Mount Mort vs Mulgowie

Mulgowie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Mount Mort. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Mort, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Mort tends to suit people living alone.

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 Mort carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 78/100)
  • Mulgowie is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 20%)

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 Mort

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $288/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Mort

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (89.6 km vs 91.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Mort

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Mulgowie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.1% vs -14.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Mort and Mulgowie 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 Mort Mulgowie
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 Mort Mulgowie
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Mort — Walkability: 0/100 Mulgowie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 22
Mount Mort — Safety: 70/100 Mulgowie — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Mort — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mulgowie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mulgowie has more residents (166 vs 78); Mount Mort has higher household incomes ($89,336 vs $79,092).

Mount Mort Mulgowie
Population 78 166
+113% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.3% -5.1%
Median age 52 49
Median household income $89,336/yr
+11% vs other
 $79,092/yr
Median weekly rent $265/wk $288/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Mort Mulgowie
0-4 — / 5.4%
Mount Mort — 0-4: not among its largest Mulgowie — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 10.3% / 11.4%
Mount Mort — 5-14: 10.3% Mulgowie — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 3.8% / 7.2%
Mount Mort — 15-19: 3.8% Mulgowie — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 6.4% / 7.2%
Mount Mort — 20-24: 6.4% Mulgowie — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 7.7% / 4.2%
Mount Mort — 25-34: 7.7% Mulgowie — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 9.0% / 10.8%
Mount Mort — 35-44: 9.0% Mulgowie — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 17.9% / 16.9%
Mount Mort — 45-54: 17.9% Mulgowie — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 20.5% / 18.7%
Mount Mort — 55-64: 20.5% Mulgowie — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 17.9% / 12.0%
Mount Mort — 65-74: 17.9% Mulgowie — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 5.1% / 8.4%
Mount Mort — 75-84: 5.1% Mulgowie — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / 2.4%
Mount Mort — 85+: not among its largest Mulgowie — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Mort 55.0% lone person
Mount Mort — Lone Person: 55.0% Mount Mort — Couple Families: 20.0% Mount Mort — Group Household: 25.0% Mount Mort — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mulgowie 37.8% lone person
Mulgowie — Lone Person: 37.8% Mulgowie — Couple Families: 40.5% Mulgowie — Group Household: 0.0% Mulgowie — One Parent Families: 21.6%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Mort 26.5% renting
Mount Mort — Owned Outright: 47.1% Mount Mort — Mortgage: 26.5% Mount Mort — Renting: 26.5%
Mulgowie 14.5% renting
Mulgowie — Owned Outright: 49.1% Mulgowie — Mortgage: 36.4% Mulgowie — Renting: 14.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Mort 100.0% houses
Mount Mort — Houses: 100.0%
Mulgowie 100.0% houses
Mulgowie — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount Mort Mulgowie
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 17.5%
Mount Mort — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Mulgowie — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 10.2%
Mount Mort — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Mulgowie — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 3.0%
Mount Mort — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Mulgowie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Mount Mort — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mulgowie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Mount Mort — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mulgowie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Development activity

Mount Mort Mulgowie
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
 352
across Lockyer Valley
Approvals change year on year -7% +103%

Ranking within QLD

Mount Mort Mulgowie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Mort Mulgowie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Mulgowie carries more crime risk (78 vs 30).

Mount Mort Mulgowie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 High
78/100
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 Mort Mulgowie
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 Mort Mulgowie
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 15 3

Mobility

Mulgowie sits further from the CBD (91.6 km vs 89.6 km).

Mount Mort Mulgowie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 89.6 km 91.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 80 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4340
 0.5%
postcode 4341
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 4340
 97
postcode 4341

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 Mort Mulgowie
Car (driver) 72.5% / 62.9%
Mount Mort — Car (driver): 72.5% Mulgowie — Car (driver): 62.9%
Worked from Home 27.5% / 27.4%
Mount Mort — Worked from Home: 27.5% Mulgowie — Worked from Home: 27.4%
Walked Only — / 9.7%
Mount Mort — Walked Only: not among its largest Mulgowie — Walked Only: 9.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Mount Mort Mulgowie
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Mort Mulgowie
Connectivity score 22/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
82 premises

Climate

Mount Mort Mulgowie
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Mort Mulgowie
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mount Mort Mulgowie
Average residential rate $1,713/yr $1,952/yr
Council Ipswich Lockyer Valley

Federal electorate

Mount Mort Mulgowie
Division Blair Wright
Member Shayne Neumann Scott Buchholz
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal National Party of Queensland

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Mort

River Rural

Mulgowie

Quiet Rural

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