Mount Alford vs Wallaces Creek
Wallaces Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Mount Alford. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Alford, about half of households are people living alone. In Wallaces Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Alford tends to suit older residents, while Wallaces Creek 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Mount Alford is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 38%)
- Wallaces Creek carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 29/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wallaces Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Mount Alford has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $380/wk)
- Wallaces Creek leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wallaces Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (94.9 km vs 106.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (80 min vs 87 min)
- But Mount Alford is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
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)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 8%)
- But Wallaces Creek carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 29/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wallaces Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.6% vs 9.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Alford and Wallaces Creek 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 has more residents (294 vs 74); Wallaces Creek has higher household incomes ($120,224 vs $66,300).
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 294 +75% vs other | 74 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.7% | +27.6% |
| Median age | 54 | 50 |
| Median household income | $66,300/yr | $120,224/yr +81% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $380/wk +36% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).
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 (5.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 524 across Scenic Rim same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 32% of QLD | Higher than 90% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of QLD | Higher than 22% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 52% of QLD | Higher than 51% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
Liveability
Mount Alford is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Mount Alford carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0); Mount Alford carries more crime risk (29 vs 12).
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Mount Alford
- Mount Alford State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Wallaces Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Mount Alford sits further from the CBD (106.5 km vs 94.9 km).
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 106.5 km +11% vs other | 94.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 87 min | 80 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4310 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 77 postcode 4310 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 (84.2%).
Setting
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 141 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 177 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 145 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Climate
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,689/yr same for both | |
| Council | Scenic Rim same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Alford | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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