Mount Jukes vs Kuttabul

Comparing Mount Jukes and Kuttabul, QLD: Kuttabul has more residents (707 vs 373); Mount Jukes rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); and Mount Jukes has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $98,124).

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

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kuttabul

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 Jukes and Kuttabul 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 Kuttabul
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 Kuttabul
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Jukes — Walkability: 0/100 Kuttabul — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 50
Mount Jukes — Safety: 51/100 Kuttabul — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 74 / 73
Mount Jukes — Low fire risk: 74/100 Kuttabul — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Kuttabul has more residents (707 vs 373); Mount Jukes rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).

Mount Jukes Kuttabul
Population 373 707
+90% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.3% -3.2%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $113,724/yr
+14% vs other
 $98,124/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+33% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Jukes Kuttabul
0-4 4.3% / 5.2%
Mount Jukes — 0-4: 4.3% Kuttabul — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 13.4% / 11.2%
Mount Jukes — 5-14: 13.4% Kuttabul — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 9.1% / 7.2%
Mount Jukes — 15-19: 9.1% Kuttabul — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 6.7% / 4.2%
Mount Jukes — 20-24: 6.7% Kuttabul — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 6.7% / 10.2%
Mount Jukes — 25-34: 6.7% Kuttabul — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 11.3% / 10.7%
Mount Jukes — 35-44: 11.3% Kuttabul — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 18.8% / 20.2%
Mount Jukes — 45-54: 18.8% Kuttabul — 45-54: 20.2%
55-64 17.7% / 16.5%
Mount Jukes — 55-64: 17.7% Kuttabul — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 9.4% / 10.0%
Mount Jukes — 65-74: 9.4% Kuttabul — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 3.5% / 3.8%
Mount Jukes — 75-84: 3.5% Kuttabul — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / 1.1%
Mount Jukes — 85+: not among its largest Kuttabul — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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%
Kuttabul 57.4% couple families
Kuttabul — Couple Families: 57.4% Kuttabul — Lone Person: 28.4% Kuttabul — One Parent Families: 12.3% Kuttabul — Group Household: 1.9%
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%
Kuttabul 14.2% renting
Kuttabul — Owned Outright: 36.8% Kuttabul — Mortgage: 49.0% Kuttabul — Renting: 14.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Jukes Kuttabul
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 25.0%
Mount Jukes — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Kuttabul — Certificate III & IV: 25.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 6.8%
Mount Jukes — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Kuttabul — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 4.0%
Mount Jukes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Kuttabul — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.4%
Mount Jukes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Kuttabul — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.4%
Mount Jukes — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Kuttabul — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

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 Kuttabul
New Zealand 3.2% / 1.3%
Mount Jukes — New Zealand: 3.2% Kuttabul — New Zealand: 1.3%
England 1.9% / 2.1%
Mount Jukes — England: 1.9% Kuttabul — England: 2.1%
South Africa — / 1.4%
Mount Jukes — South Africa: not among its largest Kuttabul — South Africa: 1.4%
Philippines 1.1% / —
Mount Jukes — Philippines: 1.1% Kuttabul — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Mount Jukes — Netherlands: not among its largest Kuttabul — Netherlands: 1.0%
Germany 0.8% / —
Mount Jukes — Germany: 0.8% Kuttabul — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Jukes 100.9% houses
Mount Jukes — Houses: 100.9% Mount Jukes — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kuttabul 97.1% houses
Kuttabul — Houses: 97.1% Kuttabul — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Jukes Kuttabul
Median house price — $775,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $780,000

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Mount Jukes Kuttabul
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 34% 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 57% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Jukes Kuttabul
Grade — D
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Jukes Kuttabul
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
67/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mount Jukes Kuttabul
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 Kuttabul
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 9 20

Mobility

Mount Jukes Kuttabul
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 997.6 km 998.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 683 min 682 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 Kuttabul
Car (driver) 81.8% / 83.4%
Mount Jukes — Car (driver): 81.8% Kuttabul — Car (driver): 83.4%
Worked from Home 9.7% / 10.6%
Mount Jukes — Worked from Home: 9.7% Kuttabul — Worked from Home: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 2.0%
Mount Jukes — Car (passenger): 4.2% Kuttabul — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Bus 4.2% / 1.0%
Mount Jukes — Bus: 4.2% Kuttabul — Bus: 1.0%
Walked Only — / 3.0%
Mount Jukes — Walked Only: not among its largest Kuttabul — Walked Only: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.4%).

Setting

Mount Jukes Kuttabul
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 13.3 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Mount Jukes Kuttabul
Annual rainfall 1,633 mm 1,517 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.6°C 30.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C 12.4°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Mount Jukes

Rural

Kuttabul

Rural

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