Mount Colliery vs Killarney

Killarney is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 62 in Mount Colliery. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Colliery tends to suit share households.

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

Killarney

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 28%)
  • But Mount Colliery carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 31/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Colliery

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Colliery

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $240/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Killarney

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (152 min vs 165 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (182.4 km vs 186.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mount Colliery carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 31/100)
  • Killarney is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Mount Colliery

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.4% vs -3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Colliery and Killarney 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 Colliery Killarney
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 Colliery Killarney
Walkability 0 / 44
Mount Colliery — Walkability: 0/100 Killarney — Walkability: 44/100
Safety 80 / 69
Mount Colliery — Safety: 80/100 Killarney — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 28 / 58
Mount Colliery — Low fire risk: 28/100 Killarney — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Killarney has more residents (918 vs 117); Killarney rents higher ($240/wk vs $175/wk).

Mount Colliery Killarney
Population 117 918
+685% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% -3.8%
Median age 62 57
Median household income $49,712/yr
+3% vs other
 $48,256/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk $240/wk
+37% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Colliery Killarney
0-4 6.0% / 2.8%
Mount Colliery — 0-4: 6.0% Killarney — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 4.3% / 9.3%
Mount Colliery — 5-14: 4.3% Killarney — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 2.6% / 4.5%
Mount Colliery — 15-19: 2.6% Killarney — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 2.6% / 5.2%
Mount Colliery — 20-24: 2.6% Killarney — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 3.4% / 5.9%
Mount Colliery — 25-34: 3.4% Killarney — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 6.0% / 6.9%
Mount Colliery — 35-44: 6.0% Killarney — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 12.8% / 12.0%
Mount Colliery — 45-54: 12.8% Killarney — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 20.5% / 16.7%
Mount Colliery — 55-64: 20.5% Killarney — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 29.9% / 20.4%
Mount Colliery — 65-74: 29.9% Killarney — 65-74: 20.4%
75-84 8.5% / 11.0%
Mount Colliery — 75-84: 8.5% Killarney — 75-84: 11.0%
85+ — / 5.3%
Mount Colliery — 85+: not among its largest Killarney — 85+: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Colliery 52.0% lone person
Mount Colliery — Lone Person: 52.0% Mount Colliery — Couple Families: 16.0% Mount Colliery — One Parent Families: 12.0% Mount Colliery — Group Household: 20.0% Mount Colliery — Other Families: 0.0%
Killarney 50.4% lone person
Killarney — Lone Person: 50.4% Killarney — Couple Families: 26.1% Killarney — One Parent Families: 15.8% Killarney — Group Household: 3.8% Killarney — Other Families: 3.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Colliery 20.5% renting
Mount Colliery — Owned Outright: 56.8% Mount Colliery — Mortgage: 22.7% Mount Colliery — Renting: 20.5%
Killarney 25.5% renting
Killarney — Owned Outright: 49.6% Killarney — Mortgage: 24.9% Killarney — Renting: 25.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Colliery 100.0% houses
Mount Colliery — Houses: 100.0% Mount Colliery — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Colliery — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Killarney 96.5% houses
Killarney — Houses: 96.5% Killarney — Townhouses: 2.7% Killarney — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Colliery Killarney
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 16.2%
Mount Colliery — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Killarney — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 3.9%
Mount Colliery — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Killarney — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 4.9%
Mount Colliery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Killarney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 1.2%
Mount Colliery — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Killarney — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Mount Colliery — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Killarney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Property market

Mount Colliery Killarney
Median house price — $521,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $315,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 39 days
from 9 sales

Development activity

Mount Colliery Killarney
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Colliery Killarney
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Killarney is more walkable (44 vs 0).

Mount Colliery Killarney
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Mount Colliery carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 42); Killarney carries more crime risk (31 vs 20).

Mount Colliery Killarney
Bushfire High
72/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
31/100
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 Colliery Killarney
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Colliery

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

Schools in Killarney

  • Killarney P-10 State School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Colliery Killarney
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Mount Colliery sits further from the CBD (186.1 km vs 182.4 km).

Mount Colliery Killarney
Walkability score 0/100 44/100
Distance to Brisbane 186.1 km
+2% vs other
 182.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 min 152 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4370
 0.5%
postcode 4373
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4370
 58
postcode 4373

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 Colliery Killarney
Car (driver) 80.0% / 71.3%
Mount Colliery — Car (driver): 80.0% Killarney — Car (driver): 71.3%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 9.7%
Mount Colliery — Worked from Home: 20.0% Killarney — Worked from Home: 9.7%
Walked Only — / 12.7%
Mount Colliery — Walked Only: not among its largest Killarney — Walked Only: 12.7%
Car (passenger) — / 6.3%
Mount Colliery — Car (passenger): not among its largest Killarney — Car (passenger): 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Mount Colliery Killarney
Elevation 715 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 527 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Colliery Killarney
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 0%
518 premises

Climate

Mount Colliery Killarney
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Colliery Killarney
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Colliery Killarney
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Colliery

Retirees Rural

Killarney

Affordable Quiet Retirees Rural

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