Mount Beppo vs Ottaba
Mount Beppo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 53 in Ottaba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ottaba, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ottaba 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Mount Beppo is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 50%)
- Ottaba carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 55/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ottaba
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $300/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 24%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Ottaba
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 97 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (110.5 km vs 116.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ottaba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 55/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount Beppo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.2% vs -3.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Beppo and Ottaba 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 Beppo has more residents (251 vs 52); Mount Beppo rents higher ($300/wk vs $90/wk).
| Mount Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 251 +79% vs other | 52 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.2% | -3.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 53 |
| Median household income | $64,012/yr +14% vs other | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +70% vs other | $90/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
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 (11.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (21.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Mount Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 30% of QLD | Higher than 17% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of QLD | Higher than 43% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mount Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Beppo carries more crime risk (55 vs 42).
| Mount Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mount Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 11 | 9 |
Mobility
Mount Beppo sits further from the CBD (116.6 km vs 110.5 km).
| Mount Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 116.6 km +5% vs other | 110.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 97 min | 88 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4313 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 73 postcode 4313 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Mount Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 108 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 169 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 134 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Mount Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Beppo | Ottaba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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