Mount Archer vs Mount Chalmers

Mount Chalmers is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Mount Archer. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Archer, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Chalmers 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

Mount Chalmers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 87/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Archer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Mount Archer leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 28%)
  • Mount Chalmers has cheaper rent ($355/wk vs $500/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mount Archer

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (457 min vs 475 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (644.9 km vs 660.8 km)
  • But Mount Chalmers is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Chalmers

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 87/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Mount Chalmers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.8% vs -9.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Archer and Mount Chalmers 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 Archer Mount Chalmers
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 Archer Mount Chalmers
Walkability 0 / 13
Mount Archer — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Chalmers — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 13 / 71
Mount Archer — Safety: 13/100 Mount Chalmers — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 21 / 26
Mount Archer — Low fire risk: 21/100 Mount Chalmers — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Mount Chalmers has more residents (226 vs 77); Mount Archer has higher household incomes ($158,600 vs $65,936).

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
Population 77 226
+194% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.4% -3.8%
Median age 53 47
Median household income $158,600/yr
+58% vs other
 $65,936/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+29% vs other
 $355/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
0-4 3.9% / 8.8%
Mount Archer — 0-4: 3.9% Mount Chalmers — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 10.4% / 9.3%
Mount Archer — 5-14: 10.4% Mount Chalmers — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 5.2% / 4.0%
Mount Archer — 15-19: 5.2% Mount Chalmers — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 — / 3.1%
Mount Archer — 20-24: not among its largest Mount Chalmers — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 11.7% / 15.5%
Mount Archer — 25-34: 11.7% Mount Chalmers — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 18.2% / 8.4%
Mount Archer — 35-44: 18.2% Mount Chalmers — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 13.0% / 11.9%
Mount Archer — 45-54: 13.0% Mount Chalmers — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 28.6% / 15.0%
Mount Archer — 55-64: 28.6% Mount Chalmers — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 11.7% / 19.9%
Mount Archer — 65-74: 11.7% Mount Chalmers — 65-74: 19.9%
75-84 6.5% / 5.3%
Mount Archer — 75-84: 6.5% Mount Chalmers — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Mount Archer — 85+: not among its largest Mount Chalmers — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Archer 53.3% couple families
Mount Archer — Couple Families: 53.3% Mount Archer — Lone Person: 20.0% Mount Archer — Group Household: 26.7% Mount Archer — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mount Chalmers 44.4% couple families
Mount Chalmers — Couple Families: 44.4% Mount Chalmers — Lone Person: 44.4% Mount Chalmers — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Chalmers — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Archer 0.0% renting
Mount Archer — Owned Outright: 40.7% Mount Archer — Mortgage: 59.3% Mount Archer — Renting: 0.0%
Mount Chalmers 4.1% renting
Mount Chalmers — Owned Outright: 56.8% Mount Chalmers — Mortgage: 39.2% Mount Chalmers — Renting: 4.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 18.1%
Mount Archer — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Mount Chalmers — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 19.5% / 4.9%
Mount Archer — Bachelor Degree: 19.5% Mount Chalmers — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.7% / 4.0%
Mount Archer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7% Mount Chalmers — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Mount Archer — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Chalmers — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
Scotland 5.2% / —
Mount Archer — Scotland: 5.2% Mount Chalmers — Scotland: not among its largest
England — / 3.1%
Mount Archer — England: not among its largest Mount Chalmers — England: 3.1%
Vietnam — / 2.2%
Mount Archer — Vietnam: not among its largest Mount Chalmers — Vietnam: 2.2%
Thailand — / 1.8%
Mount Archer — Thailand: not among its largest Mount Chalmers — Thailand: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Mount Archer — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Chalmers — New Zealand: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Archer 100.0% houses
Mount Archer — Houses: 100.0%
Mount Chalmers 100.0% houses
Mount Chalmers — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
Median house price — $622,055
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
 317
across Livingstone
Approvals change year on year +133% +97%

Ranking within QLD

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Chalmers is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Mount Archer carries more crime risk (87 vs 29).

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
74/100
Crime High
87/100
 Low
29/100
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 Archer Mount Chalmers
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 4.7 km
 None

Schools in Mount Archer

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

Schools in Mount Chalmers

  • Carinity Education - Rockhampton - Mount Chalmers Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Mount Chalmers sits further from the CBD (660.8 km vs 644.9 km).

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 644.9 km 660.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 457 min 475 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4701
 0.2%
postcode 4702
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4701
 58
postcode 4702

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 Archer Mount Chalmers
Car (driver) 88.9% / 71.6%
Mount Archer — Car (driver): 88.9% Mount Chalmers — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 14.9%
Mount Archer — Worked from Home: 11.1% Mount Chalmers — Worked from Home: 14.9%
Car (passenger) — / 13.5%
Mount Archer — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Chalmers — Car (passenger): 13.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.9%).

Setting

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
Elevation 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.0 km 13.6 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
Connectivity score 27/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
100 premises

Climate

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
Average residential rate $1,313/yr $2,445/yr
Council Rockhampton Livingstone

Federal electorate

Mount Archer Mount Chalmers
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Archer

Professionals Rural

Mount Chalmers

Affordable Retirees Rural Young Families

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