Mount Alma vs Raglan
Mount Alma is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Raglan. 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 Raglan, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Alma tends to suit people living alone.
Mount Alma and Raglan are both small, remote Queensland communities with notably different income profiles. Mount Alma has a median household income of $108,316 compared to Raglan's $58,500, and skews slightly younger at a median age of 40 versus 47 years. Raglan is the larger settlement with 143 residents against Mount Alma's 59. Both are distant from Brisbane CBD, with Mount Alma slightly closer at 561.8 km, and both have minimal walkability; Mount Alma may suit those prioritising higher household incomes, while Raglan offers a more established, quieter community feel.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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 Alma carries lower crime risk (82/100 vs 94/100)
- Raglan is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 29%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Raglan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 100%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Alma
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 16%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $175/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 408 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (561.8 km vs 581.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mount Alma carries lower crime risk (82/100 vs 94/100)
- Raglan 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 -2.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Alma and Raglan 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
Raglan has more residents (143 vs 59); Mount Alma has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $58,500).
| Mount Alma | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59 | 143 +142% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +25.5% | -2.1% |
| Median age | 40 | 47 |
| Median household income | $108,316/yr +46% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $175/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).
Property market
| Mount Alma | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $240,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Mount Alma | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 274 across Gladstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +132% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Alma | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 80% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of QLD | Higher than 47% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 36% of QLD | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of QLD same for both | |
Liveability
| Mount Alma | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Raglan carries more crime risk (94 vs 82).
| Mount Alma | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 62/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Crime | High 82/100 | High 94/100 |
| 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 | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 49 | 22 |
Mobility
Raglan sits further from the CBD (581.7 km vs 561.8 km).
| Mount Alma | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 561.8 km | 581.7 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 386 min | 408 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4680 | 0.0% postcode 4697 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 4680 | — |
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 (83.9%).
Setting
| Mount Alma | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 68 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 73 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 43.2 km | 22.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Alma | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 11 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Mount Alma | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,358/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gladstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Alma | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Raglan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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