Pasha vs Mount Coolon
Pasha is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 43 in Mount Coolon. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pasha, about half of households are people living alone. In Mount Coolon, most households are couple families. On these figures, Pasha tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Mount Coolon suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Pasha has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 82%)
- Mount Coolon is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 47%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Coolon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 64%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Coolon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $550/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Pasha
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (780 min vs 819 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1109.9 km vs 1137.7 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
Mount Coolon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (168.8% vs 50.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pasha and Mount Coolon 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
Pasha rents higher ($550/wk vs $0/wk); Mount Coolon has more residents (172 vs 75).
| Pasha | Mount Coolon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 75 | 172 +129% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +50.0% | +168.8% |
| Median age | 30 | 43 |
| Median household income | $110,448/yr | $117,000/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $550/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).
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 (16.0%).
Development activity
| Pasha | Mount Coolon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 27 across Isaac | 190 across Whitsunday |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% | +70% |
Ranking within QLD
| Pasha | Mount Coolon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 82% of QLD | Higher than 87% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 11% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of QLD | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 22% of QLD | Higher than 4% of QLD |
Liveability
| Pasha | Mount Coolon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
| Pasha | Mount Coolon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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
| Pasha | Mount Coolon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pasha | Mount Coolon | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 76 | 400 |
Mobility
Mount Coolon sits further from the CBD (1137.7 km vs 1109.9 km).
| Pasha | Mount Coolon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1109.9 km | 1137.7 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 780 min | 819 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4721 | 0.0% postcode 4804 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 35 postcode 4721 | 50 postcode 4804 |
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 (59.2%).
Setting
| Pasha | Mount Coolon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 229 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 243 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Pasha | Mount Coolon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Council rates
| Pasha | Mount Coolon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $925/yr | $1,412/yr |
| Council | Isaac | Whitsunday |
Federal electorate
| Pasha | Mount Coolon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pasha | Mount Coolon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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