Mount French vs Templin

Templin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Mount French. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount French tends to suit older residents, while Templin suits families with children.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Mount French

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount French

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Templin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (73 min vs 81 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount French

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Mount French

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.7% vs 3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount French and Templin 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 French Templin
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 French Templin
Walkability 0 / 4
Mount French — Walkability: 0/100 Templin — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 78 / 86
Mount French — Safety: 78/100 Templin — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 56 / 100
Mount French — Low fire risk: 56/100 Templin — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount French has higher household incomes ($97,448 vs $80,132); Mount French skews older (49 vs 41).

Mount French Templin
Population 105
+15% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.7% +3.5%
Median age 49 41
Median household income $97,448/yr
+18% vs other
 $80,132/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $250/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount French Templin
0-4 — / 7.9%
Mount French — 0-4: not among its largest Templin — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 13.3% / 15.7%
Mount French — 5-14: 13.3% Templin — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 8.6% / —
Mount French — 15-19: 8.6% Templin — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 6.7%
Mount French — 20-24: not among its largest Templin — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 10.5% / 9.0%
Mount French — 25-34: 10.5% Templin — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 5.7% / 14.6%
Mount French — 35-44: 5.7% Templin — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 12.4% / 9.0%
Mount French — 45-54: 12.4% Templin — 45-54: 9.0%
55-64 16.2% / 24.7%
Mount French — 55-64: 16.2% Templin — 55-64: 24.7%
65-74 20.0% / 10.1%
Mount French — 65-74: 20.0% Templin — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 8.6% / 6.7%
Mount French — 75-84: 8.6% Templin — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / 3.4%
Mount French — 85+: not among its largest Templin — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

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 French Templin
England 4.8% / 5.6%
Mount French — England: 4.8% Templin — England: 5.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount French 50.0% couple families
Mount French — Couple Families: 50.0% Mount French — Lone Person: 37.5% Mount French — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Templin 51.9% couple families
Templin — Couple Families: 51.9% Templin — Lone Person: 37.0% Templin — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount French 100.0% houses
Mount French — Houses: 100.0%
Templin 100.0% houses
Templin — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount French Templin
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 18.0%
Mount French — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Templin — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 14.6%
Mount French — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Templin — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.7%
Mount French — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Templin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount French 0.0% renting
Mount French — Owned Outright: 61.3% Mount French — Mortgage: 38.7% Mount French — Renting: 0.0%
Templin 10.7% renting
Templin — Owned Outright: 46.4% Templin — Mortgage: 42.9% Templin — Renting: 10.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Mount French Templin
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount French Templin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD

Liveability

Mount French Templin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount French carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0).

Mount French Templin
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
14/100
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 French Templin
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

Mobility

Mount French Templin
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 93.4 km 92.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 73 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4310
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4310
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 French Templin
Car (driver) 91.2% / 68.4%
Mount French — Car (driver): 91.2% Templin — Car (driver): 68.4%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 21.1%
Mount French — Worked from Home: 8.8% Templin — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Walked Only — / 10.5%
Mount French — Walked Only: not among its largest Templin — Walked Only: 10.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (91.2%).

Setting

Mount French Templin
Elevation 262 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount French Templin
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Mount French Templin
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount French Templin
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mount French Templin
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Mount French

Retirees Rural

Templin

Family Rural

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