Mount Fox vs Upper Stone
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Fox, most households are people living alone. In Upper Stone, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Fox tends to suit people living alone, while Upper Stone suits 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
Upper Stone
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 60/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 41%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 84%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Upper Stone
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Fox
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($88/wk vs $234/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Upper Stone
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (1503.1 km vs 1517.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (1039 min vs 1048 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Mount Fox has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 2%)
- Upper Stone carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 60/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Upper Stone
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.6% vs -3.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Fox and Upper Stone 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
Upper Stone rents higher ($234/wk vs $88/wk); Upper Stone has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $40,768).
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84 | 111 +32% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.4% | +27.6% |
| Median age | 51 same for both | |
| Median household income | $40,768/yr | $71,500/yr +75% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $88/wk | $234/wk +166% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).
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 (4.8%).
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 (26.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 23 across Hinchinbrook same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -86% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 4% of QLD | Higher than 39% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of QLD | Higher than 7% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 5% of QLD | Higher than 4% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 20% of QLD | Higher than 24% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Fox carries more crime risk (60 vs 11); Mount Fox carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 51).
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 60/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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 Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mount Fox
- Mount Fox State School Government · Primary
Schools in Upper Stone
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Waterways | 4 | 30 |
Mobility
Mount Fox sits further from the CBD (1517.6 km vs 1503.1 km).
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1517.6 km | 1503.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1048 min | 1039 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 4850 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 (84.0%).
Setting
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 706 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 83 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 43.0 km | 32.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 2,433 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 14.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,516/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hinchinbrook same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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