Mount Glorious vs Samsonvale

Samsonvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Mount Glorious. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Samsonvale, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Samsonvale: a median of $2 million, against $987,000 in Mount Glorious, and rent is higher there too. Mount Glorious is closer to the city centre: 37.5 km, against 44.1 km. On these figures, Mount Glorious tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Samsonvale suits 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

Samsonvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Mount Glorious has cheaper houses ($987,175 vs $2,000,000)
  • Samsonvale leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 23%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Glorious

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($363/wk vs $575/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Mount Glorious sits closer to the CBD (37.5 km vs 44.1 km)
  • Samsonvale is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mount Glorious has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 11%)
  • Samsonvale is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Glorious and Samsonvale 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 Glorious Samsonvale
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 Glorious Samsonvale
Walkability 0 / 10
Mount Glorious — Walkability: 0/100 Samsonvale — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 88 / 89
Mount Glorious — Safety: 88/100 Samsonvale — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 21 / 48
Mount Glorious — Low fire risk: 21/100 Samsonvale — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Samsonvale has more residents (674 vs 343); Samsonvale has higher household incomes ($169,000 vs $100,048).

Mount Glorious Samsonvale
Population 343 674
+97% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.9% +14.2%
Median age 49 40
Median household income $100,048/yr $169,000/yr
+69% vs other
Median weekly rent $363/wk $575/wk
+58% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Glorious Samsonvale
0-4 6.4% / 4.6%
Mount Glorious — 0-4: 6.4% Samsonvale — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 9.3% / 18.2%
Mount Glorious — 5-14: 9.3% Samsonvale — 5-14: 18.2%
15-19 3.8% / 8.2%
Mount Glorious — 15-19: 3.8% Samsonvale — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 1.7% / 4.9%
Mount Glorious — 20-24: 1.7% Samsonvale — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 9.6% / 6.1%
Mount Glorious — 25-34: 9.6% Samsonvale — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 13.4% / 14.2%
Mount Glorious — 35-44: 13.4% Samsonvale — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 19.2% / 22.0%
Mount Glorious — 45-54: 19.2% Samsonvale — 45-54: 22.0%
55-64 15.2% / 10.1%
Mount Glorious — 55-64: 15.2% Samsonvale — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 14.6% / 8.8%
Mount Glorious — 65-74: 14.6% Samsonvale — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 8.7% / 2.1%
Mount Glorious — 75-84: 8.7% Samsonvale — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ — / 0.4%
Mount Glorious — 85+: not among its largest Samsonvale — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Glorious 38.8% couple families
Mount Glorious — Couple Families: 38.8% Mount Glorious — Lone Person: 43.3% Mount Glorious — One Parent Families: 13.4% Mount Glorious — Group Household: 4.5%
Samsonvale 79.7% couple families
Samsonvale — Couple Families: 79.7% Samsonvale — Lone Person: 8.3% Samsonvale — One Parent Families: 12.0% Samsonvale — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Glorious 9.8% renting
Mount Glorious — Owned Outright: 44.4% Mount Glorious — Mortgage: 45.9% Mount Glorious — Renting: 9.8%
Samsonvale 5.9% renting
Samsonvale — Owned Outright: 24.3% Samsonvale — Mortgage: 69.7% Samsonvale — Renting: 5.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Glorious Samsonvale
Bachelor Degree 22.7% / 13.5%
Mount Glorious — Bachelor Degree: 22.7% Samsonvale — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 17.1%
Mount Glorious — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% Samsonvale — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 8.5%
Mount Glorious — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Samsonvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 10.5% / 5.9%
Mount Glorious — Postgraduate Degree: 10.5% Samsonvale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 1.2%
Mount Glorious — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Samsonvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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 Glorious Samsonvale
England 9.6% / 5.8%
Mount Glorious — England: 9.6% Samsonvale — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 3.5% / 1.8%
Mount Glorious — New Zealand: 3.5% Samsonvale — New Zealand: 1.8%
South Africa 1.5% / 1.2%
Mount Glorious — South Africa: 1.5% Samsonvale — South Africa: 1.2%
Scotland 1.2% / 0.4%
Mount Glorious — Scotland: 1.2% Samsonvale — Scotland: 0.4%
Germany 0.9% / 0.7%
Mount Glorious — Germany: 0.9% Samsonvale — Germany: 0.7%
China 0.9% / —
Mount Glorious — China: 0.9% Samsonvale — China: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.4%
Mount Glorious — Italy: not among its largest Samsonvale — Italy: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Glorious 100.8% houses
Mount Glorious — Houses: 100.8%
Samsonvale 100.0% houses
Samsonvale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Mount Glorious Samsonvale
Median house price $987,175 $2,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Mount Glorious Samsonvale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD

Liveability

Samsonvale is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Mount Glorious Samsonvale
Grade — A
Score — 67/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Mount Glorious carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 52).

Mount Glorious Samsonvale
Bushfire High
79/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Low
12/100
 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 Glorious Samsonvale
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 Glorious Samsonvale
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 4 2

Mobility

Samsonvale sits further from the CBD (44.1 km vs 37.5 km).

Mount Glorious Samsonvale
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 37.5 km 44.1 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 4520
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 Glorious Samsonvale
Car (driver) 55.6% / 64.6%
Mount Glorious — Car (driver): 55.6% Samsonvale — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 25.4%
Mount Glorious — Worked from Home: 38.5% Samsonvale — Worked from Home: 25.4%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 5.4%
Mount Glorious — Car (passenger): 3.0% Samsonvale — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 3.0% / 4.6%
Mount Glorious — Walked Only: 3.0% Samsonvale — Walked Only: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

Mount Glorious Samsonvale
Elevation 291 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.4 km 17.2 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Glorious Samsonvale
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
86 premises
 0%
189 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Glorious Samsonvale
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³ 5.4 µg/m³
PM10 13.4 µg/m³ 14.7 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.74 pphm 0.43 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Mount Glorious Samsonvale
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Glorious

Outer Professionals

Samsonvale

Family Outer

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