Black Jack vs Mosman Park

Black Jack is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Mosman Park. In both, most households own their home. In Black Jack, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Mosman Park, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Black Jack tends to suit families with children and couples, while Mosman Park 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

Black Jack

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 54%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

Black Jack

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mosman Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mosman Park

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (915 min vs 927 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1354.9 km vs 1364.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mosman Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (46% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 11%)

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

Where they sit

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

Black Jack Mosman Park
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.

Black Jack Mosman Park
Walkability 0 / 27
Black Jack — Walkability: 0/100 Mosman Park — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 29 / 29
Black Jack — Safety: 29/100 Mosman Park — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Black Jack — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mosman Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mosman Park has more residents (342 vs 167); Black Jack rents higher ($350/wk vs $200/wk).

Black Jack Mosman Park
Population 167 342
+105% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% —
Median age 40 44
Median household income $93,600/yr
+26% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+43% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Black Jack Mosman Park
0-4 6.0% / 6.1%
Black Jack — 0-4: 6.0% Mosman Park — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 21.0% / 16.1%
Black Jack — 5-14: 21.0% Mosman Park — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 5.4% / 7.0%
Black Jack — 15-19: 5.4% Mosman Park — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 — / 3.5%
Black Jack — 20-24: not among its largest Mosman Park — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 11.4% / 11.1%
Black Jack — 25-34: 11.4% Mosman Park — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 10.2% / 7.3%
Black Jack — 35-44: 10.2% Mosman Park — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 17.4% / 14.9%
Black Jack — 45-54: 17.4% Mosman Park — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 18.0% / 13.2%
Black Jack — 55-64: 18.0% Mosman Park — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 9.0% / 10.8%
Black Jack — 65-74: 9.0% Mosman Park — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 1.8% / 7.0%
Black Jack — 75-84: 1.8% Mosman Park — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / 1.5%
Black Jack — 85+: not among its largest Mosman Park — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Black Jack 57.5% couple families
Black Jack — Couple Families: 57.5% Black Jack — Lone Person: 22.5% Black Jack — One Parent Families: 20.0% Black Jack — Group Household: 0.0%
Mosman Park 25.3% couple families
Mosman Park — Couple Families: 25.3% Mosman Park — Lone Person: 45.1% Mosman Park — One Parent Families: 22.0% Mosman Park — Group Household: 7.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Black Jack 10.2% renting
Black Jack — Owned Outright: 38.8% Black Jack — Mortgage: 51.0% Black Jack — Renting: 10.2%
Mosman Park 28.0% renting
Mosman Park — Owned Outright: 44.9% Mosman Park — Mortgage: 27.1% Mosman Park — Renting: 28.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Black Jack 96.2% houses
Black Jack — Houses: 96.2% Black Jack — Townhouses: 0.0% Black Jack — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Mosman Park 54.4% houses
Mosman Park — Houses: 54.4% Mosman Park — Townhouses: 31.2% Mosman Park — Flats / Apartments: 14.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Black Jack Mosman Park
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 13.7%
Black Jack — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Mosman Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 5.8%
Black Jack — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Mosman Park — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 4.4%
Black Jack — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Mosman Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Black Jack — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mosman Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

Property market

Black Jack Mosman Park
Median house price — $375,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Black Jack Mosman Park
New dwellings approved 24
across Charters Towers
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Black Jack Mosman Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD

Liveability

Mosman Park is more walkable (27 vs 0).

Black Jack Mosman Park
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Black Jack Mosman Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
71/100
same for both
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

Black Jack Mosman Park
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

Amenities in the suburb

Black Jack Mosman Park
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 9 4

Mobility

Black Jack sits further from the CBD (1364.8 km vs 1354.9 km).

Black Jack Mosman Park
Walkability score 0/100 27/100
Distance to Brisbane 1364.8 km 1354.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 927 min 915 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.

Black Jack Mosman Park
Car (driver) 68.8% / 88.2%
Black Jack — Car (driver): 68.8% Mosman Park — Car (driver): 88.2%
Worked from Home 17.2% / —
Black Jack — Worked from Home: 17.2% Mosman Park — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 5.4%
Black Jack — Car (passenger): 7.8% Mosman Park — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 6.2% / 3.2%
Black Jack — Walked Only: 6.2% Mosman Park — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bus — / 3.2%
Black Jack — Bus: not among its largest Mosman Park — Bus: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.2%).

Setting

Black Jack Mosman Park
Elevation 356 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 325 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Black Jack Mosman Park
Connectivity score 25/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 53%
149 premises

Climate

Black Jack Mosman Park
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

Black Jack Mosman Park
Average residential rate $1,328/yr
same for both
Council Charters Towers
same for both

Federal electorate

Black Jack Mosman Park
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Black Jack Mosman Park
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Black Jack

Family Rural

Mosman Park

Family River Townhouses

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