Mossman vs Newell

Mossman is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 55 in Newell. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Newell, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Newell: a median of $560,000, against $515,000 in Mossman, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mossman tends to suit families with children, while Newell suits people living alone.

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

Mossman

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 36%)
  • But Newell carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 93/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mossman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mossman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mossman

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1243 min vs 1251 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1773.9 km vs 1779.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Mossman is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • Newell carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mossman Newell
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.

Mossman Newell
Walkability 50 / 0
Mossman — Walkability: 50/100 Newell — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 7 / 68
Mossman — Safety: 7/100 Newell — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mossman — Low fire risk: 100/100 Newell — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mossman has more residents (1,935 vs 327); Newell skews older (55 vs 43).

Mossman Newell
Population 1,935
+83% vs other
 327
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.1% -2.7%
Median age 43 55
Median household income $62,244/yr
+1% vs other
 $61,464/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $280/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mossman Newell
0-4 5.3% / 2.8%
Mossman — 0-4: 5.3% Newell — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 15.8% / 7.0%
Mossman — 5-14: 15.8% Newell — 5-14: 7.0%
15-19 5.9% / 2.4%
Mossman — 15-19: 5.9% Newell — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 4.9% / 3.4%
Mossman — 20-24: 4.9% Newell — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 10.1% / 7.3%
Mossman — 25-34: 10.1% Newell — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 10.5% / 11.6%
Mossman — 35-44: 10.5% Newell — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 13.1% / 16.8%
Mossman — 45-54: 13.1% Newell — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 13.1% / 22.0%
Mossman — 55-64: 13.1% Newell — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 11.9% / 13.8%
Mossman — 65-74: 11.9% Newell — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 6.4% / 12.8%
Mossman — 75-84: 6.4% Newell — 75-84: 12.8%
85+ 2.8% / 1.2%
Mossman — 85+: 2.8% Newell — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mossman 41.8% lone person
Mossman — Lone Person: 41.8% Mossman — Couple Families: 31.3% Mossman — One Parent Families: 20.3% Mossman — Group Household: 4.3% Mossman — Other Families: 2.3%
Newell 53.8% lone person
Newell — Lone Person: 53.8% Newell — Couple Families: 26.4% Newell — One Parent Families: 9.9% Newell — Group Household: 9.9% Newell — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mossman 41.0% renting
Mossman — Owned Outright: 32.9% Mossman — Mortgage: 26.0% Mossman — Renting: 41.0%
Newell 32.2% renting
Newell — Owned Outright: 41.3% Newell — Mortgage: 26.6% Newell — Renting: 32.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mossman Newell
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 25.7%
Mossman — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Newell — Certificate III & IV: 25.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 10.7%
Mossman — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Newell — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 6.4%
Mossman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Newell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.1%
Mossman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Newell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.5%
Mossman — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Newell — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

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.

Mossman Newell
England 3.1% / 5.2%
Mossman — England: 3.1% Newell — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.1%
Mossman — New Zealand: 2.6% Newell — New Zealand: 2.1%
Germany — / 1.8%
Mossman — Germany: not among its largest Newell — Germany: 1.8%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Mossman — Philippines: 0.9% Newell — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Mossman — Netherlands: not among its largest Newell — Netherlands: 0.9%
Italy 0.6% / —
Mossman — Italy: 0.6% Newell — Italy: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Mossman — India: 0.5% Newell — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mossman 82.3% houses
Mossman — Houses: 82.3% Mossman — Flats / Apartments: 11.4% Mossman — Townhouses: 6.2%
Newell 85.3% houses
Newell — Houses: 85.3% Newell — Flats / Apartments: 12.6% Newell — Townhouses: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mossman Newell
Median house price $515,000 $560,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 16 sales
 26 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Mossman Newell
New dwellings approved 48
across Douglas
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Mossman Newell
Houses 4.7%
$450/wk on $499K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mossman Newell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Schools Higher than 94% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 83% of QLD —

Liveability

Mossman is more walkable (50 vs 0).

Mossman Newell
Grade C —
Score 41/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Mossman carries more crime risk (93 vs 32).

Mossman Newell
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
93/100
 Low
32/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
72/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mossman Newell
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Mossman

  • Mossman State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Mossman State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Augustine's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Newell

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mossman Newell
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 4 0
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 6 3

Mobility

Newell sits further from the CBD (1779.7 km vs 1773.9 km).

Mossman Newell
Walkability score 50/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1773.9 km 1779.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1243 min 1251 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4873
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 4873
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.

Mossman Newell
Car (driver) 72.1% / 82.5%
Mossman — Car (driver): 72.1% Newell — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home 7.2% / 10.9%
Mossman — Worked from Home: 7.2% Newell — Worked from Home: 10.9%
Walked Only 10.3% / 2.9%
Mossman — Walked Only: 10.3% Newell — Walked Only: 2.9%
Car (passenger) 8.7% / 3.6%
Mossman — Car (passenger): 8.7% Newell — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bicycle 1.8% / —
Mossman — Bicycle: 1.8% Newell — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

Mossman Newell
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.7 km
4.9 km to a named beach
 42 m
220 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mossman Newell
Connectivity score 65/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
1,156 premises
 0%
213 premises

Climate

Mossman Newell
Annual rainfall 2,155 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mossman Newell
Average residential rate $1,417/yr
same for both
Council Douglas
same for both

Federal electorate

Mossman Newell
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mossman Newell
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mossman

Affordable

Newell

Acreage Beach Beachfront Coastal Retirees

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