Mourilyan Harbour vs New Harbourline
New Harbourline is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Mourilyan Harbour. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mourilyan Harbour, most households are people living alone. In New Harbourline, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mourilyan Harbour tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while New Harbourline suits families with children and 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
New Harbourline
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 35/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 44%)
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
Mourilyan Harbour
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $340/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
New Harbourline
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (1605.7 km vs 1611.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Mourilyan Harbour has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)
- New Harbourline carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
New Harbourline
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.1% vs -9.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mourilyan Harbour and New Harbourline 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
New Harbourline has more residents (218 vs 142); New Harbourline rents higher ($340/wk vs $250/wk).
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 142 | 218 +54% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.0% | +10.1% |
| Median age | 48 | 43 |
| Median household income | $66,300/yr | $79,092/yr +19% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $340/wk +36% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Cassowary Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +68% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 32% of QLD | Higher than 50% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of QLD | Higher than 63% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mourilyan Harbour carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); Mourilyan Harbour carries more crime risk (35 vs 10).
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 32/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Low 10/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 82/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 0 |
Mobility
Mourilyan Harbour sits further from the CBD (1611.1 km vs 1605.7 km).
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 7/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1611.1 km | 1605.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1100 min | 1101 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4858 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 4858 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 (90.0%).
Setting
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.6 km 4.0 km to a named beach | 4.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 77 premises | 0% 71 premises |
Climate
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 3,531 mm | 3,534 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.2°C | 31.4°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 17.0°C | 16.5°C |
Council rates
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,829/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cassowary Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mourilyan Harbour | New Harbourline | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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