Mount Morgan vs Struck Oil
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Struck Oil tends to suit families with children.
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 Morgan has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- Struck Oil carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 87/100)
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
Mount Morgan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Mount Morgan is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)
- Struck Oil sits closer to the CBD (648.1 km vs 650.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Morgan
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- But Struck Oil carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 87/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount Morgan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.8% vs -15.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Morgan and Struck Oil 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 Morgan has more residents (2,018 vs 151); Struck Oil rents higher ($350/wk vs $200/wk).
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,018 +93% vs other | 151 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.8% | -15.6% |
| Median age | 52 | 51 |
| Median household income | $40,508/yr | $67,756/yr +67% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $350/wk +75% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
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 (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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $346,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $250,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 34 days from 22 sales | — |
Development activity
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Rockhampton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +133% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.6% $425/wk on $395K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 4% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 87% of QLD | Higher than 28% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 27% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 70% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 97% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Mount Morgan is more walkable (52 vs 0).
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 25/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Morgan carries more crime risk (87 vs 27).
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 87/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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 Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Mount Morgan
- Mount Morgan State High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Mount Morgan Central State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Struck Oil
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 2 |
| GPs | 4 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 3 |
Mobility
Mount Morgan sits further from the CBD (650.6 km vs 648.1 km).
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 52/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 650.6 km | 648.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 450 min | 448 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4714 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 4714 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 (93.6%).
Setting
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 233 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 313 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.8 km | 21.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 53/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 17% 1,174 premises | 0% 64 premises |
Climate
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 811 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,313/yr same for both | |
| Council | Rockhampton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Morgan | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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