Monkland vs Victory Heights
Monkland is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Victory Heights. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Victory Heights: a median of $740,000, against $675,000 in Monkland, and rent is higher there too.
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
Monkland
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- 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 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Monkland
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (42/100 vs 16/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (164.2 km vs 167.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Monkland
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (42/100 vs 16/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Monkland and Victory Heights 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
Monkland has more residents (1,135 vs 486); Victory Heights skews older (43 vs 39).
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,135 +57% vs other | 486 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.9% | — |
| Median age | 39 | 43 |
| Median household income | $57,772/yr | $63,596/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $300/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
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 (3.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $675,000 | $740,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $645,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 22 days from 4 sales | — |
Development activity
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 467 across Gympie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +16% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.9% $610/wk on $822K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 20% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 85% of QLD | Higher than 77% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of QLD | Higher than 42% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 79% of QLD | Higher than 70% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 45% of QLD |
Liveability
Monkland is more walkable (42 vs 16).
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 28/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 87/100 | High 86/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Monkland
- Monkland State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Victory Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 18 | 3 |
Mobility
Victory Heights sits further from the CBD (167.3 km vs 164.2 km).
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 42/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 164.2 km | 167.3 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 117 min same for both | |
| Public transport score | 33/100 Bus | 20/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 9.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 1.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4570 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 83 postcode 4570 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 (83.1%).
Setting
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 54 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 80 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.6 km | 38.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 70/100 | 55/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 45% 588 premises | 26% 224 premises |
Climate
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,045 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gympie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wide Bay same for both | |
| Member | Llew O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Monkland | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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