Mount Coolon vs Llanarth

Llanarth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 43 in Mount Coolon. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Llanarth tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Llanarth

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (125% vs 82%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 69%)
  • But Mount Coolon carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 29/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Coolon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Coolon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $316/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Mount Coolon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1137.7 km vs 1208.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Coolon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

Mount Coolon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (168.8% vs 68.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Coolon and Llanarth 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 Coolon Llanarth
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 Coolon Llanarth
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Coolon — Walkability: 0/100 Llanarth — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 71
Mount Coolon — Safety: 83/100 Llanarth — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 88
Mount Coolon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Llanarth — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Llanarth rents higher ($316/wk vs $0/wk); Mount Coolon has more residents (172 vs 81).

Mount Coolon Llanarth
Population 172
+53% vs other
 81
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +168.8% +68.8%
Median age 43 31
Median household income $117,000/yr
+28% vs other
 $84,448/yr
Median weekly rent — $316/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Coolon Llanarth
0-4 — / 3.7%
Mount Coolon — 0-4: not among its largest Llanarth — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 6.4% / 22.2%
Mount Coolon — 5-14: 6.4% Llanarth — 5-14: 22.2%
15-19 1.7% / 6.2%
Mount Coolon — 15-19: 1.7% Llanarth — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.5% / 3.7%
Mount Coolon — 20-24: 3.5% Llanarth — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 20.3% / 17.3%
Mount Coolon — 25-34: 20.3% Llanarth — 25-34: 17.3%
35-44 16.9% / 14.8%
Mount Coolon — 35-44: 16.9% Llanarth — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 27.9% / 6.2%
Mount Coolon — 45-54: 27.9% Llanarth — 45-54: 6.2%
55-64 14.0% / 8.6%
Mount Coolon — 55-64: 14.0% Llanarth — 55-64: 8.6%
65-74 2.3% / 8.6%
Mount Coolon — 65-74: 2.3% Llanarth — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 2.3% / —
Mount Coolon — 75-84: 2.3% Llanarth — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.3% / —
Mount Coolon — 85+: 2.3% Llanarth — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Coolon 69.2% couple families
Mount Coolon — Couple Families: 69.2% Mount Coolon — Lone Person: 30.8%
Llanarth 100.0% couple families
Llanarth — Couple Families: 100.0% Llanarth — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Coolon 0.0% renting
Mount Coolon — Owned Outright: 69.2% Mount Coolon — Mortgage: 30.8% Mount Coolon — Renting: 0.0%
Llanarth 0.0% renting
Llanarth — Owned Outright: 78.6% Llanarth — Mortgage: 21.4% Llanarth — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Coolon 81.8% houses
Mount Coolon — Houses: 81.8% Mount Coolon — Flats / Apartments: 18.2%
Llanarth 125.0% houses
Llanarth — Houses: 125.0% Llanarth — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Coolon Llanarth
Certificate III & IV 11.0% / 13.6%
Mount Coolon — Certificate III & IV: 11.0% Llanarth — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 7.4%
Mount Coolon — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Llanarth — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / —
Mount Coolon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Llanarth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

Development activity

Mount Coolon Llanarth
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
 24
across Charters Towers
Approvals change year on year +70% -67%

Ranking within QLD

Mount Coolon Llanarth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 23% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Coolon Llanarth
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Llanarth carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Llanarth carries more crime risk (29 vs 17).

Mount Coolon Llanarth
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
17/100
 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 Coolon Llanarth
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 Coolon Llanarth
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 400 249

Mobility

Llanarth sits further from the CBD (1208.6 km vs 1137.7 km).

Mount Coolon Llanarth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1137.7 km 1208.6 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 819 min 822 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4804
 0.2%
postcode 4820
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 4804
 49
postcode 4820

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 Coolon Llanarth
Worked from Home 42.4% / 66.7%
Mount Coolon — Worked from Home: 42.4% Llanarth — Worked from Home: 66.7%
Car (driver) 22.0% / 12.1%
Mount Coolon — Car (driver): 22.0% Llanarth — Car (driver): 12.1%
Walked Only 13.6% / 12.1%
Mount Coolon — Walked Only: 13.6% Llanarth — Walked Only: 12.1%
Car (passenger) 10.2% / 9.1%
Mount Coolon — Car (passenger): 10.2% Llanarth — Car (passenger): 9.1%
Bus 11.9% / —
Mount Coolon — Bus: 11.9% Llanarth — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Mount Coolon Llanarth
Elevation 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 241 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Coolon Llanarth
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
19 premises

Council rates

Mount Coolon Llanarth
Average residential rate $1,412/yr $1,328/yr
Council Whitsunday Charters Towers

Federal electorate

Mount Coolon Llanarth
Division Capricornia Kennedy
Member Michelle Landry Bob Katter
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Katter's Australian Party (KAP)

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Coolon

Multicultural Rural

Llanarth

Family Rural

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