Mount Tully vs Glen Aplin

Comparing Mount Tully and Glen Aplin, QLD: Glen Aplin is more walkable (22 vs 0); Glen Aplin has more residents (566 vs 117); and Glen Aplin carries more crime risk (47 vs 20).

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 the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 47/100)

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

They split

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

  • Mount Tully leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)
  • Glen Aplin has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Glen Aplin

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (180 min vs 189 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (229.5 km vs 232.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glen Aplin

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)
  • But Mount Tully carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Glen Aplin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.5% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Tully and Glen Aplin 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 Glen Aplin
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 Glen Aplin
Walkability 0 / 22
Mount Tully — Walkability: 0/100 Glen Aplin — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 80 / 53
Mount Tully — Safety: 80/100 Glen Aplin — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 31 / 36
Mount Tully — Low fire risk: 31/100 Glen Aplin — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Glen Aplin has more residents (566 vs 117); Mount Tully has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $56,316).

Mount Tully Glen Aplin
Population 117 566
+384% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% +12.5%
Median age 44 46
Median household income $74,724/yr
+25% vs other
 $56,316/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk $260/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Tully Glen Aplin
0-4 4.3% / 4.8%
Mount Tully — 0-4: 4.3% Glen Aplin — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 12.0% / 15.4%
Mount Tully — 5-14: 12.0% Glen Aplin — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 6.0% / 5.3%
Mount Tully — 15-19: 6.0% Glen Aplin — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 2.6% / 2.8%
Mount Tully — 20-24: 2.6% Glen Aplin — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 12.0% / 8.5%
Mount Tully — 25-34: 12.0% Glen Aplin — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 18.8% / 12.9%
Mount Tully — 35-44: 18.8% Glen Aplin — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 12.0% / 10.6%
Mount Tully — 45-54: 12.0% Glen Aplin — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 18.8% / 17.3%
Mount Tully — 55-64: 18.8% Glen Aplin — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 13.7% / 16.4%
Mount Tully — 65-74: 13.7% Glen Aplin — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 3.4% / 5.3%
Mount Tully — 75-84: 3.4% Glen Aplin — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 0.5%
Mount Tully — 85+: not among its largest Glen Aplin — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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% Mount Tully — Group Household: 0.0%
Glen Aplin 40.5% lone person
Glen Aplin — Lone Person: 40.5% Glen Aplin — Couple Families: 41.3% Glen Aplin — One Parent Families: 15.7% Glen Aplin — Group Household: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Glen Aplin 20.9% renting
Glen Aplin — Owned Outright: 41.3% Glen Aplin — Mortgage: 37.9% Glen Aplin — Renting: 20.9%
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%
Glen Aplin 97.1% houses
Glen Aplin — Houses: 97.1% Glen Aplin — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Tully Glen Aplin
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 16.3%
Mount Tully — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Glen Aplin — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 8.8%
Mount Tully — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Glen Aplin — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 6.7%
Mount Tully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Glen Aplin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 2.1%
Mount Tully — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Glen Aplin — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

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

Property market

Mount Tully Glen Aplin
Median house price — $650,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $500,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 84 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Mount Tully Glen Aplin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 79% 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 55% of QLD

Liveability

Glen Aplin is more walkable (22 vs 0).

Mount Tully Glen Aplin
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Glen Aplin carries more crime risk (47 vs 20).

Mount Tully Glen Aplin
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
47/100
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 Glen Aplin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Mount Tully

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

Schools in Glen Aplin

  • Glen Aplin State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Tully Glen Aplin
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Mount Tully sits further from the CBD (232.5 km vs 229.5 km).

Mount Tully Glen Aplin
Walkability score 0/100 22/100
Distance to Brisbane 232.5 km
+1% vs other
 229.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 189 min 180 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 Glen Aplin
Car (driver) 84.1% / 71.6%
Mount Tully — Car (driver): 84.1% Glen Aplin — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 15.9% / 17.0%
Mount Tully — Worked from Home: 15.9% Glen Aplin — Worked from Home: 17.0%
Car (passenger) — / 7.4%
Mount Tully — Car (passenger): not among its largest Glen Aplin — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Walked Only — / 4.0%
Mount Tully — Walked Only: not among its largest Glen Aplin — Walked Only: 4.0%

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

Setting

Mount Tully Glen Aplin
Elevation 990 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 771 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Tully Glen Aplin
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
263 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Mount Tully Glen Aplin
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 Glen Aplin
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

Glen Aplin

Quiet Rural

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