Mount Mee vs Ocean View
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Mee, about half of households are people living alone. In Ocean View, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ocean View: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.35 million in Mount Mee, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Mee tends to suit people living alone, while Ocean View suits 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
Ocean View
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 23/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 51%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Mee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,350,000 vs $1,550,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Mee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ocean View
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (55 km vs 83.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (65 min vs 80 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ocean View
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 23/100)
- But Mount Mee has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 Mee and Ocean View 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
Ocean View has more residents (1,022 vs 519); Ocean View has higher household incomes ($113,568 vs $76,752).
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 519 | 1,022 +97% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.2% | +9.2% |
| Median age | 52 | 50 |
| Median household income | $76,752/yr | $113,568/yr +48% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $305/wk | $350/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,350,000 | $1,550,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 35 days from 7 sales |
Development activity
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6,996 across Moreton Bay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 48% of QLD | Higher than 84% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 29% of QLD | Higher than 72% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 87% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
Liveability
Ocean View is more walkable (10 vs 0); Ocean View scores higher overall (68 vs 41).
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | A |
| Score | 41/100 | 68/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Mount Mee carries more crime risk (23 vs 12); Mount Mee carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 38).
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 58/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Crime | Low 23/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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 Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mount Mee
- Mount Mee State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Ocean View
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 same for both | |
| Parks & reserves | 3 same for both | |
| Waterways | 13 | 3 |
Mobility
Mount Mee sits further from the CBD (83.1 km vs 55 km).
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 83.1 km +34% vs other | 55 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 80 min | 65 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 4521 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 98 postcode 4521 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.8%).
Setting
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 501 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 414 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 30.7 km | 22.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 237 premises | 0% 429 premises |
Climate
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moreton Bay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Longman | Dickson |
| Member | Terry Young | Ali France |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Mee | Ocean View | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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