Mona Park vs Mount Kelly

Mount Kelly is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Mona Park. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mona Park tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Mona Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 21/100)

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

Mona Park

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 10%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $315/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Kelly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1268.7 km vs 1276.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mona Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 21/100)

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

Investors

Mount Kelly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.9% vs -6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mona Park Mount Kelly
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.

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Walkability 0 / 0
Mona Park — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Kelly — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 79
Mona Park — Safety: 89/100 Mount Kelly — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mona Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Kelly — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Kelly has more residents (291 vs 97); Mount Kelly rents higher ($315/wk vs $150/wk).

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Population 97 291
+200% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.7% +3.9%
Median age 45 42
Median household income $112,632/yr $111,644/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $315/wk
+110% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mona Park Mount Kelly
0-4 9.3% / 6.9%
Mona Park — 0-4: 9.3% Mount Kelly — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 13.4% / 10.3%
Mona Park — 5-14: 13.4% Mount Kelly — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 6.2% / 7.6%
Mona Park — 15-19: 6.2% Mount Kelly — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 — / 8.2%
Mona Park — 20-24: not among its largest Mount Kelly — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 16.5% / 7.6%
Mona Park — 25-34: 16.5% Mount Kelly — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 9.3% / 13.1%
Mona Park — 35-44: 9.3% Mount Kelly — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 21.6% / 16.5%
Mona Park — 45-54: 21.6% Mount Kelly — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 19.6% / 16.8%
Mona Park — 55-64: 19.6% Mount Kelly — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 5.2% / 11.0%
Mona Park — 65-74: 5.2% Mount Kelly — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 3.1% / 2.1%
Mona Park — 75-84: 3.1% Mount Kelly — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ — / —
Mona Park — 85+: not among its largest Mount Kelly — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mona Park 82.6% couple families
Mona Park — Couple Families: 82.6% Mona Park — Lone Person: 17.4% Mona Park — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mount Kelly 71.9% couple families
Mount Kelly — Couple Families: 71.9% Mount Kelly — Lone Person: 18.8% Mount Kelly — One Parent Families: 9.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mona Park 33.3% renting
Mona Park — Owned Outright: 41.7% Mona Park — Mortgage: 25.0% Mona Park — Renting: 33.3%
Mount Kelly 9.6% renting
Mount Kelly — Owned Outright: 46.8% Mount Kelly — Mortgage: 43.6% Mount Kelly — Renting: 9.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mona Park 105.9% houses
Mona Park — Houses: 105.9% Mona Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Kelly 98.0% houses
Mount Kelly — Houses: 98.0% Mount Kelly — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Certificate III & IV 12.4% / 23.7%
Mona Park — Certificate III & IV: 12.4% Mount Kelly — Certificate III & IV: 23.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 4.1%
Mona Park — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Mount Kelly — Bachelor Degree: 4.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.5%
Mona Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Mount Kelly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / —
Mona Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Mount Kelly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Property market

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Median house price — $665,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Mona Park Mount Kelly
New dwellings approved 22
across Burdekin
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mona Park Mount Kelly
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD

Liveability

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Kelly carries more crime risk (21 vs 11).

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
21/100
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

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Mobility

Mona Park sits further from the CBD (1276.9 km vs 1268.7 km).

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1276.9 km 1268.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 866 min 865 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4807
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4807
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.

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Car (driver) 64.0% / 72.4%
Mona Park — Car (driver): 64.0% Mount Kelly — Car (driver): 72.4%
Worked from Home 24.0% / 19.2%
Mona Park — Worked from Home: 24.0% Mount Kelly — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Walked Only 12.0% / 3.2%
Mona Park — Walked Only: 12.0% Mount Kelly — Walked Only: 3.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Mona Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Kelly — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Bus — / 1.9%
Mona Park — Bus: not among its largest Mount Kelly — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.8 km 22.2 km

NBN connectivity

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 0%
133 premises

Climate

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Annual rainfall 1,037 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 13.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mona Park Mount Kelly
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Average residential rate $1,502/yr
same for both
Council Burdekin
same for both

Federal electorate

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mona Park Mount Kelly
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mona Park

Family Rural Young Families

Mount Kelly

Rural

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