Mount Alma vs Dumgree

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 Dumgree, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Alma tends to suit people living alone, while Dumgree suits families with children.

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

Dumgree

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 29%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 82/100)
  • But Mount Alma has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

First-home buyers

Dumgree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 100%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dumgree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs 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 422 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (561.8 km vs 589.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dumgree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 82/100)

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 14.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Alma and Dumgree 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 Dumgree
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 Dumgree
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Alma — Walkability: 0/100 Dumgree — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 34
Mount Alma — Safety: 18/100 Dumgree — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 38 / 40
Mount Alma — Low fire risk: 38/100 Dumgree — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Mount Alma rents higher ($150/wk vs $0/wk); Mount Alma has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $84,448).

Mount Alma Dumgree
Population 59 63
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.5% +14.5%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $108,316/yr
+22% vs other
 $84,448/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Alma Dumgree
0-4 — / 6.3%
Mount Alma — 0-4: not among its largest Dumgree — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 18.6% / 17.5%
Mount Alma — 5-14: 18.6% Dumgree — 5-14: 17.5%
15-19 5.1% / 17.5%
Mount Alma — 15-19: 5.1% Dumgree — 15-19: 17.5%
20-24 5.1% / —
Mount Alma — 20-24: 5.1% Dumgree — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 13.6% / 6.3%
Mount Alma — 25-34: 13.6% Dumgree — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 15.3% / 12.7%
Mount Alma — 35-44: 15.3% Dumgree — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 13.6% / 12.7%
Mount Alma — 45-54: 13.6% Dumgree — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 5.1% / 22.2%
Mount Alma — 55-64: 5.1% Dumgree — 55-64: 22.2%
65-74 5.1% / 4.8%
Mount Alma — 65-74: 5.1% Dumgree — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 5.1% / 4.8%
Mount Alma — 75-84: 5.1% Dumgree — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / —
Mount Alma — 85+: not among its largest Dumgree — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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%
Dumgree 25.0% lone person
Dumgree — Lone Person: 25.0% Dumgree — Couple Families: 75.0% Dumgree — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent 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%
Dumgree 0.0% renting
Dumgree — Owned Outright: 33.3% Dumgree — Mortgage: 66.7% Dumgree — Renting: 0.0%
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% Mount Alma — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Dumgree 88.9% houses
Dumgree — Houses: 88.9% Dumgree — Flats / Apartments: 11.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Alma Dumgree
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 19.0%
Mount Alma — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Dumgree — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / —
Mount Alma — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Dumgree — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 6.3%
Mount Alma — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dumgree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Development activity

Mount Alma Dumgree
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
 17
across Banana
Approvals change year on year +132% -93%

Ranking within QLD

Mount Alma Dumgree
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Alma Dumgree
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Mount Alma carries more crime risk (82 vs 66).

Mount Alma Dumgree
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
66/100
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 Dumgree
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 Dumgree
Waterways 49 15

Mobility

Dumgree sits further from the CBD (589.9 km vs 561.8 km).

Mount Alma Dumgree
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 561.8 km 589.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 386 min 422 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4680
 0.1%
postcode 4715
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4680
 47
postcode 4715

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 Dumgree
Car (driver) 58.8% / 66.7%
Mount Alma — Car (driver): 58.8% Dumgree — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 33.3%
Mount Alma — Worked from Home: 23.5% Dumgree — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 17.6% / —
Mount Alma — Walked Only: 17.6% Dumgree — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Mount Alma Dumgree
Elevation 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 314 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Mount Alma Dumgree
Annual rainfall 851 mm 606 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C 33.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C 6.6°C

Council rates

Mount Alma Dumgree
Average residential rate $2,358/yr $1,081/yr
Council Gladstone Banana

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Mount Alma

Rural

Dumgree

Family Rural

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