Wamuran Basin vs Mount Mee

Wamuran Basin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 52 in Mount Mee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wamuran Basin, most households are couple families. In Mount Mee, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wamuran Basin tends to suit families with children and couples, while Mount Mee suits people living alone and older residents.

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

  • Wamuran Basin is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 51%)
  • Mount Mee has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 83%)

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

First-home buyers

Wamuran Basin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wamuran Basin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wamuran Basin

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (65.3 km vs 83.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 80 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wamuran Basin

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 2%)
  • But Mount Mee has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Wamuran Basin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (53.1% vs 7.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
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.

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Walkability 10 / 0
Wamuran Basin — Walkability: 10/100 Mount Mee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 77
Wamuran Basin — Safety: 78/100 Mount Mee — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 60 / 42
Wamuran Basin — Low fire risk: 60/100 Mount Mee — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Mount Mee has more residents (519 vs 199); Wamuran Basin has higher household incomes ($120,224 vs $76,752).

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Population 199 519
+161% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +53.1% +7.2%
Median age 42 52
Median household income $120,224/yr
+36% vs other
 $76,752/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $305/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
0-4 8.0% / 3.3%
Wamuran Basin — 0-4: 8.0% Mount Mee — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 13.6% / 12.3%
Wamuran Basin — 5-14: 13.6% Mount Mee — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 4.0% / 4.4%
Wamuran Basin — 15-19: 4.0% Mount Mee — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 2.5% / 2.5%
Wamuran Basin — 20-24: 2.5% Mount Mee — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 14.6% / 7.3%
Wamuran Basin — 25-34: 14.6% Mount Mee — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 12.6% / 9.1%
Wamuran Basin — 35-44: 12.6% Mount Mee — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 15.1% / 15.8%
Wamuran Basin — 45-54: 15.1% Mount Mee — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 14.1% / 19.5%
Wamuran Basin — 55-64: 14.1% Mount Mee — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 11.1% / 16.0%
Wamuran Basin — 65-74: 11.1% Mount Mee — 65-74: 16.0%
75-84 6.5% / 8.7%
Wamuran Basin — 75-84: 6.5% Mount Mee — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 1.2%
Wamuran Basin — 85+: not among its largest Mount Mee — 85+: 1.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wamuran Basin 60.6% couple families
Wamuran Basin — Couple Families: 60.6% Wamuran Basin — Lone Person: 27.3% Wamuran Basin — One Parent Families: 12.1% Wamuran Basin — Group Household: 0.0%
Mount Mee 40.2% couple families
Mount Mee — Couple Families: 40.2% Mount Mee — Lone Person: 46.7% Mount Mee — One Parent Families: 10.7% Mount Mee — Group Household: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wamuran Basin 5.8% renting
Wamuran Basin — Owned Outright: 42.3% Wamuran Basin — Mortgage: 51.9% Wamuran Basin — Renting: 5.8%
Mount Mee 11.4% renting
Mount Mee — Owned Outright: 45.4% Mount Mee — Mortgage: 43.2% Mount Mee — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
England 1.5% / 4.4%
Wamuran Basin — England: 1.5% Mount Mee — England: 4.4%
New Zealand — / 1.9%
Wamuran Basin — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Mee — New Zealand: 1.9%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Wamuran Basin — Scotland: not among its largest Mount Mee — Scotland: 1.0%
Germany — / 1.0%
Wamuran Basin — Germany: not among its largest Mount Mee — Germany: 1.0%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Wamuran Basin — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Mee — South Africa: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 18.7%
Wamuran Basin — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Mount Mee — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 11.4%
Wamuran Basin — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Mount Mee — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 7.9%
Wamuran Basin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Mount Mee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 1.5%
Wamuran Basin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Mount Mee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.9%
Wamuran Basin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Mee — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wamuran Basin 83.0% houses
Wamuran Basin — Houses: 83.0% Wamuran Basin — Townhouses: 15.1% Wamuran Basin — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Mount Mee 98.0% houses
Mount Mee — Houses: 98.0% Mount Mee — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Mee — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Median house price — $1,350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD

Liveability

Wamuran Basin is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Mee carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 40).

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
23/100
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

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wamuran Basin

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

Schools in Mount Mee

  • Mount Mee State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 3
Waterways 2 13

Mobility

Mount Mee sits further from the CBD (83.1 km vs 65.3 km).

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 65.3 km 83.1 km
+27% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 80 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4512
 1.2%
postcode 4521
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 4512
 98
postcode 4521

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.

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Car (driver) 63.9% / 59.7%
Wamuran Basin — Car (driver): 63.9% Mount Mee — Car (driver): 59.7%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 25.8%
Wamuran Basin — Worked from Home: 36.1% Mount Mee — Worked from Home: 25.8%
Car (passenger) — / 7.5%
Wamuran Basin — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Mee — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only — / 3.8%
Wamuran Basin — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Mee — Walked Only: 3.8%
Train — / 3.2%
Wamuran Basin — Train: not among its largest Mount Mee — Train: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.9%).

Setting

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 501 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.3 km 30.7 km

NBN connectivity

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Connectivity score 37/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
49 premises
 0%
237 premises

Climate

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wamuran Basin Mount Mee
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wamuran Basin

Rural

Mount Mee

Retirees Rural

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