Mount Peter vs Wrights Creek

Mount Peter is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 41 in Wrights Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Peter, about half of households are couple families. In Wrights Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Peter tends to suit young adults and families with children, while Wrights Creek suits share households.

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

Mount Peter

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 60%)

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

Wrights Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Peter

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1156 min vs 1164 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1684.4 km vs 1689.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wrights Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Mount Peter

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (648.9% vs 2.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Peter and Wrights Creek 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 Peter Wrights Creek
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 Peter Wrights Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Peter — Walkability: 0/100 Wrights Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 44
Mount Peter — Safety: 44/100 Wrights Creek — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Peter — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wrights Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Peter has more residents (689 vs 160); Mount Peter rents higher ($450/wk vs $300/wk).

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Population 689
+77% vs other
 160
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +648.9% +2.6%
Median age 30 41
Median household income $108,992/yr $135,564/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+33% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
0-4 9.9% / 8.8%
Mount Peter — 0-4: 9.9% Wrights Creek — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 16.7% / 11.9%
Mount Peter — 5-14: 16.7% Wrights Creek — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 4.8% / 5.6%
Mount Peter — 15-19: 4.8% Wrights Creek — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 7.0% / 4.4%
Mount Peter — 20-24: 7.0% Wrights Creek — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 22.4% / 10.0%
Mount Peter — 25-34: 22.4% Wrights Creek — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 17.4% / 16.2%
Mount Peter — 35-44: 17.4% Wrights Creek — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 6.4% / 13.8%
Mount Peter — 45-54: 6.4% Wrights Creek — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 9.0% / 11.9%
Mount Peter — 55-64: 9.0% Wrights Creek — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 3.5% / 10.0%
Mount Peter — 65-74: 3.5% Wrights Creek — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 2.0% / 4.4%
Mount Peter — 75-84: 2.0% Wrights Creek — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / 1.9%
Mount Peter — 85+: not among its largest Wrights Creek — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Peter 53.2% couple families
Mount Peter — Couple Families: 53.2% Mount Peter — Lone Person: 21.4% Mount Peter — One Parent Families: 19.1% Mount Peter — Group Household: 3.5% Mount Peter — Other Families: 2.9%
Wrights Creek 59.5% couple families
Wrights Creek — Couple Families: 59.5% Wrights Creek — Lone Person: 27.0% Wrights Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wrights Creek — Group Household: 13.5% Wrights Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Peter 16.1% renting
Mount Peter — Owned Outright: 19.6% Mount Peter — Mortgage: 64.3% Mount Peter — Renting: 16.1%
Wrights Creek 25.6% renting
Wrights Creek — Owned Outright: 41.9% Wrights Creek — Mortgage: 32.6% Wrights Creek — Renting: 25.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 16.2%
Mount Peter — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Wrights Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 10.6%
Mount Peter — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Wrights Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 2.5%
Mount Peter — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Wrights Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 2.5%
Mount Peter — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Wrights Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Mount Peter — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Wrights Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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 Peter Wrights Creek
Philippines 6.2% / —
Mount Peter — Philippines: 6.2% Wrights Creek — Philippines: not among its largest
England 2.2% / 2.5%
Mount Peter — England: 2.2% Wrights Creek — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.9%
Mount Peter — New Zealand: 1.9% Wrights Creek — New Zealand: 1.9%
India 2.2% / —
Mount Peter — India: 2.2% Wrights Creek — India: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.9%
Mount Peter — Italy: not among its largest Wrights Creek — Italy: 1.9%
Thailand 1.7% / —
Mount Peter — Thailand: 1.7% Wrights Creek — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Peter 96.6% houses
Mount Peter — Houses: 96.6% Mount Peter — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Wrights Creek 100.0% houses
Wrights Creek — Houses: 100.0% Wrights Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Median house price $761,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $399,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 10 sales
 —

Development activity

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
New dwellings approved 767
across Cairns
same for both
Approvals change year on year -81%
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 Peter Wrights Creek
Houses 4.8%
$738/wk on $799K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 86% of QLD —

Liveability

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Grade B —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
56/100
same for both
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Peter

  • MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter Catholic · Combined at peers

Schools in Wrights Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 3 0
Waterways 9 3

Mobility

Wrights Creek sits further from the CBD (1689.5 km vs 1684.4 km).

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1684.4 km 1689.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1156 min 1164 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4869
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 4869
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 Peter Wrights Creek
Car (driver) 74.9% / 64.7%
Mount Peter — Car (driver): 74.9% Wrights Creek — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 18.6% / 23.5%
Mount Peter — Worked from Home: 18.6% Wrights Creek — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.4%
Mount Peter — Car (passenger): 4.9% Wrights Creek — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 1.6% / 7.4%
Mount Peter — Walked Only: 1.6% Wrights Creek — Walked Only: 7.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.9%).

Setting

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.8 km 8.1 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Connectivity score 94/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 92%
504 premises
 0%
76 premises

Climate

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Annual rainfall 2,121 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 18.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Average residential rate $1,354/yr
same for both
Council Cairns
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Peter Wrights Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Peter

Acreage Family River Young Families

Wrights Creek

Rural Young Families

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