Mount Berryman vs Mulgowie

Mount Berryman is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Mulgowie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Berryman, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Berryman 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 Berryman carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 78/100)
  • Mulgowie is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Mulgowie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Berryman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($228/wk vs $288/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mulgowie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (80 min vs 88 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (91.6 km vs 98.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Berryman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Mulgowie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.1% vs -11.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Berryman and Mulgowie 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 Berryman Mulgowie
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 Berryman Mulgowie
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Berryman — Walkability: 0/100 Mulgowie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 22
Mount Berryman — Safety: 80/100 Mulgowie — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Berryman — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mulgowie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mulgowie has more residents (166 vs 96); Mulgowie has higher household incomes ($79,092 vs $58,448).

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
Population 96 166
+73% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.9% -5.1%
Median age 45 49
Median household income $58,448/yr $79,092/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $228/wk $288/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
0-4 3.1% / 5.4%
Mount Berryman — 0-4: 3.1% Mulgowie — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 12.5% / 11.4%
Mount Berryman — 5-14: 12.5% Mulgowie — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.2% / 7.2%
Mount Berryman — 15-19: 4.2% Mulgowie — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 4.2% / 7.2%
Mount Berryman — 20-24: 4.2% Mulgowie — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 9.4% / 4.2%
Mount Berryman — 25-34: 9.4% Mulgowie — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 5.2% / 10.8%
Mount Berryman — 35-44: 5.2% Mulgowie — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 13.5% / 16.9%
Mount Berryman — 45-54: 13.5% Mulgowie — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 14.6% / 18.7%
Mount Berryman — 55-64: 14.6% Mulgowie — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 16.7% / 12.0%
Mount Berryman — 65-74: 16.7% Mulgowie — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 4.2% / 8.4%
Mount Berryman — 75-84: 4.2% Mulgowie — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / 2.4%
Mount Berryman — 85+: not among its largest Mulgowie — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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 Berryman Mulgowie
England 9.4% / 1.8%
Mount Berryman — England: 9.4% Mulgowie — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 9.4% / 1.8%
Mount Berryman — New Zealand: 9.4% Mulgowie — New Zealand: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Berryman 54.5% lone person
Mount Berryman — Lone Person: 54.5% Mount Berryman — Couple Families: 45.5% Mount Berryman — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mulgowie 37.8% lone person
Mulgowie — Lone Person: 37.8% Mulgowie — Couple Families: 40.5% Mulgowie — One Parent Families: 21.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Berryman 100.0% houses
Mount Berryman — Houses: 100.0%
Mulgowie 100.0% houses
Mulgowie — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 17.5%
Mount Berryman — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Mulgowie — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.5% / 3.0%
Mount Berryman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.5% Mulgowie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 10.2%
Mount Berryman — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Mulgowie — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 2.4%
Mount Berryman — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Mulgowie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Mount Berryman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mulgowie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Berryman 9.4% renting
Mount Berryman — Owned Outright: 59.4% Mount Berryman — Mortgage: 31.2% Mount Berryman — Renting: 9.4%
Mulgowie 14.5% renting
Mulgowie — Owned Outright: 49.1% Mulgowie — Mortgage: 36.4% Mulgowie — Renting: 14.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mulgowie carries more crime risk (78 vs 20).

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 High
78/100
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 Berryman Mulgowie
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 Berryman Mulgowie
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 12 3

Mobility

Mount Berryman sits further from the CBD (98.7 km vs 91.6 km).

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 98.7 km
+7% vs other
 91.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 88 min 80 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4341
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 97
postcode 4341
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.

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
Car (driver) 68.8% / 62.9%
Mount Berryman — Car (driver): 68.8% Mulgowie — Car (driver): 62.9%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 27.4%
Mount Berryman — Worked from Home: 12.5% Mulgowie — Worked from Home: 27.4%
Walked Only 18.8% / 9.7%
Mount Berryman — Walked Only: 18.8% Mulgowie — Walked Only: 9.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).

Setting

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
Elevation 372 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
Connectivity score 20/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
82 premises

Climate

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Berryman Mulgowie
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Berryman

Rural

Mulgowie

Quiet Rural

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