Mount Delaney vs Neurum

Mount Delaney is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 48 in Neurum. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Delaney, most households are couple families. In Neurum, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Delaney tends to suit families with children, while Neurum suits people living alone and older residents.

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 Delaney is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 57%)
  • Neurum carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 29/100)

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

First-home buyers

Neurum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Delaney

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Delaney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (80.4 km vs 84.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Neurum

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

Neurum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.4% vs -5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Delaney and Neurum 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 Delaney Neurum
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 Delaney Neurum
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Delaney — Walkability: 0/100 Neurum — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 83
Mount Delaney — Safety: 71/100 Neurum — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 73 / 52
Mount Delaney — Low fire risk: 73/100 Neurum — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Neurum has more residents (178 vs 80); Neurum rents higher ($350/wk vs $250/wk).

Mount Delaney Neurum
Population 80 178
+123% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.9% +25.4%
Median age 37 48
Median household income $82,836/yr
+14% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $350/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Delaney Neurum
0-4 6.2% / 5.1%
Mount Delaney — 0-4: 6.2% Neurum — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 20.0% / 9.6%
Mount Delaney — 5-14: 20.0% Neurum — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 7.5% / 5.6%
Mount Delaney — 15-19: 7.5% Neurum — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 — / 2.2%
Mount Delaney — 20-24: not among its largest Neurum — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 6.2% / 12.4%
Mount Delaney — 25-34: 6.2% Neurum — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 11.2% / 12.9%
Mount Delaney — 35-44: 11.2% Neurum — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 13.8% / 16.9%
Mount Delaney — 45-54: 13.8% Neurum — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 17.5% / 12.9%
Mount Delaney — 55-64: 17.5% Neurum — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 5.0% / 21.3%
Mount Delaney — 65-74: 5.0% Neurum — 65-74: 21.3%
75-84 — / 2.8%
Mount Delaney — 75-84: not among its largest Neurum — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / —
Mount Delaney — 85+: not among its largest Neurum — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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 Delaney Neurum
England 5.0% / 5.6%
Mount Delaney — England: 5.0% Neurum — England: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Delaney 55.0% couple families
Mount Delaney — Couple Families: 55.0% Mount Delaney — Lone Person: 20.0% Mount Delaney — One Parent Families: 25.0% Mount Delaney — Group Household: 0.0%
Neurum 50.0% couple families
Neurum — Couple Families: 50.0% Neurum — Lone Person: 35.7% Neurum — One Parent Families: 7.1% Neurum — Group Household: 7.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Delaney 100.0% houses
Mount Delaney — Houses: 100.0%
Neurum 103.1% houses
Neurum — Houses: 103.1%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount Delaney Neurum
Certificate III & IV 10.0% / 19.7%
Mount Delaney — Certificate III & IV: 10.0% Neurum — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 6.2%
Mount Delaney — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Neurum — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 1.7%
Mount Delaney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Neurum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Delaney 11.5% renting
Mount Delaney — Owned Outright: 46.2% Mount Delaney — Mortgage: 42.3% Mount Delaney — Renting: 11.5%
Neurum 19.0% renting
Neurum — Owned Outright: 55.6% Neurum — Mortgage: 25.4% Neurum — Renting: 19.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Mount Delaney Neurum
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Delaney Neurum
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 72% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Delaney Neurum
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Neurum carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 27); Mount Delaney carries more crime risk (29 vs 17).

Mount Delaney Neurum
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
17/100
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 Delaney Neurum
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 Delaney Neurum
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

Neurum sits further from the CBD (84.3 km vs 80.4 km).

Mount Delaney Neurum
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 80.4 km 84.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4514
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 Delaney Neurum
Car (driver) 80.0% / 76.9%
Mount Delaney — Car (driver): 80.0% Neurum — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 10.0% / 13.5%
Mount Delaney — Worked from Home: 10.0% Neurum — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Walked Only 10.0% / —
Mount Delaney — Walked Only: 10.0% Neurum — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 9.6%
Mount Delaney — Car (passenger): not among its largest Neurum — Car (passenger): 9.6%

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

Setting

Mount Delaney Neurum
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.8 km 34.1 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Delaney Neurum
Connectivity score 22/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
68 premises

Climate

Mount Delaney Neurum
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Delaney Neurum
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Delaney Neurum
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Delaney

Family River Rural

Neurum

Rural

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