Mount Alma vs Bracewell

Mount Alma is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Bracewell. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Alma, most households are people living alone. In Bracewell, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Alma tends to suit 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

Bracewell

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 82/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 29%)

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

First-home buyers

Bracewell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 100%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Alma

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 15%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Alma

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (386 min vs 393 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (561.8 km vs 565.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bracewell

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 82/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Mount Alma

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.5% vs -9.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Alma Bracewell
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.

Mount Alma Bracewell
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Alma — Walkability: 0/100 Bracewell — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 79
Mount Alma — Safety: 18/100 Bracewell — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 38 / 100
Mount Alma — Low fire risk: 38/100 Bracewell — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bracewell has more residents (178 vs 59); Bracewell rents higher ($220/wk vs $150/wk).

Mount Alma Bracewell
Population 59 178
+202% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.5% -9.2%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $108,316/yr
+14% vs other
 $93,132/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $220/wk
+47% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Alma Bracewell
0-4 — / 7.3%
Mount Alma — 0-4: not among its largest Bracewell — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 18.6% / 14.6%
Mount Alma — 5-14: 18.6% Bracewell — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 5.1% / 7.9%
Mount Alma — 15-19: 5.1% Bracewell — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 5.1% / 2.8%
Mount Alma — 20-24: 5.1% Bracewell — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 13.6% / 9.6%
Mount Alma — 25-34: 13.6% Bracewell — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 15.3% / 10.1%
Mount Alma — 35-44: 15.3% Bracewell — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 13.6% / 16.3%
Mount Alma — 45-54: 13.6% Bracewell — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 5.1% / 11.8%
Mount Alma — 55-64: 5.1% Bracewell — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 5.1% / 16.3%
Mount Alma — 65-74: 5.1% Bracewell — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 5.1% / 1.7%
Mount Alma — 75-84: 5.1% Bracewell — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ — / —
Mount Alma — 85+: not among its largest Bracewell — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Alma 71.4% lone person
Mount Alma — Lone Person: 71.4% Mount Alma — Couple Families: 0.0% Mount Alma — One Parent Families: 28.6% Mount Alma — Other Families: 0.0%
Bracewell 22.5% lone person
Bracewell — Lone Person: 22.5% Bracewell — Couple Families: 60.0% Bracewell — One Parent Families: 10.0% Bracewell — Other Families: 7.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Alma 33.3% renting
Mount Alma — Owned Outright: 66.7% Mount Alma — Mortgage: 0.0% Mount Alma — Renting: 33.3%
Bracewell 15.3% renting
Bracewell — Owned Outright: 49.2% Bracewell — Mortgage: 35.6% Bracewell — Renting: 15.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Alma 100.0% houses
Mount Alma — Houses: 100.0%
Bracewell 103.4% houses
Bracewell — Houses: 103.4%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount Alma Bracewell
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 16.3%
Mount Alma — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Bracewell — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 3.4%
Mount Alma — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Bracewell — Bachelor Degree: 3.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.5%
Mount Alma — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Bracewell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Development activity

Mount Alma Bracewell
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Alma Bracewell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Alma Bracewell
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Mount Alma carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 0); Mount Alma carries more crime risk (82 vs 21).

Mount Alma Bracewell
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
82/100
 Low
21/100
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 Alma Bracewell
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Alma Bracewell
Waterways 49 12

Mobility

Bracewell sits further from the CBD (565.6 km vs 561.8 km).

Mount Alma Bracewell
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 561.8 km 565.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 386 min 393 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4680
 0.2%
postcode 4695
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4680
 72
postcode 4695

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.

Mount Alma Bracewell
Car (driver) 58.8% / 81.2%
Mount Alma — Car (driver): 58.8% Bracewell — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 12.5%
Mount Alma — Worked from Home: 23.5% Bracewell — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Walked Only 17.6% / —
Mount Alma — Walked Only: 17.6% Bracewell — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Mount Alma — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bracewell — Car (passenger): 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Mount Alma Bracewell
Elevation 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.2 km 26.8 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Alma Bracewell
Connectivity score 16/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
11 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

Mount Alma Bracewell
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Alma Bracewell
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Alma Bracewell
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Alma Bracewell
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Alma

Rural

Bracewell

River Rural

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