Aitkenvale vs Douglas

Douglas is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 against 36 in Aitkenvale. In both, about half of households rent and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Douglas: a median of $731,000, against $575,000 in Aitkenvale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Aitkenvale tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Douglas suits young adults and share households.

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

Douglas

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 7)
  • carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 98/100)
  • But Aitkenvale has more childcare (6 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Aitkenvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($575,000 vs $731,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Aitkenvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Aitkenvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 47/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Aitkenvale has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 9%)
  • Douglas has more GPs (4 vs 2)

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

Investors

Aitkenvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 3.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Aitkenvale Douglas
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.

Aitkenvale Douglas
Walkability 81 / 47
Aitkenvale — Walkability: 81/100 Douglas — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 2 / 21
Aitkenvale — Safety: 2/100 Douglas — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Aitkenvale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Douglas — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Douglas has more residents (7,780 vs 4,797); Douglas has higher household incomes ($105,300 vs $71,656).

Aitkenvale Douglas
Population 4,797 7,780
+62% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.1% +0.5%
Median age 36 26
Median household income $71,656/yr $105,300/yr
+47% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $360/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aitkenvale Douglas
0-4 5.9% / 5.0%
Aitkenvale — 0-4: 5.9% Douglas — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 13.5% / 10.2%
Aitkenvale — 5-14: 13.5% Douglas — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 6.7% / 12.0%
Aitkenvale — 15-19: 6.7% Douglas — 15-19: 12.0%
20-24 7.0% / 18.5%
Aitkenvale — 20-24: 7.0% Douglas — 20-24: 18.5%
25-34 13.9% / 16.2%
Aitkenvale — 25-34: 13.9% Douglas — 25-34: 16.2%
35-44 12.2% / 11.7%
Aitkenvale — 35-44: 12.2% Douglas — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 12.6% / 10.1%
Aitkenvale — 45-54: 12.6% Douglas — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 12.3% / 7.5%
Aitkenvale — 55-64: 12.3% Douglas — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 8.3% / 5.5%
Aitkenvale — 65-74: 8.3% Douglas — 65-74: 5.5%
75-84 6.0% / 2.0%
Aitkenvale — 75-84: 6.0% Douglas — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ 1.7% / 1.3%
Aitkenvale — 85+: 1.7% Douglas — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aitkenvale 40.7% lone person
Aitkenvale — Lone Person: 40.7% Aitkenvale — Couple Families: 30.0% Aitkenvale — One Parent Families: 20.0% Aitkenvale — Group Household: 6.1% Aitkenvale — Other Families: 3.1%
Douglas 28.8% lone person
Douglas — Lone Person: 28.8% Douglas — Couple Families: 38.9% Douglas — One Parent Families: 11.9% Douglas — Group Household: 17.7% Douglas — Other Families: 2.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Aitkenvale 46.2% renting
Aitkenvale — Owned Outright: 26.8% Aitkenvale — Mortgage: 27.0% Aitkenvale — Renting: 46.2%
Douglas 52.0% renting
Douglas — Owned Outright: 18.4% Douglas — Mortgage: 29.6% Douglas — Renting: 52.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Aitkenvale Douglas
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 17.7%
Aitkenvale — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Douglas — Bachelor Degree: 17.7%
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 10.4%
Aitkenvale — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Douglas — Certificate III & IV: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 5.9%
Aitkenvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Douglas — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 5.8%
Aitkenvale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Douglas — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 2.2%
Aitkenvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Douglas — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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.

Aitkenvale Douglas
India 1.9% / 5.8%
Aitkenvale — India: 1.9% Douglas — India: 5.8%
England 1.5% / 2.3%
Aitkenvale — England: 1.5% Douglas — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.9%
Aitkenvale — New Zealand: 1.8% Douglas — New Zealand: 1.9%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.1%
Aitkenvale — Philippines: 1.4% Douglas — Philippines: 1.1%
Sri Lanka — / 1.2%
Aitkenvale — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Douglas — Sri Lanka: 1.2%
China 0.5% / 0.6%
Aitkenvale — China: 0.5% Douglas — China: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aitkenvale 74.5% houses
Aitkenvale — Houses: 74.5% Aitkenvale — Townhouses: 23.2% Aitkenvale — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Douglas 84.0% houses
Douglas — Houses: 84.0% Douglas — Townhouses: 3.9% Douglas — Flats / Apartments: 12.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Aitkenvale Douglas
Median house price $575,000 $731,000
Median unit price $427,500 $433,000
Median land price — $188,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 34 sales
 23 days
from 59 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Aitkenvale Douglas
2 bed $401K / $425K
Aitkenvale — 2 bed: $401K (8 sales) Douglas — 2 bed: $425K (30 sales)

8 vs 30 sales

3 bed $450K / $620K
Aitkenvale — 3 bed: $450K (7 sales) Douglas — 3 bed: $620K (11 sales)

7 vs 11 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Aitkenvale Douglas
2 bed $490K / $440K
Aitkenvale — 2 bed: $490K (6 sales) Douglas — 2 bed: $440K (9 sales)

6 vs 9 sales

3 bed $560K / $656K
Aitkenvale — 3 bed: $560K (58 sales) Douglas — 3 bed: $656K (66 sales)

58 vs 66 sales

4 bed $670K / $785K
Aitkenvale — 4 bed: $670K (21 sales) Douglas — 4 bed: $785K (87 sales)

21 vs 87 sales

5 bed $850K / $1.04M
Aitkenvale — 5 bed: $850K (8 sales) Douglas — 5 bed: $1.04M (20 sales)

8 vs 20 sales

Development activity

Aitkenvale Douglas
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Townsville
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Aitkenvale Douglas
Houses 4.6%
$570/wk on $649K
 3.7%
$565/wk on $800K
Units — 5.6%
$520/wk on $487K

Ranking within QLD

Aitkenvale Douglas
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 82% of QLD

Liveability

Aitkenvale is more walkable (81 vs 47); Douglas scores higher overall (54 vs 32).

Aitkenvale Douglas
Grade D B
Score 32/100 54/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Aitkenvale carries more crime risk (98 vs 79).

Aitkenvale Douglas
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
 High
79/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Aitkenvale Douglas
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 6.7 km
 None

Schools in Aitkenvale

  • Aitkenvale State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Riverside Adventist School Independent · Primary below peers

Schools in Douglas

  • Enkindle Village School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Tec-NQ Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Aitkenvale Douglas
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 4
Parks & reserves 7 17
Childcare 6 2
GPs 2 4
Pharmacies 5 2
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 6 1
Fuel stations 3 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 18

Mobility

Aitkenvale Douglas
Walkability score 81/100 47/100
Distance to Brisbane 1353.2 km 1353.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 924 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 94.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 61.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4814
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 4814
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.

Aitkenvale Douglas
Car (driver) 78.0% / 82.5%
Aitkenvale — Car (driver): 78.0% Douglas — Car (driver): 82.5%
Car (passenger) 8.6% / 5.7%
Aitkenvale — Car (passenger): 8.6% Douglas — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Worked from Home 5.9% / 5.3%
Aitkenvale — Worked from Home: 5.9% Douglas — Worked from Home: 5.3%
Walked Only 3.3% / 2.8%
Aitkenvale — Walked Only: 3.3% Douglas — Walked Only: 2.8%
Bus 2.5% / 1.6%
Aitkenvale — Bus: 2.5% Douglas — Bus: 1.6%
Bicycle 1.7% / 2.0%
Aitkenvale — Bicycle: 1.7% Douglas — Bicycle: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

Aitkenvale Douglas
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.8 km 10.2 km

NBN connectivity

Aitkenvale Douglas
Connectivity score 100/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
2,926 premises
 43%
2,842 premises

Climate

Aitkenvale Douglas
Annual rainfall 1,304 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 15.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Aitkenvale Douglas
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.25 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Aitkenvale Douglas
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Aitkenvale Douglas
Division Herbert
same for both
Member Phillip Thompson
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Aitkenvale Douglas
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Aitkenvale

Affordable Parks Townhouses

Douglas

Professionals Students

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