Mount Tarampa vs Kentville
Mount Tarampa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Kentville. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.
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 Tarampa has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Kentville carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 60/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kentville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kentville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Tarampa
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (78.4 km vs 88.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (67 min vs 73 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kentville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 60/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Tarampa and Kentville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Mount Tarampa has more residents (501 vs 108); Kentville has higher household incomes ($105,456 vs $74,048).
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 501 +78% vs other | 108 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.2% | +8.0% |
| Median age | 42 | 48 |
| Median household income | $74,048/yr | $105,456/yr +42% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $340/wk +3% vs other | $330/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $800,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 14 days from 3 sales | — |
Development activity
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset | 352 across Lockyer Valley |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% | +103% |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 78% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 76% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 52% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 43/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Tarampa carries more crime risk (60 vs 45).
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 60/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mount Tarampa
- Mount Tarampa State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Kentville
- Kentville State School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 0 |
Mobility
Kentville sits further from the CBD (88.8 km vs 78.4 km).
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 78.4 km | 88.8 km +13% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 67 min | 73 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4311 | 0.5% postcode 4341 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 92 postcode 4311 | 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).
Setting
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 64 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 71 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 193 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Climate
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr | $1,952/yr |
| Council | Somerset | Lockyer Valley |
Federal electorate
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair | Wright |
| Member | Shayne Neumann | Scott Buchholz |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Tarampa | Kentville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.