Pleystowe vs Greenmount

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pleystowe, about half of households are couple families. In Greenmount, 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

Greenmount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pleystowe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($303/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Greenmount

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (662 min vs 670 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (972 km vs 977 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

Pleystowe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.7% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pleystowe Greenmount
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.

Pleystowe Greenmount
Walkability 0 / 0
Pleystowe — Walkability: 0/100 Greenmount — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 69
Pleystowe — Safety: 62/100 Greenmount — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pleystowe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Greenmount — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Greenmount rents higher ($380/wk vs $303/wk); Greenmount has higher household incomes ($119,548 vs $106,600).

Pleystowe Greenmount
Population 418 488
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.7% +3.2%
Median age 40 39
Median household income $106,600/yr $119,548/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $303/wk $380/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pleystowe Greenmount
0-4 6.2% / 7.6%
Pleystowe — 0-4: 6.2% Greenmount — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 15.3% / 11.5%
Pleystowe — 5-14: 15.3% Greenmount — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 5.7% / 4.9%
Pleystowe — 15-19: 5.7% Greenmount — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 4.1% / 5.3%
Pleystowe — 20-24: 4.1% Greenmount — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.5% / 15.2%
Pleystowe — 25-34: 10.5% Greenmount — 25-34: 15.2%
35-44 13.2% / 9.0%
Pleystowe — 35-44: 13.2% Greenmount — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 12.7% / 15.8%
Pleystowe — 45-54: 12.7% Greenmount — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 15.1% / 14.8%
Pleystowe — 55-64: 15.1% Greenmount — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 9.3% / 10.9%
Pleystowe — 65-74: 9.3% Greenmount — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 6.0% / 3.9%
Pleystowe — 75-84: 6.0% Greenmount — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.4% / 0.6%
Pleystowe — 85+: 1.4% Greenmount — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pleystowe 53.7% couple families
Pleystowe — Couple Families: 53.7% Pleystowe — Lone Person: 28.4% Pleystowe — One Parent Families: 13.7% Pleystowe — Other Families: 4.2% Pleystowe — Group Household: 0.0%
Greenmount 59.8% couple families
Greenmount — Couple Families: 59.8% Greenmount — Lone Person: 28.0% Greenmount — One Parent Families: 8.4% Greenmount — Other Families: 0.0% Greenmount — Group Household: 3.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pleystowe 18.5% renting
Pleystowe — Owned Outright: 40.0% Pleystowe — Mortgage: 41.5% Pleystowe — Renting: 18.5%
Greenmount 15.8% renting
Greenmount — Owned Outright: 44.9% Greenmount — Mortgage: 39.2% Greenmount — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pleystowe Greenmount
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 20.5%
Pleystowe — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Greenmount — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 5.9%
Pleystowe — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Greenmount — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 4.1%
Pleystowe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Greenmount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 1.4%
Pleystowe — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Greenmount — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.0%
Pleystowe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Greenmount — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

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

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.

Pleystowe Greenmount
New Zealand 1.7% / 2.3%
Pleystowe — New Zealand: 1.7% Greenmount — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa 2.2% / —
Pleystowe — South Africa: 2.2% Greenmount — South Africa: not among its largest
England 1.0% / 0.8%
Pleystowe — England: 1.0% Greenmount — England: 0.8%
Scotland 1.2% / —
Pleystowe — Scotland: 1.2% Greenmount — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.8%
Pleystowe — Philippines: not among its largest Greenmount — Philippines: 0.8%
Fiji 0.7% / —
Pleystowe — Fiji: 0.7% Greenmount — Fiji: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pleystowe 100.8% houses
Pleystowe — Houses: 100.8% Pleystowe — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Greenmount 95.8% houses
Greenmount — Houses: 95.8% Greenmount — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Pleystowe Greenmount
Median house price $790,000 $850,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Pleystowe Greenmount
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Pleystowe Greenmount
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Pleystowe Greenmount
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Pleystowe Greenmount
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
31/100
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

Pleystowe Greenmount
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Pleystowe Greenmount
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Pleystowe sits further from the CBD (977 km vs 972 km).

Pleystowe Greenmount
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 977 km 972 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 670 min 662 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.

Pleystowe Greenmount
Car (driver) 89.8% / 82.6%
Pleystowe — Car (driver): 89.8% Greenmount — Car (driver): 82.6%
Worked from Home 4.8% / 10.0%
Pleystowe — Worked from Home: 4.8% Greenmount — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 1.8%
Pleystowe — Car (passenger): 5.4% Greenmount — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Bus — / 4.1%
Pleystowe — Bus: not among its largest Greenmount — Bus: 4.1%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Pleystowe — Walked Only: not among its largest Greenmount — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.8%).

Setting

Pleystowe Greenmount
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 15.7 km

NBN connectivity

Pleystowe Greenmount
Connectivity score 30/100 45/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
169 premises
 20%
208 premises

Climate

Pleystowe Greenmount
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)

Pleystowe Greenmount
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Pleystowe Greenmount
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Pleystowe Greenmount
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pleystowe Greenmount
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pleystowe

Acreage

Greenmount

Acreage

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