Mount Murchison vs Valentine Plains

In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Murchison 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

Valentine Plains

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 39/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Valentine Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mount Murchison has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 19%)
  • Valentine Plains has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Murchison

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (411 min vs 433 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (581.5 km vs 591.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mount Murchison has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • Valentine Plains carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Valentine Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.3% vs -14.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Murchison and Valentine Plains 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 Murchison Valentine Plains
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 Murchison Valentine Plains
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Murchison — Walkability: 0/100 Valentine Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 83
Mount Murchison — Safety: 61/100 Valentine Plains — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 44 / 39
Mount Murchison — Low fire risk: 44/100 Valentine Plains — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Valentine Plains has more residents (373 vs 128); Mount Murchison rents higher ($300/wk vs $240/wk).

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
Population 128 373
+191% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.1% -5.3%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $114,816/yr
+12% vs other
 $101,088/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+20% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
0-4 3.9% / 5.9%
Mount Murchison — 0-4: 3.9% Valentine Plains — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 18.8% / 10.7%
Mount Murchison — 5-14: 18.8% Valentine Plains — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 6.2% / 9.9%
Mount Murchison — 15-19: 6.2% Valentine Plains — 15-19: 9.9%
20-24 3.1% / 5.1%
Mount Murchison — 20-24: 3.1% Valentine Plains — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 10.9% / 7.8%
Mount Murchison — 25-34: 10.9% Valentine Plains — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 7.0% / 11.5%
Mount Murchison — 35-44: 7.0% Valentine Plains — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 16.4% / 14.7%
Mount Murchison — 45-54: 16.4% Valentine Plains — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 7.8% / 18.8%
Mount Murchison — 55-64: 7.8% Valentine Plains — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 7.8% / 9.1%
Mount Murchison — 65-74: 7.8% Valentine Plains — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 11.7% / 5.6%
Mount Murchison — 75-84: 11.7% Valentine Plains — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 2.3% / 0.8%
Mount Murchison — 85+: 2.3% Valentine Plains — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
New Zealand 3.9% / 0.8%
Mount Murchison — New Zealand: 3.9% Valentine Plains — New Zealand: 0.8%
England 2.3% / 0.8%
Mount Murchison — England: 2.3% Valentine Plains — England: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Murchison 57.1% couple families
Mount Murchison — Couple Families: 57.1% Mount Murchison — Lone Person: 31.4% Mount Murchison — One Parent Families: 11.4%
Valentine Plains 60.7% couple families
Valentine Plains — Couple Families: 60.7% Valentine Plains — Lone Person: 29.8% Valentine Plains — One Parent Families: 9.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Murchison 73.2% houses
Mount Murchison — Houses: 73.2% Mount Murchison — Townhouses: 14.6% Mount Murchison — Flats / Apartments: 12.2%
Valentine Plains 100.0% houses
Valentine Plains — Houses: 100.0% Valentine Plains — Townhouses: 0.0% Valentine Plains — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 15.8%
Mount Murchison — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Valentine Plains — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 7.5%
Mount Murchison — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Valentine Plains — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 5.4%
Mount Murchison — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% Valentine Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Mount Murchison — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Valentine Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Murchison 33.3% renting
Mount Murchison — Owned Outright: 36.7% Mount Murchison — Mortgage: 30.0% Mount Murchison — Renting: 33.3%
Valentine Plains 18.9% renting
Valentine Plains — Owned Outright: 48.4% Valentine Plains — Mortgage: 32.8% Valentine Plains — Renting: 18.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Murchison carries more crime risk (39 vs 17).

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
17/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Murchison

  • Mount Murchison State School Government · Primary

Schools in Valentine Plains

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 3 8

Mobility

Valentine Plains sits further from the CBD (591.1 km vs 581.5 km).

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 581.5 km 591.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 411 min 433 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4715
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4715
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.

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
Car (driver) 85.1% / 71.7%
Mount Murchison — Car (driver): 85.1% Valentine Plains — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 6.4% / 15.5%
Mount Murchison — Worked from Home: 6.4% Valentine Plains — Worked from Home: 15.5%
Walked Only 8.5% / 3.7%
Mount Murchison — Walked Only: 8.5% Valentine Plains — Walked Only: 3.7%
Car (passenger) — / 9.1%
Mount Murchison — Car (passenger): not among its largest Valentine Plains — Car (passenger): 9.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.1%).

Setting

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
Elevation 278 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 256 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
149 premises

Climate

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Murchison Valentine Plains
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 Murchison Valentine Plains
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Murchison

Family Rural

Valentine Plains

Rural

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