Mount Warren Park vs Yatala

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yatala, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yatala: a median of $1.88 million, against $878,000 in Mount Warren Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Warren Park tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Yatala suits 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

Mount Warren Park

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 3)
  • But Yatala is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 59%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Mount Warren Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($505,000 vs $2,455,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($877,500 vs $1,875,000)
  • has cheaper units ($505,000 vs $583,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Warren Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $495/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Warren Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 38 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (36.9 km vs 40.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Warren Park

ahead on 5 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Yatala

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.1% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Warren Park and Yatala 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 Warren Park Yatala
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 Warren Park Yatala
Walkability 62 / 0
Mount Warren Park — Walkability: 62/100 Yatala — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 5
Mount Warren Park — Safety: 23/100 Yatala — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Warren Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yatala — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Warren Park has more residents (5,736 vs 1,405); Yatala has higher household incomes ($130,312 vs $77,792).

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Population 5,736
+76% vs other
 1,405
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% +7.1%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $77,792/yr $130,312/yr
+68% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $495/wk
+46% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Warren Park Yatala
0-4 5.9% / 3.9%
Mount Warren Park — 0-4: 5.9% Yatala — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 12.5% / 14.2%
Mount Warren Park — 5-14: 12.5% Yatala — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.7% / 8.8%
Mount Warren Park — 15-19: 5.7% Yatala — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 5.2% / 6.3%
Mount Warren Park — 20-24: 5.2% Yatala — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 12.1% / 8.0%
Mount Warren Park — 25-34: 12.1% Yatala — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 12.9% / 10.5%
Mount Warren Park — 35-44: 12.9% Yatala — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 12.4% / 17.9%
Mount Warren Park — 45-54: 12.4% Yatala — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 12.7% / 16.4%
Mount Warren Park — 55-64: 12.7% Yatala — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 10.9% / 9.7%
Mount Warren Park — 65-74: 10.9% Yatala — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 6.5% / 3.9%
Mount Warren Park — 75-84: 6.5% Yatala — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 3.3% / 0.3%
Mount Warren Park — 85+: 3.3% Yatala — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Warren Park 40.1% couple families
Mount Warren Park — Couple Families: 40.1% Mount Warren Park — Lone Person: 34.7% Mount Warren Park — One Parent Families: 19.0% Mount Warren Park — Group Household: 4.6% Mount Warren Park — Other Families: 1.6%
Yatala 75.8% couple families
Yatala — Couple Families: 75.8% Yatala — Lone Person: 9.9% Yatala — One Parent Families: 9.9% Yatala — Group Household: 1.8% Yatala — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Warren Park 22.7% renting
Mount Warren Park — Owned Outright: 32.6% Mount Warren Park — Mortgage: 44.7% Mount Warren Park — Renting: 22.7%
Yatala 8.1% renting
Yatala — Owned Outright: 35.8% Yatala — Mortgage: 56.1% Yatala — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 19.0%
Mount Warren Park — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Yatala — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.4%
Mount Warren Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Yatala — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 9.0%
Mount Warren Park — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Yatala — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 2.6%
Mount Warren Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Yatala — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.4%
Mount Warren Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Yatala — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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 Warren Park Yatala
New Zealand 7.3% / 5.1%
Mount Warren Park — New Zealand: 7.3% Yatala — New Zealand: 5.1%
England 5.0% / 4.5%
Mount Warren Park — England: 5.0% Yatala — England: 4.5%
Philippines 1.2% / 0.4%
Mount Warren Park — Philippines: 1.2% Yatala — Philippines: 0.4%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.8%
Mount Warren Park — Scotland: 0.8% Yatala — Scotland: 0.8%
South Africa — / 1.6%
Mount Warren Park — South Africa: not among its largest Yatala — South Africa: 1.6%
Germany 0.4% / 0.4%
Mount Warren Park — Germany: 0.4% Yatala — Germany: 0.4%
China 0.5% / —
Mount Warren Park — China: 0.5% Yatala — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Warren Park 79.1% houses
Mount Warren Park — Houses: 79.1% Mount Warren Park — Townhouses: 20.5% Mount Warren Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Yatala 97.2% houses
Yatala — Houses: 97.2% Yatala — Townhouses: 0.0% Yatala — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Median house price $877,500 $1,875,000
Median unit price $505,000 $583,000
Median land price $505,000 $2,455,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 84 sales
 37 days
from 11 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mount Warren Park Yatala
5 bed $1.08M / $1.66M
Mount Warren Park — 5 bed: $1.08M (11 sales) Yatala — 5 bed: $1.66M (6 sales)

11 vs 6 sales

6 bed $1.08M / $1.9M
Mount Warren Park — 6 bed: $1.08M (6 sales) Yatala — 6 bed: $1.9M (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Mount Warren Park Yatala
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
 7,196
across Gold Coast
Approvals change year on year -8% -35%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Houses 4.1%
$702/wk on $899K
 —
Units 4.6%
$490/wk on $549K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Mount Warren Park Yatala
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools Higher than 16% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 76% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 58% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 57% of QLD —

Liveability

Mount Warren Park is more walkable (62 vs 0).

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Grade C
same for both
Score 42/100 44/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Yatala carries more crime risk (95 vs 77).

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 High
95/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Warren Park

  • Mount Warren Park State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Windaroo State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Beenleigh Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Yatala

  • Rivermount College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 4
Parks & reserves 9 2
Childcare 7 3
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 1 9

Mobility

Yatala sits further from the CBD (40.4 km vs 36.9 km).

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Walkability score 62/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 36.9 km 40.4 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 38 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 41/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 40.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4207
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4207
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 Warren Park Yatala
Car (driver) 78.3% / 75.2%
Mount Warren Park — Car (driver): 78.3% Yatala — Car (driver): 75.2%
Worked from Home 11.8% / 17.0%
Mount Warren Park — Worked from Home: 11.8% Yatala — Worked from Home: 17.0%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 5.3%
Mount Warren Park — Car (passenger): 5.6% Yatala — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Train 2.5% / 1.7%
Mount Warren Park — Train: 2.5% Yatala — Train: 1.7%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.8%
Mount Warren Park — Walked Only: 0.9% Yatala — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.4 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
2,492 premises
 54%
1,443 premises

Climate

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm 1,682 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Warren Park Yatala
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³ 5.0 µg/m³
PM10 14.6 µg/m³ 14.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.48 pphm 0.42 pphm

Council rates

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Average residential rate $1,681/yr $1,298/yr
Council Logan Gold Coast

Federal electorate

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Division Forde
same for both
Member Rowan Holzberger
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Warren Park Yatala
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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