Mount Jukes vs Ball Bay

Mount Jukes is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 56 in Ball Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Jukes, most households are couple families. In Ball Bay, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Jukes tends to suit couples, while Ball Bay 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 Jukes is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 43%)
  • Ball Bay carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Jukes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Jukes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Jukes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (683 min vs 691 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (997.6 km vs 1007.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ball Bay

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 49/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Ball Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.7% vs -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Jukes and Ball Bay 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 Jukes Ball Bay
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 Jukes Ball Bay
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Jukes — Walkability: 0/100 Ball Bay — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 77
Mount Jukes — Safety: 51/100 Ball Bay — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 74 / 51
Mount Jukes — Low fire risk: 74/100 Ball Bay — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Mount Jukes has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $69,992); Ball Bay skews older (56 vs 45).

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
Population 373 384
+3% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.3% +6.7%
Median age 45 56
Median household income $113,724/yr
+38% vs other
 $69,992/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+3% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
0-4 4.3% / 3.4%
Mount Jukes — 0-4: 4.3% Ball Bay — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 13.4% / 8.6%
Mount Jukes — 5-14: 13.4% Ball Bay — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 9.1% / 2.9%
Mount Jukes — 15-19: 9.1% Ball Bay — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 6.7% / 2.9%
Mount Jukes — 20-24: 6.7% Ball Bay — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 6.7% / 6.8%
Mount Jukes — 25-34: 6.7% Ball Bay — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 11.3% / 8.3%
Mount Jukes — 35-44: 11.3% Ball Bay — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 18.8% / 13.3%
Mount Jukes — 45-54: 18.8% Ball Bay — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 17.7% / 28.4%
Mount Jukes — 55-64: 17.7% Ball Bay — 55-64: 28.4%
65-74 9.4% / 18.2%
Mount Jukes — 65-74: 9.4% Ball Bay — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 3.5% / 8.1%
Mount Jukes — 75-84: 3.5% Ball Bay — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / —
Mount Jukes — 85+: not among its largest Ball Bay — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Jukes 60.8% couple families
Mount Jukes — Couple Families: 60.8% Mount Jukes — Lone Person: 29.7% Mount Jukes — One Parent Families: 9.5% Mount Jukes — Group Household: 0.0%
Ball Bay 34.9% couple families
Ball Bay — Couple Families: 34.9% Ball Bay — Lone Person: 47.0% Ball Bay — One Parent Families: 8.4% Ball Bay — Group Household: 9.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Jukes 8.8% renting
Mount Jukes — Owned Outright: 46.0% Mount Jukes — Mortgage: 45.1% Mount Jukes — Renting: 8.8%
Ball Bay 16.7% renting
Ball Bay — Owned Outright: 44.2% Ball Bay — Mortgage: 39.1% Ball Bay — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 19.5%
Mount Jukes — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Ball Bay — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 7.6%
Mount Jukes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Ball Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 6.0%
Mount Jukes — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Ball Bay — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.6%
Mount Jukes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Ball Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.6%
Mount Jukes — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Ball Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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 Jukes Ball Bay
England 1.9% / 4.7%
Mount Jukes — England: 1.9% Ball Bay — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 3.2% / 2.1%
Mount Jukes — New Zealand: 3.2% Ball Bay — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa — / 2.1%
Mount Jukes — South Africa: not among its largest Ball Bay — South Africa: 2.1%
Scotland — / 1.3%
Mount Jukes — Scotland: not among its largest Ball Bay — Scotland: 1.3%
Philippines 1.1% / —
Mount Jukes — Philippines: 1.1% Ball Bay — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / —
Mount Jukes — Germany: 0.8% Ball Bay — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Jukes 100.9% houses
Mount Jukes — Houses: 100.9% Mount Jukes — Townhouses: 0.0%
Ball Bay 98.1% houses
Ball Bay — Houses: 98.1% Ball Bay — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
Median house price — $645,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $370,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 78 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Mount Jukes carries more crime risk (49 vs 23); Ball Bay carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 26).

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
67/100
 High
74/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
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 Jukes Ball Bay
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 9 3

Mobility

Ball Bay sits further from the CBD (1007.6 km vs 997.6 km).

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 997.6 km 1007.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 683 min 691 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
 0.1%
postcode 4741
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
 70
postcode 4741

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 Jukes Ball Bay
Car (driver) 81.8% / 83.6%
Mount Jukes — Car (driver): 81.8% Ball Bay — Car (driver): 83.6%
Worked from Home 9.7% / 7.9%
Mount Jukes — Worked from Home: 9.7% Ball Bay — Worked from Home: 7.9%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 4.3%
Mount Jukes — Car (passenger): 4.2% Ball Bay — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Bus 4.2% / 2.1%
Mount Jukes — Bus: 4.2% Ball Bay — Bus: 2.1%
Walked Only — / 2.1%
Mount Jukes — Walked Only: not among its largest Ball Bay — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.6%).

Setting

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 2.4 km
2.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
135 premises
 0%
232 premises

Climate

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
Annual rainfall 1,633 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Jukes Ball Bay
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Jukes

Rural

Ball Bay

Acreage Coastal Quiet Retirees

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