Montville vs Obi Obi

Obi Obi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 56 in Montville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Montville: a median of $1.4 million, against $995,000 in Obi Obi, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Montville tends to suit older residents, while Obi Obi suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Montville has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • Obi Obi carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 28/100)

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

First-home buyers

Obi Obi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($995,000 vs $1,400,000)
  • But Montville has cheaper land ($855,000 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Obi Obi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($253/wk vs $375/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Montville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (99.4 km vs 122.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (93 min vs 105 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Montville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)
  • But Obi Obi carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 28/100)

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

Investors

Montville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.6% vs -1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Montville Obi Obi
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.

Montville Obi Obi
Walkability 30 / 0
Montville — Walkability: 30/100 Obi Obi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 83
Montville — Safety: 72/100 Obi Obi — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 100 / 48
Montville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Obi Obi — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Montville has more residents (1,092 vs 208); Montville rents higher ($375/wk vs $253/wk).

Montville Obi Obi
Population 1,092
+81% vs other
 208
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.6% -1.4%
Median age 56 49
Median household income $80,600/yr
+7% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+33% vs other
 $253/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Montville Obi Obi
0-4 3.4% / 3.4%
Montville — 0-4: 3.4% Obi Obi — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 9.4% / 13.0%
Montville — 5-14: 9.4% Obi Obi — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 3.9% / 7.2%
Montville — 15-19: 3.9% Obi Obi — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 1.6% / 2.9%
Montville — 20-24: 1.6% Obi Obi — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 6.9% / 7.7%
Montville — 25-34: 6.9% Obi Obi — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 9.0% / 9.6%
Montville — 35-44: 9.0% Obi Obi — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 13.1% / 17.3%
Montville — 45-54: 13.1% Obi Obi — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 22.2% / 21.2%
Montville — 55-64: 22.2% Obi Obi — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 20.0% / 16.3%
Montville — 65-74: 20.0% Obi Obi — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 8.5% / 4.3%
Montville — 75-84: 8.5% Obi Obi — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.9% / 1.4%
Montville — 85+: 1.9% Obi Obi — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Montville 41.3% couple families
Montville — Couple Families: 41.3% Montville — Lone Person: 40.4% Montville — One Parent Families: 14.0% Montville — Group Household: 2.6% Montville — Other Families: 1.7%
Obi Obi 41.3% couple families
Obi Obi — Couple Families: 41.3% Obi Obi — Lone Person: 41.3% Obi Obi — One Parent Families: 17.4% Obi Obi — Group Household: 0.0% Obi Obi — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Montville 18.1% renting
Montville — Owned Outright: 52.9% Montville — Mortgage: 29.0% Montville — Renting: 18.1%
Obi Obi 10.7% renting
Obi Obi — Owned Outright: 56.0% Obi Obi — Mortgage: 33.3% Obi Obi — Renting: 10.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Montville Obi Obi
Certificate III & IV 14.2% / 17.8%
Montville — Certificate III & IV: 14.2% Obi Obi — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 17.9% / 10.6%
Montville — Bachelor Degree: 17.9% Obi Obi — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 10.1%
Montville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Obi Obi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 4.8%
Montville — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Obi Obi — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 1.4%
Montville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Obi Obi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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.

Montville Obi Obi
England 8.6% / 3.8%
Montville — England: 8.6% Obi Obi — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 3.0% / 2.9%
Montville — New Zealand: 3.0% Obi Obi — New Zealand: 2.9%
Zimbabwe 0.4% / 5.3%
Montville — Zimbabwe: 0.4% Obi Obi — Zimbabwe: 5.3%
South Africa 1.6% / —
Montville — South Africa: 1.6% Obi Obi — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 1.0% / —
Montville — Germany: 1.0% Obi Obi — Germany: not among its largest
Canada 0.8% / —
Montville — Canada: 0.8% Obi Obi — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Montville 90.5% houses
Montville — Houses: 90.5% Montville — Flats / Apartments: 4.7% Montville — Townhouses: 4.7%
Obi Obi 98.6% houses
Obi Obi — Houses: 98.6% Obi Obi — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Obi Obi — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Montville Obi Obi
Median house price $1,400,000 $995,000
Median unit price $440,000 —
Median land price $855,000 $1,500,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 45 days
from 21 sales
 —

Development activity

Montville Obi Obi
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
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.

Montville Obi Obi
Houses 2.7%
$860/wk on $1.65M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Montville Obi Obi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 7% of QLD —

Liveability

Montville is more walkable (30 vs 0).

Montville Obi Obi
Grade A —
Score 72/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Obi Obi carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Montville carries more crime risk (28 vs 17).

Montville Obi Obi
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
17/100
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

Montville Obi Obi
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Montville

  • Montville State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Obi Obi

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

Amenities in the suburb

Montville Obi Obi
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 15 0
Parks & reserves 6 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Obi Obi sits further from the CBD (122.8 km vs 99.4 km).

Montville Obi Obi
Walkability score 30/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 99.4 km 122.8 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4560
 0.5%
postcode 4574
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4560
 76
postcode 4574

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.

Montville Obi Obi
Car (driver) 57.3% / 73.6%
Montville — Car (driver): 57.3% Obi Obi — Car (driver): 73.6%
Worked from Home 34.3% / 20.8%
Montville — Worked from Home: 34.3% Obi Obi — Worked from Home: 20.8%
Walked Only 5.6% / 5.6%
Montville — Walked Only: 5.6% Obi Obi — Walked Only: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 1.0% / —
Montville — Car (passenger): 1.0% Obi Obi — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 1.0% / —
Montville — Train: 1.0% Obi Obi — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Montville Obi Obi
Elevation 392 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.7 km 25.6 km

NBN connectivity

Montville Obi Obi
Connectivity score 31/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
599 premises
 0%
119 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Montville Obi Obi
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Montville Obi Obi
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Montville Obi Obi
Division Fisher Fairfax
Member Andrew Wallace Ted O'Brien
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Montville Obi Obi
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Montville

Acreage Retirees Village Feel

Obi Obi

Rural

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