Moogerah vs Mount Alford
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Moogerah tends to suit families with children.
Moogerah and Mount Alford are small, quiet Queensland communities with similar median ages of 54 years. Mount Alford has a modest edge on household income ($66,300 versus $65,572) and notably lower crime risk (29 versus 39), while Moogerah sits slightly closer to the CBD at 111.2 km compared to 106.5 km—though both are rural. Mount Alford also scores higher on walkability (10 versus 1) and socio-economic decile (6 versus 4), making it better suited to someone seeking a more connected, established community. Rental costs are modestly higher in Mount Alford at $280 per week.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Mount Alford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 39/100)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Moogerah has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/wk)
- Mount Alford has a bigger rental market to choose from (15% vs 5%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Alford
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (87 min vs 105 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (106.5 km vs 111.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Alford
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 39/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount Alford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.7% vs 3.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moogerah and Mount Alford 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
Mount Alford rents higher ($280/wk vs $250/wk).
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 242 | 294 +21% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.4% | +9.7% |
| Median age | 54 same for both | |
| Median household income | $65,572/yr | $66,300/yr +1% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $280/wk +12% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (2.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,300,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 524 across Scenic Rim same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 31% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of QLD | Higher than 75% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 61% of QLD | Higher than 52% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of QLD | Higher than 47% of QLD |
Liveability
Mount Alford is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Moogerah carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 51); Moogerah carries more crime risk (39 vs 29).
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Crime | Low 39/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Moogerah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mount Alford
- Mount Alford State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 14 | 2 |
Mobility
Moogerah sits further from the CBD (111.2 km vs 106.5 km).
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 111.2 km +4% vs other | 106.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 105 min | 87 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4309 | 0.3% postcode 4310 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 4309 | 77 postcode 4310 |
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 (70.9%).
Setting
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 192 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 141 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 141 premises | 0% 145 premises |
Climate
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,689/yr same for both | |
| Council | Scenic Rim same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moogerah | Mount Alford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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