Mount Tully vs Storm King
Mount Tully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Storm King. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Storm King, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Storm King tends to suit couples 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Storm King
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Storm King
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (184 min vs 189 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (228.4 km vs 232.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Storm King
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Storm King
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.8% vs -3.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Tully and Storm King 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
Storm King skews older (55 vs 44).
| Mount Tully | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 117 +9% vs other | 106 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.3% | +21.8% |
| Median age | 44 | 55 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr | $81,224/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $255/wk | $275/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
Development activity
| Mount Tully | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Tully | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 45% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of QLD | Higher than 19% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of QLD | Higher than 53% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mount Tully | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0).
| Mount Tully | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 69/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | 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 Tully | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 8 |
Mobility
Mount Tully sits further from the CBD (232.5 km vs 228.4 km).
| Mount Tully | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 232.5 km +2% vs other | 228.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 189 min | 184 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4380 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 4380 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).
Setting
| Mount Tully | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 990 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 904 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Tully | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 54 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Mount Tully | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Tully | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Storm King | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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