Mutchilba QLD 4872
Mutchilba is a rural locality in Queensland, 1,764 km from Brisbane CBD, around 20 hours 40 minutes by car. Population is 627; the median age is 38 and the median household income is $83,824 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality grew 26.7% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,500. Mutchilba is characterised by high bushfire risk. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Mutchilba a good place to live?
Mutchilba scores a D (25/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 1763.5 km · 1240 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $1M
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 63/100 · Crime 35/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 38 · 627 residents
Liveability Rating
25 / 100 · Ranked #996 in QLDEach bar is Mutchilba's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Mutchilba?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
25 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMutchilba's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1 million, roughly 96% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only six sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
$1,000,000
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Is Mutchilba safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Mutchilba sits in the low band, with 2 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 50% on the prior year.
2 offences
50.0% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–202411 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serves Mutchilba, but none have published comparable ratings yet.
- • 3 students in one school (avg 3)
Primary
Walkability
Mutchilba is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Mutchilba.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 176
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Mareeba: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Mutchilba is home to 627 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $84,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
627
Median Age
38
Median Household Income
$83,824/yr
Census Median Rent
$250/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,500/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$38,428/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
23.2%
Total Dwellings
194
Owner-Occupier Rate
74.7%
Houses
99.5%
Rental Stress
15.5%
Mortgage Stress
21.5%
Work From Home
25.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 68.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 73.0%
- Employment Rate
- 61%
- Completed Year 12
- 34.1%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
38 residents (6.1%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 578 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,628 a year through Mareeba based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Mareeba
In the year to August 2026, 76 new dwellings were approved across Mareeba. That mix is 69 houses and 7 units. Approvals are down 22.7% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this locality: 18 to 60 homes
- In 10 years or more 18 to 60 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (3 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
No native title party is registered for this area. Under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party is then whoever is recognised under tradition or custom as responsible for the area — which a native title register cannot show.
Climate & Setting
from Walkamin Research Station, 19.0 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 606 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 1,114 mm
- 84 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.3°C
- 7 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 13.8°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 4872, 6 of 4,459 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.5% (67 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4872, 1,036 rooftop-solar systems totalling 11.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,890 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 66 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 4872.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $1,000,000 this is $250,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Bob Katter Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bob Katter | 40.7% | 59.3% | +0.8 |
| 2022 | Bob Katter | 39.8% | 60.2% | -4.3 |
| 2019 | Bob Katter | 35.5% | 64.5% | +7.8 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Shane Knuth Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shane Knuth KAP | 63.7% |
| 2020 | Shane Knuth KAP | 72.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
Looking at a specific address in Mutchilba?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 627 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Mutchilba
Is Mutchilba a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Mutchilba is low (35/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Mutchilba?
Mutchilba has a moderate recorded bushfire history (63/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Mutchilba a good place to live?
Mutchilba has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (25/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Mutchilba?
Mutchilba, QLD had a population of 627 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Mutchilba, QLD?
The postcode for Mutchilba, QLD is 4872.
How far is Mutchilba from Brisbane?
Mutchilba is 1,764 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 1240 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Mutchilba?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mutchilba was $83,824 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Mutchilba?
There are too few current rental listings in Mutchilba for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $250, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Mutchilba?
The median age of residents in Mutchilba was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Mutchilba at risk of bushfire?
Mutchilba has a moderate recorded bushfire history (63/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Mutchilba?
There is 1 school inside the Mutchilba boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.
What is the weather like in Mutchilba?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mutchilba, Walkamin Research Station (19 km away), summer days average 30.3°C, winter nights 13.8°C, 1,114 mm of rain a year over 84 rainy days, and 7 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mutchilba?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Mutchilba belong to?
Mutchilba sits within the Mareeba local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Mutchilba?
The average residential rates bill through Mareeba is $1,628 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Mutchilba?
Across Mareeba, 76 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 22.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Mutchilba in?
Mutchilba sits within the federal Division of Kennedy, currently held by Bob Katter (Katter's Australian Party (KAP)).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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