Mount Nathan vs Nerang

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Mount Nathan, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Nathan: a median of $1.59 million, against $1.03 million in Nerang, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Nathan tends to suit families with children and couples, while Nerang suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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 Nathan carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 75/100)
  • Nerang has more childcare (13 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Nerang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,029,000 vs $1,590,000)
  • has cheaper land ($1,415,000 vs $1,680,000)
  • But Mount Nathan leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nerang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($390/wk vs $600/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Nathan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (71 km vs 74.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nerang

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (39% vs 1%)
  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
  • But Mount Nathan carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 75/100)

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

Investors

Mount Nathan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.3% vs 1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Nathan and Nerang 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 Nathan Nerang
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 Nathan Nerang
Walkability 14 / 17
Mount Nathan — Walkability: 14/100 Nerang — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 55 / 25
Mount Nathan — Safety: 55/100 Nerang — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 56 / 45
Mount Nathan — Low fire risk: 56/100 Nerang — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Nerang has more residents (17,048 vs 1,375); Mount Nathan has higher household incomes ($128,180 vs $73,996).

Mount Nathan Nerang
Population 1,375 17,048
+1140% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.3% +1.1%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $128,180/yr
+42% vs other
 $73,996/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+35% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Nathan Nerang
0-4 7.3% / 5.3%
Mount Nathan — 0-4: 7.3% Nerang — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 16.7% / 11.9%
Mount Nathan — 5-14: 16.7% Nerang — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.9% / 5.7%
Mount Nathan — 15-19: 5.9% Nerang — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 3.6% / 5.8%
Mount Nathan — 20-24: 3.6% Nerang — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 9.1% / 13.4%
Mount Nathan — 25-34: 9.1% Nerang — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 14.6% / 13.0%
Mount Nathan — 35-44: 14.6% Nerang — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 16.4% / 13.1%
Mount Nathan — 45-54: 16.4% Nerang — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 12.5% / 12.0%
Mount Nathan — 55-64: 12.5% Nerang — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 9.4% / 10.4%
Mount Nathan — 65-74: 9.4% Nerang — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 3.5% / 6.7%
Mount Nathan — 75-84: 3.5% Nerang — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 1.0% / 2.9%
Mount Nathan — 85+: 1.0% Nerang — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Nathan 71.0% couple families
Mount Nathan — Couple Families: 71.0% Mount Nathan — Lone Person: 12.5% Mount Nathan — One Parent Families: 10.9% Mount Nathan — Group Household: 4.3% Mount Nathan — Other Families: 1.3%
Nerang 35.0% couple families
Nerang — Couple Families: 35.0% Nerang — Lone Person: 36.8% Nerang — One Parent Families: 20.5% Nerang — Group Household: 6.0% Nerang — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Nathan 7.5% renting
Mount Nathan — Owned Outright: 29.5% Mount Nathan — Mortgage: 63.0% Mount Nathan — Renting: 7.5%
Nerang 33.2% renting
Nerang — Owned Outright: 25.9% Nerang — Mortgage: 40.9% Nerang — Renting: 33.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Nathan Nerang
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 18.9%
Mount Nathan — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Nerang — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 8.4%
Mount Nathan — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Nerang — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 8.4%
Mount Nathan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Nerang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 2.3%
Mount Nathan — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Nerang — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.3%
Mount Nathan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Nerang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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 Nathan Nerang
New Zealand 4.2% / 7.6%
Mount Nathan — New Zealand: 4.2% Nerang — New Zealand: 7.6%
England 5.9% / 4.4%
Mount Nathan — England: 5.9% Nerang — England: 4.4%
India — / 1.8%
Mount Nathan — India: not among its largest Nerang — India: 1.8%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.6%
Mount Nathan — Scotland: 0.4% Nerang — Scotland: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Mount Nathan — Philippines: not among its largest Nerang — Philippines: 0.9%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Mount Nathan — South Africa: not among its largest Nerang — South Africa: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Mount Nathan — Netherlands: 0.5% Nerang — Netherlands: not among its largest
Canada 0.4% / —
Mount Nathan — Canada: 0.4% Nerang — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Nathan 99.3% houses
Mount Nathan — Houses: 99.3% Mount Nathan — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Nathan — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Nerang 61.4% houses
Nerang — Houses: 61.4% Nerang — Townhouses: 23.1% Nerang — Flats / Apartments: 15.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Nathan Nerang
Median house price $1,590,000 $1,029,000
Median unit price — $701,053
Median land price $1,680,000 $1,415,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 52 days
from 10 sales
 25 days
from 159 sales

Development activity

Mount Nathan Nerang
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Mount Nathan Nerang
Houses — 4.6%
$850/wk on $970K
Units — 4.8%
$725/wk on $790K

Ranking within QLD

Mount Nathan Nerang
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 13% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 64% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Nathan scores higher overall (53 vs 27).

Mount Nathan Nerang
Grade B D
Score 53/100 27/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Nerang carries more crime risk (75 vs 45); Nerang carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 44).

Mount Nathan Nerang
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 High
75/100
Flood —
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Nathan Nerang
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Gold Coast, 8.8 km

Schools in Mount Nathan

  • Silkwood School Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Nerang

  • Nerang State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Nerang State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Mastery Schools Australia Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Nathan Nerang
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 1 9
Parks & reserves 12 32
Childcare 1 13
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 0 7
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 13

Mobility

Nerang sits further from the CBD (74.1 km vs 71 km).

Mount Nathan Nerang
Walkability score 14/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 71 km 74.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 63 min 59 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 4211
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4211
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 Nathan Nerang
Car (driver) 75.7% / 80.1%
Mount Nathan — Car (driver): 75.7% Nerang — Car (driver): 80.1%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 11.6%
Mount Nathan — Worked from Home: 16.7% Nerang — Worked from Home: 11.6%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 4.4%
Mount Nathan — Car (passenger): 3.5% Nerang — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 2.3% / 1.3%
Mount Nathan — Walked Only: 2.3% Nerang — Walked Only: 1.3%
Train 1.8% / 1.2%
Mount Nathan — Train: 1.8% Nerang — Train: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.1%).

Setting

Mount Nathan Nerang
Elevation 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.2 km 10.0 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Nathan Nerang
Connectivity score 70/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
453 premises
 10%
8,658 premises

Climate

Mount Nathan Nerang
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm 1,556 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 28.7°C
Winter min (Jul) — 10.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Nathan Nerang
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.91 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mount Nathan Nerang
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Nathan Nerang
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Nathan

Acreage Family Parks Premium

Nerang

Parks Regional Centre River Townhouses

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