Mountain View vs The Pinnacles
Mountain View is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 57 in The Pinnacles. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mountain View, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mountain View: a median of $895,000, against $233,000 in The Pinnacles, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mountain View tends to suit families with children and couples, while The Pinnacles suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Mountain View leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 34%)
- The Pinnacles has cheaper houses ($233,333 vs $895,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
The Pinnacles
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mountain View
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (418 min vs 423 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (623.7 km vs 630.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mountain View
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.8% vs 2.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mountain View and The Pinnacles 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
Mountain View has more residents (208 vs 87); The Pinnacles skews older (57 vs 39).
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 208 +58% vs other | 87 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.8% | +2.4% |
| Median age | 39 | 57 |
| Median household income | $72,748/yr | $74,724/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +9% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.9%).
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 (28.7%).
Property market
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $895,000 | $233,333 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 63 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 100% |
| Environmental | 6% | 0% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 246 across Clarence Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 96% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
The Pinnacles carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 52).
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 52/100 | High 82/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 4 |
Mobility
The Pinnacles sits further from the CBD (630.8 km vs 623.7 km).
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 623.7 km | 630.8 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 418 min | 423 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2460 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 2460 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 (88.0%).
Setting
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 36 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 110 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.1 km | 37.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 94 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,060 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,380/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clarence Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mountain View | The Pinnacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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