Mount Samson vs Samsonvale

Samsonvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Mount Samson. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Mount Samson is closer to the city centre: 31.3 km, against 44.1 km. On these figures, Samsonvale tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Samsonvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 26/100)

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 Samson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($435/wk vs $575/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Samson

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (31.3 km vs 44.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (41 min vs 56 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mount Samson has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)
  • Samsonvale carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 26/100)

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

Investors

Samsonvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.2% vs 5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Samson and Samsonvale 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 Samson Samsonvale
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 Samson Samsonvale
Walkability 13 / 10
Mount Samson — Walkability: 13/100 Samsonvale — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 74 / 89
Mount Samson — Safety: 74/100 Samsonvale — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 40 / 48
Mount Samson — Low fire risk: 40/100 Samsonvale — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Samsonvale rents higher ($575/wk vs $435/wk); Samsonvale has higher household incomes ($169,000 vs $143,000).

Mount Samson Samsonvale
Population 625 674
+8% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +14.2%
Median age 47 40
Median household income $143,000/yr $169,000/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $435/wk $575/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Samson Samsonvale
0-4 3.0% / 4.6%
Mount Samson — 0-4: 3.0% Samsonvale — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 14.6% / 18.2%
Mount Samson — 5-14: 14.6% Samsonvale — 5-14: 18.2%
15-19 7.5% / 8.2%
Mount Samson — 15-19: 7.5% Samsonvale — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 5.0% / 4.9%
Mount Samson — 20-24: 5.0% Samsonvale — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 3.8% / 6.1%
Mount Samson — 25-34: 3.8% Samsonvale — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 11.7% / 14.2%
Mount Samson — 35-44: 11.7% Samsonvale — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 17.4% / 22.0%
Mount Samson — 45-54: 17.4% Samsonvale — 45-54: 22.0%
55-64 18.9% / 10.1%
Mount Samson — 55-64: 18.9% Samsonvale — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 11.8% / 8.8%
Mount Samson — 65-74: 11.8% Samsonvale — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 4.2% / 2.1%
Mount Samson — 75-84: 4.2% Samsonvale — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 1.1% / 0.4%
Mount Samson — 85+: 1.1% Samsonvale — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Samson 68.6% couple families
Mount Samson — Couple Families: 68.6% Mount Samson — One Parent Families: 16.5% Mount Samson — Lone Person: 12.4% Mount Samson — Group Household: 2.5%
Samsonvale 79.7% couple families
Samsonvale — Couple Families: 79.7% Samsonvale — One Parent Families: 12.0% Samsonvale — Lone Person: 8.3% Samsonvale — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Samson 6.7% renting
Mount Samson — Owned Outright: 43.0% Mount Samson — Mortgage: 50.3% Mount Samson — Renting: 6.7%
Samsonvale 5.9% renting
Samsonvale — Owned Outright: 24.3% Samsonvale — Mortgage: 69.7% Samsonvale — Renting: 5.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Samson Samsonvale
Bachelor Degree 19.4% / 13.5%
Mount Samson — Bachelor Degree: 19.4% Samsonvale — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 17.1%
Mount Samson — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Samsonvale — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.5%
Mount Samson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Samsonvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 5.9%
Mount Samson — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Samsonvale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.2%
Mount Samson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Samsonvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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 Samson Samsonvale
England 7.5% / 5.8%
Mount Samson — England: 7.5% Samsonvale — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 3.5% / 1.8%
Mount Samson — New Zealand: 3.5% Samsonvale — New Zealand: 1.8%
Germany 1.1% / 0.7%
Mount Samson — Germany: 1.1% Samsonvale — Germany: 0.7%
South Africa 0.5% / 1.2%
Mount Samson — South Africa: 0.5% Samsonvale — South Africa: 1.2%
Malaysia 0.5% / —
Mount Samson — Malaysia: 0.5% Samsonvale — Malaysia: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.4%
Mount Samson — Italy: not among its largest Samsonvale — Italy: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Samson 100.6% houses
Mount Samson — Houses: 100.6%
Samsonvale 100.0% houses
Samsonvale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Mount Samson Samsonvale
Median house price — $2,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Mount Samson Samsonvale
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Samson Samsonvale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD

Liveability

Samsonvale scores higher overall (67 vs 58).

Mount Samson Samsonvale
Grade B A
Score 58/100 67/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Samson carries more crime risk (26 vs 11).

Mount Samson Samsonvale
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
11/100
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 Samson Samsonvale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Mount Samson

  • Mount Samson State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Samsonvale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Samson Samsonvale
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 2 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Samsonvale sits further from the CBD (44.1 km vs 31.3 km).

Mount Samson Samsonvale
Walkability score 13/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 31.3 km 44.1 km
+41% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 4520
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 Samson Samsonvale
Car (driver) 62.9% / 64.6%
Mount Samson — Car (driver): 62.9% Samsonvale — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 27.2% / 25.4%
Mount Samson — Worked from Home: 27.2% Samsonvale — Worked from Home: 25.4%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 5.4%
Mount Samson — Car (passenger): 3.5% Samsonvale — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 2.1% / 4.6%
Mount Samson — Walked Only: 2.1% Samsonvale — Walked Only: 4.6%
Train 4.2% / —
Mount Samson — Train: 4.2% Samsonvale — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

Mount Samson Samsonvale
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.5 km 17.2 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Samson Samsonvale
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
208 premises
 0%
189 premises

Climate

Mount Samson Samsonvale
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm 950 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Samson Samsonvale
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³ 5.4 µg/m³
PM10 13.4 µg/m³ 14.7 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.74 pphm 0.43 pphm

Council rates

Mount Samson Samsonvale
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Samson Samsonvale
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

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Samsonvale

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