Mount Tully vs Fletcher

Mount Tully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 53 in Fletcher. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fletcher, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Fletcher tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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 Tully

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 46%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

They split

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

  • Mount Tully leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)
  • Fletcher has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $255/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Fletcher

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (184 min vs 189 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Fletcher

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Fletcher

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.1% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Tully and Fletcher 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 Tully Fletcher
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 Tully Fletcher
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Tully — Walkability: 0/100 Fletcher — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 84
Mount Tully — Safety: 80/100 Fletcher — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 31 / 34
Mount Tully — Low fire risk: 31/100 Fletcher — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Mount Tully has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $45,032); Mount Tully rents higher ($255/wk vs $200/wk).

Mount Tully Fletcher
Population 117 128
+9% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% +39.1%
Median age 44 53
Median household income $74,724/yr
+40% vs other
 $45,032/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+22% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Tully Fletcher
0-4 4.3% / 2.3%
Mount Tully — 0-4: 4.3% Fletcher — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 12.0% / 10.2%
Mount Tully — 5-14: 12.0% Fletcher — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 6.0% / 8.6%
Mount Tully — 15-19: 6.0% Fletcher — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 2.6% / 3.9%
Mount Tully — 20-24: 2.6% Fletcher — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 12.0% / 4.7%
Mount Tully — 25-34: 12.0% Fletcher — 25-34: 4.7%
35-44 18.8% / 7.8%
Mount Tully — 35-44: 18.8% Fletcher — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 12.0% / 10.2%
Mount Tully — 45-54: 12.0% Fletcher — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 18.8% / 22.7%
Mount Tully — 55-64: 18.8% Fletcher — 55-64: 22.7%
65-74 13.7% / 15.6%
Mount Tully — 65-74: 13.7% Fletcher — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 3.4% / 9.4%
Mount Tully — 75-84: 3.4% Fletcher — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ — / 2.3%
Mount Tully — 85+: not among its largest Fletcher — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Tully 44.4% lone person
Mount Tully — Lone Person: 44.4% Mount Tully — Couple Families: 37.0% Mount Tully — One Parent Families: 18.5%
Fletcher 53.6% lone person
Fletcher — Lone Person: 53.6% Fletcher — Couple Families: 35.7% Fletcher — One Parent Families: 10.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Tully 8.6% renting
Mount Tully — Owned Outright: 54.3% Mount Tully — Mortgage: 37.1% Mount Tully — Renting: 8.6%
Fletcher 7.1% renting
Fletcher — Owned Outright: 64.3% Fletcher — Mortgage: 28.6% Fletcher — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Tully 100.0% houses
Mount Tully — Houses: 100.0% Mount Tully — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Fletcher 88.9% houses
Fletcher — Houses: 88.9% Fletcher — Flats / Apartments: 11.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Tully Fletcher
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 9.4%
Mount Tully — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Fletcher — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 8.6%
Mount Tully — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Fletcher — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 10.9%
Mount Tully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Fletcher — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 2.3%
Mount Tully — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Fletcher — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Development activity

Mount Tully Fletcher
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Tully Fletcher
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Tully Fletcher
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Tully Fletcher
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
16/100
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 Tully Fletcher
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Tully Fletcher
Parks & reserves 2 3
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Mount Tully Fletcher
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 232.5 km 233.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 189 min 184 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4380
 0.7%
postcode 4381
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4380
 73
postcode 4381

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 Tully Fletcher
Car (driver) 84.1% / 52.3%
Mount Tully — Car (driver): 84.1% Fletcher — Car (driver): 52.3%
Worked from Home 15.9% / 27.3%
Mount Tully — Worked from Home: 15.9% Fletcher — Worked from Home: 27.3%
Walked Only — / 13.6%
Mount Tully — Walked Only: not among its largest Fletcher — Walked Only: 13.6%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Mount Tully — Car (passenger): not among its largest Fletcher — Car (passenger): 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).

Setting

Mount Tully Fletcher
Elevation 990 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 777 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Tully Fletcher
Connectivity score 29/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Mount Tully Fletcher
Annual rainfall 730 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Tully Fletcher
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Tully Fletcher
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Tully

Professionals Rural

Fletcher

Retirees Rural

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