Mount Mort vs Townson

Townson is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 52 in Mount Mort. 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, Mount Mort tends to suit older residents.

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 92/100)
  • Townson is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 20%)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Mort

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 61%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Mort

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Mort

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (78 min vs 100 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (89.6 km vs 112.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Mort

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Townson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.8% vs -14.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Mort and Townson 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 Townson
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 Townson
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Mort — Walkability: 0/100 Townson — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 8
Mount Mort — Safety: 70/100 Townson — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 23
Mount Mort — Low fire risk: 100/100 Townson — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Mount Mort has higher household incomes ($89,336 vs $49,348); Mount Mort has more residents (78 vs 52).

Mount Mort Townson
Population 78
+33% vs other
 52
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.3% +36.8%
Median age 52 37
Median household income $89,336/yr
+45% vs other
 $49,348/yr
Median weekly rent $265/wk $275/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Mort Townson
0-4 — / —
Mount Mort — 0-4: not among its largest Townson — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.3% / 17.3%
Mount Mort — 5-14: 10.3% Townson — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 3.8% / 7.7%
Mount Mort — 15-19: 3.8% Townson — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 6.4% / —
Mount Mort — 20-24: 6.4% Townson — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.7% / 9.6%
Mount Mort — 25-34: 7.7% Townson — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 9.0% / 17.3%
Mount Mort — 35-44: 9.0% Townson — 35-44: 17.3%
45-54 17.9% / 7.7%
Mount Mort — 45-54: 17.9% Townson — 45-54: 7.7%
55-64 20.5% / 25.0%
Mount Mort — 55-64: 20.5% Townson — 55-64: 25.0%
65-74 17.9% / 5.8%
Mount Mort — 65-74: 17.9% Townson — 65-74: 5.8%
75-84 5.1% / —
Mount Mort — 75-84: 5.1% Townson — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Mount Mort — 85+: not among its largest Townson — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

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%
Townson 58.3% lone person
Townson — Lone Person: 58.3% Townson — Couple Families: 41.7% Townson — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household

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%
Townson 33.3% renting
Townson — Owned Outright: 37.5% Townson — Mortgage: 29.2% Townson — Renting: 33.3%
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%
Townson 100.0% houses
Townson — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount Mort Townson
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 15.4%
Mount Mort — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Townson — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 21.2%
Mount Mort — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Townson — Bachelor Degree: 21.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.8%
Mount Mort — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Townson — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / —
Mount Mort — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Townson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Mount Mort Townson
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 40% 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 14% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Townson carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 0); Townson carries more crime risk (92 vs 30).

Mount Mort Townson
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
77/100
Crime Low
30/100
 High
92/100
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 Townson
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 Townson
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 15 12

Mobility

Townson sits further from the CBD (112.3 km vs 89.6 km).

Mount Mort Townson
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 89.6 km 112.3 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 100 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 Townson
Car (driver) 72.5% / 35.0%
Mount Mort — Car (driver): 72.5% Townson — Car (driver): 35.0%
Worked from Home 27.5% / 65.0%
Mount Mort — Worked from Home: 27.5% Townson — Worked from Home: 65.0%

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

Setting

Mount Mort Townson
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 508 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Mort Townson
Connectivity score 22/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
16 premises

Climate

Mount Mort Townson
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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Mort Townson
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

Townson

Rural

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