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Amber vs Mount Surprise

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 56 km apart · Amber profile · Mount Surprise profile

Amber Mount Surprise

Mount Surprise and Amber are both rural areas in Queensland. Mount Surprise is a small residential hub with 138 people, while Amber is largely non-residential with a population of zero. There is a stark difference in accessibility; in Mount Surprise, about 68% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, park, health services, and groceries. Amber has no such amenities, with 0% of homes within walking distance of these services.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining very remote with no public transport stops. Both are entirely without homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. Mount Surprise is mostly car-dependent and Amber is car-dependent, though the terrain in Amber is a little steeper with a mean slope of 4.2% compared to 2.3% in Mount Surprise.

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Where they differ most

Population: 138 larger in Mount Surprise

Demographics & Identity

Population in Amberin Mount Surprise +138 larger in Mount Surprise gap narrowing
0 0th pct 138 46th pct
Median age in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 48 yrs 62nd pct
First Nations in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 11.6% 88th pct
Aged 65+ in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 28.3% 83rd pct
Under 15 in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 19.6% 67th pct
De facto in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 23.9% 92nd pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 10.1% 44th pct

Language

Other language in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 2.2% 41st pct
Limited English in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 0.0% 0th pct

Religion

No religion in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 27.5% 19th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 29.8% 13th pct
Bachelor+ in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 3.5% 8th pct
Schools/1k kids in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 37.04 98th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Amberin Mount Surprise +1 more in Mount Surprise
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 15 2nd pct
ICSEA in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 862 10th pct

Income

Personal income in Amberin Mount Surprise
— $591 24th pct
Household income in Amberin Mount Surprise
— $875 9th pct
Family income in Amberin Mount Surprise
— $933 5th pct
High earners in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 5.2% 33rd pct
High-income homes in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 0.0% 0th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 27.5% 43rd pct
Mental health in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 5.8% 28th pct
Needs assistance in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 6.5% 71st pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 15.7% 38th pct
Unpaid carers in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 9.6% 23rd pct
Unpaid child care in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 16.5% 15th pct
Defence service in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 0.0% 0th pct
Housework 15h+ in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 26.1% 61st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Amberin Mount Surprise +16 larger in Mount Surprise
0 0th pct 16 64th pct
Median age in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 20 yrs 25th pct
Median income in Amberin Mount Surprise
— $700 56th pct
Household income in Amberin Mount Surprise
— $850 13th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 2.1 19th pct
One-parent in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 4.8% 22nd pct
Living alone in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 35.7% 86th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Amberin Mount Surprise
— $150 14th pct
Mortgage in Amberin Mount Surprise
— $834 10th pct
People / bedroom in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 1.10 93rd pct
Renting in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 8.9% 23rd pct
Owned outright in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 57.1% 88th pct
Separate houses in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 53.6% 9th pct
3+ bedrooms in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 30.4% 0th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 5.7% 76th pct
Work from home in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 32.7% 85th pct
PT commute in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Amberin Mount Surprise even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Amberin Mount Surprise even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 24.0% 26th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 0.0% 0th pct
Participation in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 45.2% 13th pct
Full-time in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 59.6% 58th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Amberin Mount Surprise +3.2 higher in Mount Surprise
0.0 0th pct 3.2 73rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Amberin Mount Surprise +3.4 more in Mount Surprise
0.0 0th pct 3.4 74th pct
15-min city in Amberin Mount Surprise +67.2 pts higher in Mount Surprise
0.0% 0th pct 67.2% 84th pct
Walk to shops in Amberin Mount Surprise +67.2 pts higher in Mount Surprise
0.0% 0th pct 67.2% 84th pct
Walk to transit in Amberin Mount Surprise even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Amberin Mount Surprise +68.0 pts higher in Mount Surprise
0.0% 0th pct 68.0% 81st pct
Walk to a park in Amberin Mount Surprise +68.0 pts higher in Mount Surprise
0.0% 0th pct 68.0% 69th pct
Walk to health in Amberin Mount Surprise +67.2 pts higher in Mount Surprise
0.0% 0th pct 67.2% 89th pct
Amenities/1k in Amberin Mount Surprise
— 101.4 87th pct
Intersections/km² in Amberin Mount Surprise even
0 3rd pct 0 13th pct
Mean slope in Amberin Mount Surprise +2.0 pts higher in Amber
4.2% 32nd pct 2.3% 1st pct

Compare Amber with nearby areas

Fossilbrook Crystalbrook Springfield Bolwarra Bulleringa Barwidgi Mount Surprise Almaden

Compare Mount Surprise with nearby areas

Fossilbrook Springfield Forty Mile Talaroo Amber Einasleigh Conjuboy Barwidgi

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Amber vs Mount Surprise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30052/amber/vs/SAL32026/mount-surprise