Mowbray vs Wangetti

Wangetti is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Mowbray. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mowbray, about half of households are couple families. In Wangetti, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wangetti tends to suit people living alone.

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

Mowbray

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 84/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 43%)
  • But Wangetti has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 80%)

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

Mowbray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 33%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wangetti

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1209 min vs 1281 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1737.5 km vs 1808.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mowbray

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 7%)
  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Wangetti is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Wangetti

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.0% vs 12.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mowbray and Wangetti drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Mowbray Wangetti
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.

Mowbray Wangetti
Walkability 0 / 13
Mowbray — Walkability: 0/100 Wangetti — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 63 / 16
Mowbray — Safety: 63/100 Wangetti — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 34 / 42
Mowbray — Low fire risk: 34/100 Wangetti — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Mowbray has more residents (362 vs 68); Mowbray has higher household incomes ($75,816 vs $46,800).

Mowbray Wangetti
Population 362
+81% vs other
 68
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.8% +36.0%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $75,816/yr
+38% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mowbray Wangetti
0-4 7.5% / 4.4%
Mowbray — 0-4: 7.5% Wangetti — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 13.3% / 14.7%
Mowbray — 5-14: 13.3% Wangetti — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 3.9% / 23.5%
Mowbray — 15-19: 3.9% Wangetti — 15-19: 23.5%
20-24 3.6% / 7.4%
Mowbray — 20-24: 3.6% Wangetti — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 7.2% / —
Mowbray — 25-34: 7.2% Wangetti — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 16.0% / 8.8%
Mowbray — 35-44: 16.0% Wangetti — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 16.3% / 14.7%
Mowbray — 45-54: 16.3% Wangetti — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 15.7% / 23.5%
Mowbray — 55-64: 15.7% Wangetti — 55-64: 23.5%
65-74 12.7% / 7.4%
Mowbray — 65-74: 12.7% Wangetti — 65-74: 7.4%
75-84 4.4% / —
Mowbray — 75-84: 4.4% Wangetti — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.8% / —
Mowbray — 85+: 0.8% Wangetti — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mowbray 51.9% couple families
Mowbray — Couple Families: 51.9% Mowbray — Lone Person: 35.8% Mowbray — One Parent Families: 7.4% Mowbray — Group Household: 4.9%
Wangetti 42.9% couple families
Wangetti — Couple Families: 42.9% Wangetti — Lone Person: 57.1% Wangetti — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wangetti — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mowbray 20.3% renting
Mowbray — Owned Outright: 42.2% Mowbray — Mortgage: 37.5% Mowbray — Renting: 20.3%
Wangetti 20.0% renting
Wangetti — Owned Outright: 40.0% Wangetti — Mortgage: 40.0% Wangetti — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mowbray Wangetti
England 5.0% / 5.9%
Mowbray — England: 5.0% Wangetti — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 3.0% / —
Mowbray — New Zealand: 3.0% Wangetti — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 1.1% / —
Mowbray — Scotland: 1.1% Wangetti — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 1.1% / —
Mowbray — Germany: 1.1% Wangetti — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Qualifications

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

Mowbray Wangetti
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 14.7%
Mowbray — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Wangetti — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 8.8%
Mowbray — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Wangetti — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 5.9%
Mowbray — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Wangetti — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / —
Mowbray — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Wangetti — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mowbray 79.5% houses
Mowbray — Houses: 79.5% Mowbray — Flats / Apartments: 20.5%
Wangetti 100.0% houses
Wangetti — Houses: 100.0% Wangetti — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mowbray Wangetti
Median house price $1,182,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Mowbray Wangetti
New dwellings approved 48
across Douglas
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mowbray Wangetti
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD

Liveability

Wangetti is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Mowbray Wangetti
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wangetti carries more crime risk (84 vs 37).

Mowbray Wangetti
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Low
37/100
 High
84/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
85/100
 Moderate
55/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mowbray Wangetti
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mowbray

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

Schools in Wangetti

  • Djarragun College - Girl Academy Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Mowbray Wangetti
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 40 34

Mobility

Mowbray sits further from the CBD (1808.4 km vs 1737.5 km).

Mowbray Wangetti
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 1808.4 km
+4% vs other
 1737.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1281 min 1209 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4877
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 4877
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.

Mowbray Wangetti
Car (driver) 71.6% / 100.0%
Mowbray — Car (driver): 71.6% Wangetti — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 19.9% / —
Mowbray — Worked from Home: 19.9% Wangetti — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Bus 3.5% / —
Mowbray — Bus: 3.5% Wangetti — Bus: not among its largest
Bicycle 2.8% / —
Mowbray — Bicycle: 2.8% Wangetti — Bicycle: not among its largest
Walked Only 2.1% / —
Mowbray — Walked Only: 2.1% Wangetti — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Mowbray Wangetti
Elevation 249 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km
3.1 km to a named beach
 211 m
454 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mowbray Wangetti
Connectivity score 30/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
128 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Mowbray Wangetti
Annual rainfall 2,155 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mowbray Wangetti
Average residential rate $1,417/yr
same for both
Council Douglas
same for both

Federal electorate

Mowbray Wangetti
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mowbray Wangetti
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mowbray

Coastal Rural

Wangetti

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