Mount Garnet vs Silver Valley

Mount Garnet is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Silver Valley. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Silver Valley, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Silver Valley tends to suit people living alone.

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 Garnet is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 35%)
  • Silver Valley has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 86%)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Garnet

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mount Garnet has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 17%)
  • Silver Valley has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $185/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Silver Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1730.1 km vs 1789.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Mount Garnet has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 2%)
  • Silver Valley has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Mount Garnet

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.7% vs 0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Garnet and Silver Valley 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 Garnet Silver Valley
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 Garnet Silver Valley
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Garnet — Walkability: 0/100 Silver Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 17
Mount Garnet — Safety: 25/100 Silver Valley — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 41
Mount Garnet — Low fire risk: 100/100 Silver Valley — Low fire risk: 41/100

Demographics

Mount Garnet has more residents (532 vs 145); Mount Garnet rents higher ($185/wk vs $100/wk).

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
Population 532
+73% vs other
 145
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.7% +0.7%
Median age 50 54
Median household income $47,892/yr
+38% vs other
 $29,900/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk
+46% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
0-4 4.3% / 2.8%
Mount Garnet — 0-4: 4.3% Silver Valley — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 13.0% / 8.3%
Mount Garnet — 5-14: 13.0% Silver Valley — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 2.4% / 6.2%
Mount Garnet — 15-19: 2.4% Silver Valley — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.2% / —
Mount Garnet — 20-24: 3.2% Silver Valley — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.8% / 8.3%
Mount Garnet — 25-34: 11.8% Silver Valley — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 7.5% / 3.4%
Mount Garnet — 35-44: 7.5% Silver Valley — 35-44: 3.4%
45-54 15.0% / 19.3%
Mount Garnet — 45-54: 15.0% Silver Valley — 45-54: 19.3%
55-64 19.2% / 23.4%
Mount Garnet — 55-64: 19.2% Silver Valley — 55-64: 23.4%
65-74 13.3% / 17.9%
Mount Garnet — 65-74: 13.3% Silver Valley — 65-74: 17.9%
75-84 8.3% / 4.8%
Mount Garnet — 75-84: 8.3% Silver Valley — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 1.9% / 6.2%
Mount Garnet — 85+: 1.9% Silver Valley — 85+: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Garnet 38.8% lone person
Mount Garnet — Lone Person: 38.8% Mount Garnet — Couple Families: 26.9% Mount Garnet — One Parent Families: 21.6% Mount Garnet — Other Families: 7.5% Mount Garnet — Group Household: 5.2%
Silver Valley 64.9% lone person
Silver Valley — Lone Person: 64.9% Silver Valley — Couple Families: 21.6% Silver Valley — One Parent Families: 13.5% Silver Valley — Other Families: 0.0% Silver Valley — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Garnet 36.4% renting
Mount Garnet — Owned Outright: 43.4% Mount Garnet — Mortgage: 20.3% Mount Garnet — Renting: 36.4%
Silver Valley 17.0% renting
Silver Valley — Owned Outright: 60.4% Silver Valley — Mortgage: 22.6% Silver Valley — Renting: 17.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Garnet Silver Valley
England 0.6% / 3.4%
Mount Garnet — England: 0.6% Silver Valley — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 1.1% / 2.1%
Mount Garnet — New Zealand: 1.1% Silver Valley — New Zealand: 2.1%
Germany — / 2.1%
Mount Garnet — Germany: not among its largest Silver Valley — Germany: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 16.6%
Mount Garnet — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Silver Valley — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 4.1%
Mount Garnet — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Silver Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Bachelor Degree 2.6% / 4.8%
Mount Garnet — Bachelor Degree: 2.6% Silver Valley — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / —
Mount Garnet — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Silver Valley — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / —
Mount Garnet — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Silver Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Garnet 86.1% houses
Mount Garnet — Houses: 86.1% Mount Garnet — Flats / Apartments: 13.9%
Silver Valley 98.2% houses
Silver Valley — Houses: 98.2% Silver Valley — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
Median house price $250,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 196 days
from 6 sales
 —

Development activity

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
New dwellings approved 167
across Tablelands
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
Grade D —
Score 19/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Silver Valley carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 0).

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime High
75/100
 High
83/100
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 Garnet Silver Valley
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Mount Garnet

  • Mount Garnet State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Silver Valley

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 6 8

Mobility

Mount Garnet sits further from the CBD (1789.1 km vs 1730.1 km).

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1789.1 km
+3% vs other
 1730.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1228 min 1227 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4872
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4872
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 Garnet Silver Valley
Car (driver) 46.2% / 71.4%
Mount Garnet — Car (driver): 46.2% Silver Valley — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 28.2% / 28.6%
Mount Garnet — Worked from Home: 28.2% Silver Valley — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Car (passenger) 13.7% / —
Mount Garnet — Car (passenger): 13.7% Silver Valley — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 12.0% / —
Mount Garnet — Walked Only: 12.0% Silver Valley — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
Elevation 756 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 924 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
Connectivity score 29/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
238 premises
 0%
59 premises

Council rates

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
Average residential rate $1,609/yr
same for both
Council Tablelands
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Garnet Silver Valley
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 Garnet Silver Valley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Garnet

Affordable Rural

Silver Valley

Retirees Rural

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