdale — Mortgage: 21.3% Moffatdale — Renting: 9.0%
Charlestown 24.3% renting
Charlestown — Owned Outright: 43.2% Charlestown — Mortgage: 32.4% Charlestown — Renting: 24.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moffatdale 91.2% houses
Moffatdale — Houses: 91.2% Moffatdale — Flats / Apartments: 4.4% Moffatdale — Townhouses: 4.4%
Charlestown 100.0% houses
Charlestown — Houses: 100.0% Charlestown — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Charlestown — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Moffatdale Charlestown
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 11.4%
Moffatdale — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Charlestown — Certificate III & IV: 11.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 12.7%
Moffatdale — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Charlestown — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 6.3%
Moffatdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Charlestown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.1%
Moffatdale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Charlestown — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / —
Moffatdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Charlestown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Property market

Moffatdale Charlestown
Median house price $400,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $195,000 —

Development activity

Moffatdale Charlestown
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Moffatdale Charlestown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

Moffatdale is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Moffatdale Charlestown
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Moffatdale carries more crime risk (90 vs 63); Charlestown carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 48).

Moffatdale Charlestown
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime High
90/100
 Moderate
63/100
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

Moffatdale Charlestown
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Moffatdale

  • Moffatdale State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Charlestown

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

Amenities in the suburb

Moffatdale Charlestown
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 6 15

Mobility

Moffatdale Charlestown
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 232.6 km 233.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 182 min 211 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4605
 0.0%
postcode 4608
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4605
 62
postcode 4608

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.

Moffatdale Charlestown
Car (driver) 68.4% / 76.9%
Moffatdale — Car (driver): 68.4% Charlestown — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 19.7% / 23.1%
Moffatdale — Worked from Home: 19.7% Charlestown — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Car (passenger) 11.8% / —
Moffatdale — Car (passenger): 11.8% Charlestown — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Moffatdale Charlestown
Elevation 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 409 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Moffatdale Charlestown
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
158 premises
 0%
37 premises

Council rates

Moffatdale Charlestown
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Moffatdale Charlestown
Division Wide Bay Flynn
Member Llew O'Brien Colin Boyce
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moffatdale Charlestown
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moffatdale

Retirees Rural

Charlestown

Rural

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