Samford Valley vs Wights Mountain

Samford Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Wights Mountain. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wights Mountain: a median of $2.2 million, against $1.9 million in Samford Valley, though rent is higher in Samford Valley.

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

Samford Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Samford Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,900,000 vs $2,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wights Mountain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $660/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wights Mountain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 18/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wights Mountain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 18/100)

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

Investors

Samford Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.6% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
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.

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Walkability 18 / 27
Samford Valley — Walkability: 18/100 Wights Mountain — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 83 / 87
Samford Valley — Safety: 83/100 Wights Mountain — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Samford Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wights Mountain — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Samford Valley has more residents (3,208 vs 767); Samford Valley rents higher ($660/wk vs $350/wk).

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Population 3,208
+76% vs other
 767
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% -3.3%
Median age 45 48
Median household income $169,000/yr
+5% vs other
 $160,732/yr
Median weekly rent $660/wk
+47% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
0-4 4.6% / 2.9%
Samford Valley — 0-4: 4.6% Wights Mountain — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 15.8% / 13.8%
Samford Valley — 5-14: 15.8% Wights Mountain — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 7.5% / 5.7%
Samford Valley — 15-19: 7.5% Wights Mountain — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.9% / 4.7%
Samford Valley — 20-24: 4.9% Wights Mountain — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 5.1% / 3.8%
Samford Valley — 25-34: 5.1% Wights Mountain — 25-34: 3.8%
35-44 11.1% / 10.8%
Samford Valley — 35-44: 11.1% Wights Mountain — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 18.0% / 20.1%
Samford Valley — 45-54: 18.0% Wights Mountain — 45-54: 20.1%
55-64 15.9% / 17.7%
Samford Valley — 55-64: 15.9% Wights Mountain — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 11.9% / 13.3%
Samford Valley — 65-74: 11.9% Wights Mountain — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 4.3% / 6.0%
Samford Valley — 75-84: 4.3% Wights Mountain — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 0.9% / 1.4%
Samford Valley — 85+: 0.9% Wights Mountain — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Samford Valley 76.3% couple families
Samford Valley — Couple Families: 76.3% Samford Valley — Lone Person: 11.2% Samford Valley — One Parent Families: 10.0% Samford Valley — Group Household: 2.1% Samford Valley — Other Families: 0.4%
Wights Mountain 71.1% couple families
Wights Mountain — Couple Families: 71.1% Wights Mountain — Lone Person: 14.8% Wights Mountain — One Parent Families: 9.4% Wights Mountain — Group Household: 2.7% Wights Mountain — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Samford Valley 4.5% renting
Samford Valley — Owned Outright: 48.3% Samford Valley — Mortgage: 47.2% Samford Valley — Renting: 4.5%
Wights Mountain 4.3% renting
Wights Mountain — Owned Outright: 44.6% Wights Mountain — Mortgage: 51.2% Wights Mountain — Renting: 4.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Bachelor Degree 20.2% / 18.1%
Samford Valley — Bachelor Degree: 20.2% Wights Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 18.1%
Certificate III & IV 10.8% / 12.6%
Samford Valley — Certificate III & IV: 10.8% Wights Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 10.6%
Samford Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Wights Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 7.9% / 8.0%
Samford Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9% Wights Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 3.3%
Samford Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Wights Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

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

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.

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
England 7.5% / 6.9%
Samford Valley — England: 7.5% Wights Mountain — England: 6.9%
New Zealand 2.2% / 3.1%
Samford Valley — New Zealand: 2.2% Wights Mountain — New Zealand: 3.1%
South Africa 2.3% / 2.7%
Samford Valley — South Africa: 2.3% Wights Mountain — South Africa: 2.7%
Germany 0.8% / 1.0%
Samford Valley — Germany: 0.8% Wights Mountain — Germany: 1.0%
Ireland 0.4% / 1.2%
Samford Valley — Ireland: 0.4% Wights Mountain — Ireland: 1.2%
India 0.8% / 0.5%
Samford Valley — India: 0.8% Wights Mountain — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Samford Valley 98.7% houses
Samford Valley — Houses: 98.7% Samford Valley — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Wights Mountain 97.4% houses
Wights Mountain — Houses: 97.4% Wights Mountain — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Median house price $1,900,000 $2,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,210,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 39 sales
 16 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD

Liveability

Wights Mountain is more walkable (27 vs 18).

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Grade A+
same for both
Score 84/100 85/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
13/100
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

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Samford Valley

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

Schools in Wights Mountain

  • Samford Valley Steiner School Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 16 4
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Walkability score 18/100 27/100
Distance to Brisbane 25.7 km 26.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 4520
same for both

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.

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Car (driver) 57.7% / 59.2%
Samford Valley — Car (driver): 57.7% Wights Mountain — Car (driver): 59.2%
Worked from Home 33.7% / 33.1%
Samford Valley — Worked from Home: 33.7% Wights Mountain — Worked from Home: 33.1%
Train 3.1% / 3.9%
Samford Valley — Train: 3.1% Wights Mountain — Train: 3.9%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 2.8%
Samford Valley — Car (passenger): 3.6% Wights Mountain — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 1.6% / 1.1%
Samford Valley — Walked Only: 1.6% Wights Mountain — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.2%).

Setting

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Elevation 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.2 km 21.8 km

NBN connectivity

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Connectivity score 77/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
1,117 premises
 88%
278 premises

Climate

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³ 5.4 µg/m³
PM10 13.4 µg/m³ 14.7 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.74 pphm —

Council rates

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Samford Valley Wights Mountain
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Samford Valley

Acreage Middle-Ring Premium Professionals Quiet

Wights Mountain

Acreage Luxury Middle-Ring

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