Mossman vs Shannonvale

Mossman is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Shannonvale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Shannonvale, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mossman tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Shannonvale suits 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

Shannonvale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 93/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 52%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 82%)
  • But Mossman has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

Shannonvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Mossman has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 13%)

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 1777.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mossman

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Shannonvale carries lower crime risk (39/100 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 Shannonvale 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 Shannonvale
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 Shannonvale
Walkability 50 / 0
Mossman — Walkability: 50/100 Shannonvale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 7 / 61
Mossman — Safety: 7/100 Shannonvale — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 88
Mossman — Low fire risk: 100/100 Shannonvale — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Mossman has more residents (1,935 vs 194); Shannonvale has higher household incomes ($101,088 vs $62,244).

Mossman Shannonvale
Population 1,935
+90% vs other
 194
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.1% -4.0%
Median age 43 48
Median household income $62,244/yr $101,088/yr
+62% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+16% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mossman Shannonvale
0-4 5.3% / 2.1%
Mossman — 0-4: 5.3% Shannonvale — 0-4: 2.1%
5-14 15.8% / 11.3%
Mossman — 5-14: 15.8% Shannonvale — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 5.9% / 10.3%
Mossman — 15-19: 5.9% Shannonvale — 15-19: 10.3%
20-24 4.9% / 1.5%
Mossman — 20-24: 4.9% Shannonvale — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 10.1% / 6.2%
Mossman — 25-34: 10.1% Shannonvale — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 10.5% / 11.9%
Mossman — 35-44: 10.5% Shannonvale — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 13.1% / 18.6%
Mossman — 45-54: 13.1% Shannonvale — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 13.1% / 21.1%
Mossman — 55-64: 13.1% Shannonvale — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 11.9% / 5.2%
Mossman — 65-74: 11.9% Shannonvale — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 6.4% / 9.3%
Mossman — 75-84: 6.4% Shannonvale — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 2.8% / —
Mossman — 85+: 2.8% Shannonvale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mossman 31.3% couple families
Mossman — Couple Families: 31.3% Mossman — Lone Person: 41.8% Mossman — One Parent Families: 20.3% Mossman — Group Household: 4.3% Mossman — Other Families: 2.3%
Shannonvale 75.6% couple families
Shannonvale — Couple Families: 75.6% Shannonvale — Lone Person: 24.4% Shannonvale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Shannonvale — Group Household: 0.0% Shannonvale — 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.

Mossman 41.0% renting
Mossman — Owned Outright: 32.9% Mossman — Mortgage: 26.0% Mossman — Renting: 41.0%
Shannonvale 12.9% renting
Shannonvale — Owned Outright: 32.9% Shannonvale — Mortgage: 54.3% Shannonvale — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mossman Shannonvale
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 20.6%
Mossman — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Shannonvale — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 9.8%
Mossman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Shannonvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 6.2%
Mossman — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Shannonvale — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 3.6%
Mossman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Shannonvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.5%
Mossman — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Shannonvale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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 Shannonvale
New Zealand 2.6% / 4.6%
Mossman — New Zealand: 2.6% Shannonvale — New Zealand: 4.6%
England 3.1% / 2.1%
Mossman — England: 3.1% Shannonvale — England: 2.1%
Germany — / 4.1%
Mossman — Germany: not among its largest Shannonvale — Germany: 4.1%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Mossman — Philippines: 0.9% Shannonvale — Philippines: not among its largest
Italy 0.6% / —
Mossman — Italy: 0.6% Shannonvale — Italy: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Mossman — India: 0.5% Shannonvale — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

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%
Shannonvale 98.5% houses
Shannonvale — Houses: 98.5% Shannonvale — Flats / Apartments: 1.5% Shannonvale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Mossman Shannonvale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools Higher than 94% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 83% of QLD —

Liveability

Mossman is more walkable (50 vs 0).

Mossman Shannonvale
Grade C —
Score 41/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Shannonvale carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Mossman carries more crime risk (93 vs 39).

Mossman Shannonvale
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
12/100
Crime High
93/100
 Low
39/100
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

Mossman Shannonvale
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 Shannonvale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mossman Shannonvale
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 1
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
Waterways 6 9

Mobility

Shannonvale sits further from the CBD (1777.6 km vs 1773.9 km).

Mossman Shannonvale
Walkability score 50/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1773.9 km 1777.6 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 Shannonvale
Car (driver) 72.1% / 76.4%
Mossman — Car (driver): 72.1% Shannonvale — Car (driver): 76.4%
Worked from Home 7.2% / 19.1%
Mossman — Worked from Home: 7.2% Shannonvale — Worked from Home: 19.1%
Car (passenger) 8.7% / 4.5%
Mossman — Car (passenger): 8.7% Shannonvale — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 10.3% / —
Mossman — Walked Only: 10.3% Shannonvale — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.8% / —
Mossman — Bicycle: 1.8% Shannonvale — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Mossman Shannonvale
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 490 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.7 km
4.9 km to a named beach
 10.1 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mossman

Affordable

Shannonvale

Rural

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