Mutdapilly vs Mount Forbes

Comparing Mutdapilly and Mount Forbes, QLD: Mutdapilly carries more crime risk (29 vs 10); Mount Forbes rents higher ($380/wk vs $300/wk); and Mount Forbes sits further from the CBD (64.9 km vs 61.1 km).

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mutdapilly has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Mount Forbes carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 29/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Forbes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mutdapilly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mutdapilly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (61.1 km vs 64.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Forbes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
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.

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Walkability 0 / 0
Mutdapilly — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Forbes — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 90
Mutdapilly — Safety: 71/100 Mount Forbes — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mutdapilly — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Forbes — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Forbes rents higher ($380/wk vs $300/wk); Mount Forbes has higher household incomes ($92,092 vs $82,836).

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Population 308
+15% vs other
 262
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -0.4%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $82,836/yr $92,092/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $380/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
0-4 3.6% / 5.3%
Mutdapilly — 0-4: 3.6% Mount Forbes — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 14.6% / 13.4%
Mutdapilly — 5-14: 14.6% Mount Forbes — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 7.5% / 6.5%
Mutdapilly — 15-19: 7.5% Mount Forbes — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 1.6% / 4.2%
Mutdapilly — 20-24: 1.6% Mount Forbes — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 10.4% / 7.6%
Mutdapilly — 25-34: 10.4% Mount Forbes — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 14.0% / 15.6%
Mutdapilly — 35-44: 14.0% Mount Forbes — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 11.7% / 20.2%
Mutdapilly — 45-54: 11.7% Mount Forbes — 45-54: 20.2%
55-64 14.0% / 11.1%
Mutdapilly — 55-64: 14.0% Mount Forbes — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 11.0% / 13.0%
Mutdapilly — 65-74: 11.0% Mount Forbes — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 6.2% / 4.6%
Mutdapilly — 75-84: 6.2% Mount Forbes — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / 1.5%
Mutdapilly — 85+: not among its largest Mount Forbes — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mutdapilly 57.7% couple families
Mutdapilly — Couple Families: 57.7% Mutdapilly — Lone Person: 25.4% Mutdapilly — One Parent Families: 9.9% Mutdapilly — Group Household: 7.0%
Mount Forbes 55.4% couple families
Mount Forbes — Couple Families: 55.4% Mount Forbes — Lone Person: 25.0% Mount Forbes — One Parent Families: 14.3% Mount Forbes — Group Household: 5.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mutdapilly 14.4% renting
Mutdapilly — Owned Outright: 48.5% Mutdapilly — Mortgage: 37.1% Mutdapilly — Renting: 14.4%
Mount Forbes 11.5% renting
Mount Forbes — Owned Outright: 46.0% Mount Forbes — Mortgage: 42.5% Mount Forbes — Renting: 11.5%
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.

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
England 2.3% / 1.9%
Mutdapilly — England: 2.3% Mount Forbes — England: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.9%
Mutdapilly — New Zealand: 1.0% Mount Forbes — New Zealand: 1.9%
Scotland 1.0% / —
Mutdapilly — Scotland: 1.0% Mount Forbes — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 22.1%
Mutdapilly — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Mount Forbes — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.1%
Mutdapilly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Mount Forbes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 6.1%
Mutdapilly — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Mount Forbes — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Mutdapilly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Mount Forbes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mutdapilly 100.0% houses
Mutdapilly — Houses: 100.0%
Mount Forbes 100.0% houses
Mount Forbes — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
 3,476
across Ipswich
Approvals change year on year +65% -7%

Ranking within QLD

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Mutdapilly carries more crime risk (29 vs 10).

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
10/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mutdapilly

  • Mutdapilly State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Mount Forbes

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Mount Forbes sits further from the CBD (64.9 km vs 61.1 km).

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 61.1 km 64.9 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4307
 0.4%
postcode 4340
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 93
postcode 4307
 82
postcode 4340

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.

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Car (driver) 68.5% / 73.3%
Mutdapilly — Car (driver): 68.5% Mount Forbes — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 27.7% / 19.2%
Mutdapilly — Worked from Home: 27.7% Mount Forbes — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Car (passenger) — / 7.5%
Mutdapilly — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Forbes — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only 3.8% / —
Mutdapilly — Walked Only: 3.8% Mount Forbes — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Elevation 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
126 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Average residential rate $1,689/yr $1,713/yr
Council Scenic Rim Ipswich

Federal electorate

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Division Wright Blair
Member Scott Buchholz Shayne Neumann
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Mutdapilly Mount Forbes
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mutdapilly

Outer

Mount Forbes

Rural

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