Alabama Hill vs Towers Hill
Alabama Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Towers Hill. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Alabama Hill, about half of households are people living alone. In Towers Hill, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Alabama Hill tends to suit families with children, while Towers Hill suits people living alone.
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
Alabama Hill
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 41%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 69%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Towers Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($190/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
Towers Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 12%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Alabama Hill and Towers Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Towers Hill has more residents (190 vs 103); Alabama Hill rents higher ($250/wk vs $190/wk).
| Alabama Hill | Towers Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 103 | 190 +84% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.9% | -12.8% |
| Median age | 45 | 51 |
| Median household income | $63,856/yr +23% vs other | $49,348/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +24% vs other | $190/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Alabama Hill | Towers Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Charters Towers same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -67% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Alabama Hill | Towers Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of QLD | Higher than 12% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of QLD same for both | |
| 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 68% of QLD |
Liveability
| Alabama Hill | Towers Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Towers Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| 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 | Towers Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Towers Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1356.1 km | 1356.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 917 min | 920 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).
Setting
| Alabama Hill | Towers Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 350 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 403 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Alabama Hill | Towers Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 72/100 | 41/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 54% 57 premises | 0% 122 premises |
Climate
| Alabama Hill | Towers Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Towers Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,328/yr same for both | |
| Council | Charters Towers same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Alabama Hill | Towers Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Towers Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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