Peachester vs Mount Mellum

Peachester is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Mount Mellum. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

  • Peachester has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Mount Mellum carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 27/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Mellum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Peachester

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Peachester

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Mellum

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 27/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
  • But Peachester is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Peachester Mount Mellum
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.

Peachester Mount Mellum
Walkability 13 / 0
Peachester — Walkability: 13/100 Mount Mellum — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 86
Peachester — Safety: 73/100 Mount Mellum — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 56 / 100
Peachester — Low fire risk: 56/100 Mount Mellum — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Peachester has more residents (1,460 vs 457); Mount Mellum rents higher ($420/wk vs $325/wk).

Peachester Mount Mellum
Population 1,460
+69% vs other
 457
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.6% +3.4%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $89,492/yr $101,244/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk $420/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Peachester Mount Mellum
0-4 4.5% / 3.9%
Peachester — 0-4: 4.5% Mount Mellum — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 12.1% / 8.1%
Peachester — 5-14: 12.1% Mount Mellum — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 6.8% / 5.0%
Peachester — 15-19: 6.8% Mount Mellum — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.3% / 2.4%
Peachester — 20-24: 4.3% Mount Mellum — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 9.5% / 7.2%
Peachester — 25-34: 9.5% Mount Mellum — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 11.1% / 10.1%
Peachester — 35-44: 11.1% Mount Mellum — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 13.8% / 14.7%
Peachester — 45-54: 13.8% Mount Mellum — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 17.7% / 23.0%
Peachester — 55-64: 17.7% Mount Mellum — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 12.8% / 16.4%
Peachester — 65-74: 12.8% Mount Mellum — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 5.8% / 7.2%
Peachester — 75-84: 5.8% Mount Mellum — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.2% / 2.2%
Peachester — 85+: 1.2% Mount Mellum — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Peachester 55.3% couple families
Peachester — Couple Families: 55.3% Peachester — Lone Person: 26.1% Peachester — One Parent Families: 15.0% Peachester — Group Household: 2.7% Peachester — Other Families: 0.9%
Mount Mellum 62.9% couple families
Mount Mellum — Couple Families: 62.9% Mount Mellum — Lone Person: 23.6% Mount Mellum — One Parent Families: 10.1% Mount Mellum — Group Household: 3.4% Mount Mellum — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Peachester 11.6% renting
Peachester — Owned Outright: 42.2% Peachester — Mortgage: 46.2% Peachester — Renting: 11.6%
Mount Mellum 8.0% renting
Mount Mellum — Owned Outright: 48.5% Mount Mellum — Mortgage: 43.6% Mount Mellum — Renting: 8.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Peachester Mount Mellum
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 16.6%
Peachester — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Mount Mellum — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 16.8%
Peachester — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Mount Mellum — Bachelor Degree: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 9.2%
Peachester — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Mount Mellum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 6.6%
Peachester — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Mount Mellum — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.5%
Peachester — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Mount Mellum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Peachester Mount Mellum
England 6.1% / 8.1%
Peachester — England: 6.1% Mount Mellum — England: 8.1%
New Zealand 3.2% / 2.6%
Peachester — New Zealand: 3.2% Mount Mellum — New Zealand: 2.6%
Germany 0.6% / 1.1%
Peachester — Germany: 0.6% Mount Mellum — Germany: 1.1%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.9%
Peachester — Netherlands: 0.7% Mount Mellum — Netherlands: 0.9%
Ireland — / 1.3%
Peachester — Ireland: not among its largest Mount Mellum — Ireland: 1.3%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.7%
Peachester — South Africa: 0.5% Mount Mellum — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Peachester 97.8% houses
Peachester — Houses: 97.8% Peachester — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Mount Mellum 97.4% houses
Mount Mellum — Houses: 97.4% Mount Mellum — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Peachester Mount Mellum
Median house price $1,225,500 $1,235,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,300,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 8 sales
 94 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Peachester Mount Mellum
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Peachester Mount Mellum
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD

Liveability

Peachester is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Peachester Mount Mellum
Grade B —
Score 51/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Peachester carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0); Peachester carries more crime risk (27 vs 14).

Peachester Mount Mellum
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
14/100
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
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Peachester Mount Mellum
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 Peachester

  • Peachester State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Mount Mellum

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

Amenities in the suburb

Peachester Mount Mellum
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Peachester Mount Mellum
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 82.4 km 81.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4519
 0.6%
postcode 4550
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 4519
 88
postcode 4550

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.

Peachester Mount Mellum
Car (driver) 71.8% / 61.6%
Peachester — Car (driver): 71.8% Mount Mellum — Car (driver): 61.6%
Worked from Home 20.3% / 24.3%
Peachester — Worked from Home: 20.3% Mount Mellum — Worked from Home: 24.3%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 11.3%
Peachester — Car (passenger): 4.5% Mount Mellum — Car (passenger): 11.3%
Walked Only 2.4% / 2.8%
Peachester — Walked Only: 2.4% Mount Mellum — Walked Only: 2.8%
Train 1.1% / —
Peachester — Train: 1.1% Mount Mellum — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.8%).

Setting

Peachester Mount Mellum
Elevation 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 225 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.0 km 17.0 km

NBN connectivity

Peachester Mount Mellum
Connectivity score 30/100 31/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
551 premises
 2%
180 premises

Climate

Peachester Mount Mellum
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Peachester Mount Mellum
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Peachester Mount Mellum
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Peachester Mount Mellum
Division Fisher
same for both
Member Andrew Wallace
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Peachester

Acreage

Mount Mellum

Acreage Retirees

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