Mount Julian vs Strathdickie

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Julian, about half of households are couple families. In Strathdickie, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Strathdickie: a median of $875,000, against $780,000 in Mount Julian. On these figures, Strathdickie tends to suit 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

Strathdickie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 38/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Julian

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($780,000 vs $875,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Strathdickie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)

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

Strathdickie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Strathdickie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.0% vs -3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Julian and Strathdickie 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 Julian Strathdickie
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 Julian Strathdickie
Walkability 4 / 0
Mount Julian — Walkability: 4/100 Strathdickie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 84
Mount Julian — Safety: 62/100 Strathdickie — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Julian — Low fire risk: 100/100 Strathdickie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Strathdickie has more residents (1,003 vs 477); Strathdickie has higher household incomes ($111,228 vs $85,540).

Mount Julian Strathdickie
Population 477 1,003
+110% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.0% +14.0%
Median age 45 43
Median household income $85,540/yr $111,228/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+3% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Julian Strathdickie
0-4 5.7% / 4.9%
Mount Julian — 0-4: 5.7% Strathdickie — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 10.1% / 14.8%
Mount Julian — 5-14: 10.1% Strathdickie — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 6.3% / 7.0%
Mount Julian — 15-19: 6.3% Strathdickie — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.8% / 3.3%
Mount Julian — 20-24: 4.8% Strathdickie — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 9.2% / 8.8%
Mount Julian — 25-34: 9.2% Strathdickie — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 11.5% / 13.1%
Mount Julian — 35-44: 11.5% Strathdickie — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 18.7% / 17.5%
Mount Julian — 45-54: 18.7% Strathdickie — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 15.1% / 15.2%
Mount Julian — 55-64: 15.1% Strathdickie — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 12.8% / 10.6%
Mount Julian — 65-74: 12.8% Strathdickie — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 4.8% / 4.5%
Mount Julian — 75-84: 4.8% Strathdickie — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.3% / 1.2%
Mount Julian — 85+: 1.3% Strathdickie — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Julian 53.3% couple families
Mount Julian — Couple Families: 53.3% Mount Julian — Lone Person: 27.1% Mount Julian — One Parent Families: 16.8% Mount Julian — Group Household: 2.8%
Strathdickie 66.7% couple families
Strathdickie — Couple Families: 66.7% Strathdickie — Lone Person: 20.8% Strathdickie — One Parent Families: 7.9% Strathdickie — Group Household: 4.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Julian 16.0% renting
Mount Julian — Owned Outright: 35.8% Mount Julian — Mortgage: 48.1% Mount Julian — Renting: 16.0%
Strathdickie 9.3% renting
Strathdickie — Owned Outright: 40.2% Strathdickie — Mortgage: 50.5% Strathdickie — Renting: 9.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Julian Strathdickie
Certificate III & IV 24.9% / 22.8%
Mount Julian — Certificate III & IV: 24.9% Strathdickie — Certificate III & IV: 22.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 6.9%
Mount Julian — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Strathdickie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 8.4%
Mount Julian — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Strathdickie — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / 1.7%
Mount Julian — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Strathdickie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Mount Julian — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Strathdickie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

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 Julian Strathdickie
England 3.6% / 4.0%
Mount Julian — England: 3.6% Strathdickie — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 2.5% / 3.0%
Mount Julian — New Zealand: 2.5% Strathdickie — New Zealand: 3.0%
South Africa 1.7% / 0.5%
Mount Julian — South Africa: 1.7% Strathdickie — South Africa: 0.5%
Zimbabwe 0.6% / 0.5%
Mount Julian — Zimbabwe: 0.6% Strathdickie — Zimbabwe: 0.5%
Thailand 0.6% / 0.4%
Mount Julian — Thailand: 0.6% Strathdickie — Thailand: 0.4%
Philippines 0.6% / —
Mount Julian — Philippines: 0.6% Strathdickie — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.6%
Mount Julian — Scotland: not among its largest Strathdickie — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Julian 95.8% houses
Mount Julian — Houses: 95.8% Mount Julian — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Strathdickie 99.4% houses
Strathdickie — Houses: 99.4% Strathdickie — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Julian Strathdickie
Median house price $780,000 $875,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $540,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 7 sales
 41 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Mount Julian Strathdickie
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Julian Strathdickie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Julian Strathdickie
Grade — B
Score — 59/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mount Julian carries more crime risk (38 vs 16).

Mount Julian Strathdickie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
16/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Julian Strathdickie
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 Julian Strathdickie
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 12

Mobility

Mount Julian Strathdickie
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1095.9 km 1095.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 749 min 748 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4800
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 4800
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 Julian Strathdickie
Car (driver) 87.2% / 76.9%
Mount Julian — Car (driver): 87.2% Strathdickie — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 6.9% / 12.0%
Mount Julian — Worked from Home: 6.9% Strathdickie — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.7%
Mount Julian — Car (passenger): 3.7% Strathdickie — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bus 2.1% / 2.4%
Mount Julian — Bus: 2.1% Strathdickie — Bus: 2.4%
Walked Only — / 4.0%
Mount Julian — Walked Only: not among its largest Strathdickie — Walked Only: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.2%).

Setting

Mount Julian Strathdickie
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.4 km 10.5 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Julian Strathdickie
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
203 premises
 0%
390 premises

Climate

Mount Julian Strathdickie
Annual rainfall 1,502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Julian Strathdickie
Average residential rate $1,412/yr
same for both
Council Whitsunday
same for both

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Mount Julian

Acreage

Strathdickie

Acreage

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