Alabama Hill vs Grand Secret

Alabama Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Grand Secret. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Alabama Hill tends to suit families with children 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 5 things we measure here

  • Alabama Hill is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 42%)
  • Grand Secret has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Grand Secret

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Grand Secret

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Alabama Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 18%)

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

Where they sit

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

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
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.

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Walkability 17 / 17
Alabama Hill — Walkability: 17/100 Grand Secret — Walkability: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Alabama Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Grand Secret — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Grand Secret has more residents (151 vs 103); Grand Secret has higher household incomes ($70,408 vs $63,856).

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Population 103 151
+47% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.9% —
Median age 45 49
Median household income $63,856/yr $70,408/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+8% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
0-4 2.9% / 6.0%
Alabama Hill — 0-4: 2.9% Grand Secret — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 19.4% / 9.9%
Alabama Hill — 5-14: 19.4% Grand Secret — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 4.9% / 5.3%
Alabama Hill — 15-19: 4.9% Grand Secret — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 6.6%
Alabama Hill — 20-24: not among its largest Grand Secret — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 2.9% / 13.9%
Alabama Hill — 25-34: 2.9% Grand Secret — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 12.6% / 6.6%
Alabama Hill — 35-44: 12.6% Grand Secret — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 16.5% / 15.9%
Alabama Hill — 45-54: 16.5% Grand Secret — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 7.8% / 20.5%
Alabama Hill — 55-64: 7.8% Grand Secret — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 19.4% / 10.6%
Alabama Hill — 65-74: 19.4% Grand Secret — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 12.6% / 4.6%
Alabama Hill — 75-84: 12.6% Grand Secret — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / 2.6%
Alabama Hill — 85+: not among its largest Grand Secret — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alabama Hill 46.7% lone person
Alabama Hill — Lone Person: 46.7% Alabama Hill — One Parent Families: 36.7% Alabama Hill — Couple Families: 16.7% Alabama Hill — Group Household: 0.0%
Grand Secret 48.9% lone person
Grand Secret — Lone Person: 48.9% Grand Secret — One Parent Families: 15.6% Grand Secret — Couple Families: 26.7% Grand Secret — Group Household: 8.9%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alabama Hill 21.4% renting
Alabama Hill — Owned Outright: 54.8% Alabama Hill — Mortgage: 23.8% Alabama Hill — Renting: 21.4%
Grand Secret 41.2% renting
Grand Secret — Owned Outright: 30.9% Grand Secret — Mortgage: 27.9% Grand Secret — Renting: 41.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alabama Hill 88.4% houses
Alabama Hill — Houses: 88.4% Alabama Hill — Flats / Apartments: 11.6% Alabama Hill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Grand Secret 100.0% houses
Grand Secret — Houses: 100.0% Grand Secret — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Grand Secret — Townhouses: 9.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 16.6%
Alabama Hill — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Grand Secret — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 2.0%
Alabama Hill — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Grand Secret — Bachelor Degree: 2.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.3%
Alabama Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Grand Secret — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Development activity

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
New dwellings approved 24
across Charters Towers
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD

Liveability

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
55/100
 —
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

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Mobility

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Walkability score 17/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1356.1 km 1357.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 917 min 919 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4820
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4820
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.

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Car (driver) 80.6% / 74.5%
Alabama Hill — Car (driver): 80.6% Grand Secret — Car (driver): 74.5%
Car (passenger) 11.1% / 7.8%
Alabama Hill — Car (passenger): 11.1% Grand Secret — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Bus — / 11.8%
Alabama Hill — Bus: not among its largest Grand Secret — Bus: 11.8%
Bicycle 8.3% / —
Alabama Hill — Bicycle: 8.3% Grand Secret — Bicycle: not among its largest
Worked from Home — / 5.9%
Alabama Hill — Worked from Home: not among its largest Grand Secret — Worked from Home: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Elevation 350 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 326 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Connectivity score 72/100 45/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
57 premises
 0%
82 premises

Climate

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Annual rainfall 690 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Average residential rate $1,328/yr
same for both
Council Charters Towers
same for both

Federal electorate

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alabama Hill Grand Secret
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alabama Hill

Family Quiet Retirees

Grand Secret

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