Mount Kelly vs Barratta
Barratta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Mount Kelly. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Barratta tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Mount Kelly carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 82/100)
- Barratta is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 81%)
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
Barratta
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 10%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $315/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Kelly
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (1268.7 km vs 1283.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (865 min vs 873 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Kelly
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Barratta
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.2% vs 3.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Kelly and Barratta drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Mount Kelly has more residents (291 vs 85); Mount Kelly has higher household incomes ($111,644 vs $84,500).
| Mount Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 291 +71% vs other | 85 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.9% | +23.2% |
| Median age | 42 | 38 |
| Median household income | $111,644/yr +24% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $315/wk +21% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mount Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $665,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Mount Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 22 across Burdekin same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 83% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 17% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of QLD | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of QLD | Higher than 53% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mount Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Barratta carries more crime risk (82 vs 21).
| Mount Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | High 82/100 |
| 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 Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 11 |
Mobility
Barratta sits further from the CBD (1283.6 km vs 1268.7 km).
| Mount Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1268.7 km | 1283.6 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 865 min | 873 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4807 | 0.0% postcode 4809 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 4807 | 75 postcode 4809 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).
Setting
| Mount Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 22.2 km | 12.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 133 premises | 0% 48 premises |
Climate
| Mount Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,037 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 13.3°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Mount Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,502/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burdekin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Kelly | Barratta | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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