North Eton vs Victoria Plains

North Eton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 42 in Victoria Plains. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Victoria Plains tends to suit 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

Victoria Plains

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 74/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

North Eton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • North Eton has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 9%)
  • Victoria Plains has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $265/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Victoria Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (665 min vs 672 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (975.7 km vs 983.8 km)
  • But North Eton is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Victoria Plains

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 7%)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 74/100)
  • But North Eton is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

North Eton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.6% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

North Eton Victoria Plains
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.

North Eton Victoria Plains
Walkability 13 / 0
North Eton — Walkability: 13/100 Victoria Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 50
North Eton — Safety: 26/100 Victoria Plains — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
North Eton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Victoria Plains — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Victoria Plains has more residents (338 vs 189); Victoria Plains skews older (42 vs 31).

North Eton Victoria Plains
Population 189 338
+79% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% -7.1%
Median age 31 42
Median household income $107,224/yr $110,812/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk
+17% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Eton Victoria Plains
0-4 6.9% / 5.6%
North Eton — 0-4: 6.9% Victoria Plains — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.8% / 14.2%
North Eton — 5-14: 13.8% Victoria Plains — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 10.1% / 5.0%
North Eton — 15-19: 10.1% Victoria Plains — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.2% / 3.3%
North Eton — 20-24: 4.2% Victoria Plains — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 16.9% / 9.5%
North Eton — 25-34: 16.9% Victoria Plains — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 15.9% / 13.3%
North Eton — 35-44: 15.9% Victoria Plains — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.6% / 13.6%
North Eton — 45-54: 11.6% Victoria Plains — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 11.1% / 17.8%
North Eton — 55-64: 11.1% Victoria Plains — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 5.8% / 10.7%
North Eton — 65-74: 5.8% Victoria Plains — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 1.6% / 4.7%
North Eton — 75-84: 1.6% Victoria Plains — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / —
North Eton — 85+: not among its largest Victoria Plains — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Eton 58.3% couple families
North Eton — Couple Families: 58.3% North Eton — Lone Person: 27.8% North Eton — One Parent Families: 13.9%
Victoria Plains 72.9% couple families
Victoria Plains — Couple Families: 72.9% Victoria Plains — Lone Person: 11.9% Victoria Plains — One Parent Families: 15.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

North Eton 19.0% renting
North Eton — Owned Outright: 23.8% North Eton — Mortgage: 57.1% North Eton — Renting: 19.0%
Victoria Plains 8.7% renting
Victoria Plains — Owned Outright: 45.6% Victoria Plains — Mortgage: 45.6% Victoria Plains — Renting: 8.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Eton 84.0% houses
North Eton — Houses: 84.0% North Eton — Townhouses: 8.0% North Eton — Flats / Apartments: 8.0%
Victoria Plains 93.7% houses
Victoria Plains — Houses: 93.7% Victoria Plains — Townhouses: 3.6% Victoria Plains — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

North Eton Victoria Plains
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 23.1%
North Eton — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Victoria Plains — Certificate III & IV: 23.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 4.7%
North Eton — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Victoria Plains — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / 5.0%
North Eton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% Victoria Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Property market

North Eton Victoria Plains
Median house price — $1,220,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

North Eton Victoria Plains
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

North Eton Victoria Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD

Liveability

North Eton is more walkable (13 vs 0).

North Eton Victoria Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

North Eton carries more crime risk (74 vs 50).

North Eton Victoria Plains
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 Moderate
50/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

North Eton Victoria Plains
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in North Eton

  • North Eton State School Government · Primary

Schools in Victoria Plains

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

Amenities in the suburb

North Eton Victoria Plains
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 7 4

Mobility

North Eton sits further from the CBD (983.8 km vs 975.7 km).

North Eton Victoria Plains
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 983.8 km 975.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 672 min 665 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4741
 0.1%
postcode 4751
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4741
 65
postcode 4751

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.

North Eton Victoria Plains
Car (driver) 88.1% / 80.4%
North Eton — Car (driver): 88.1% Victoria Plains — Car (driver): 80.4%
Worked from Home 7.5% / 15.5%
North Eton — Worked from Home: 7.5% Victoria Plains — Worked from Home: 15.5%
Walked Only 4.5% / —
North Eton — Walked Only: 4.5% Victoria Plains — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 4.1%
North Eton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Victoria Plains — Car (passenger): 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.1%).

Setting

North Eton Victoria Plains
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.1 km 17.7 km

NBN connectivity

North Eton Victoria Plains
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 0%
139 premises

Climate

North Eton Victoria Plains
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

North Eton Victoria Plains
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

North Eton Victoria Plains
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

North Eton Victoria Plains
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

North Eton Victoria Plains
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

North Eton

River Rural

Victoria Plains

Rural

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