Black Jack vs Towers Hill

Black Jack is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 51 in Towers Hill. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Black Jack, most households are couple families. In Towers Hill, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Black Jack tends to suit families with children and couples, while Towers Hill suits people living alone 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

Black Jack

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 41%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 69%)

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

Towers Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Towers Hill

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (920 min vs 927 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1356.5 km vs 1364.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Towers Hill

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Black Jack

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.7% vs -12.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Black Jack 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.

Black Jack Towers Hill
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 Towers Hill
Walkability 0 / 17
Black Jack — Walkability: 0/100 Towers Hill — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 29 / 36
Black Jack — Safety: 29/100 Towers Hill — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Black Jack — Low fire risk: 100/100 Towers Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Black Jack has higher household incomes ($93,600 vs $49,348); Black Jack rents higher ($350/wk vs $190/wk).

Black Jack Towers Hill
Population 167 190
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% -12.8%
Median age 40 51
Median household income $93,600/yr
+47% vs other
 $49,348/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+46% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Black Jack Towers Hill
0-4 6.0% / 4.7%
Black Jack — 0-4: 6.0% Towers Hill — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 21.0% / 9.5%
Black Jack — 5-14: 21.0% Towers Hill — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 5.4% / 7.4%
Black Jack — 15-19: 5.4% Towers Hill — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 — / 3.2%
Black Jack — 20-24: not among its largest Towers Hill — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 11.4% / 11.1%
Black Jack — 25-34: 11.4% Towers Hill — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 10.2% / 7.4%
Black Jack — 35-44: 10.2% Towers Hill — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 17.4% / 13.2%
Black Jack — 45-54: 17.4% Towers Hill — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 18.0% / 15.8%
Black Jack — 55-64: 18.0% Towers Hill — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 9.0% / 21.1%
Black Jack — 65-74: 9.0% Towers Hill — 65-74: 21.1%
75-84 1.8% / 6.8%
Black Jack — 75-84: 1.8% Towers Hill — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 1.6%
Black Jack — 85+: not among its largest Towers Hill — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Black Jack 22.5% lone person
Black Jack — Lone Person: 22.5% Black Jack — Couple Families: 57.5% Black Jack — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Towers Hill 58.8% lone person
Towers Hill — Lone Person: 58.8% Towers Hill — Couple Families: 21.6% Towers Hill — One Parent Families: 19.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

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%
Towers Hill 34.6% renting
Towers Hill — Owned Outright: 44.9% Towers Hill — Mortgage: 20.5% Towers Hill — Renting: 34.6%
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%
Towers Hill 69.0% houses
Towers Hill — Houses: 69.0% Towers Hill — Townhouses: 32.1% Towers Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Black Jack Towers Hill
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 17.9%
Black Jack — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Towers Hill — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 7.9%
Black Jack — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Towers Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 3.2%
Black Jack — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Towers Hill — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Black Jack — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Towers Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Black Jack Towers Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 77% 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 68% of QLD

Liveability

Towers Hill is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Black Jack Towers Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Black Jack Towers Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
71/100
 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

Black Jack 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

Amenities in the suburb

Black Jack Towers Hill
Waterways 9 0

Mobility

Black Jack sits further from the CBD (1364.8 km vs 1356.5 km).

Black Jack Towers Hill
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 1364.8 km 1356.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 927 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.

Black Jack Towers Hill
Car (driver) 68.8% / 71.2%
Black Jack — Car (driver): 68.8% Towers Hill — Car (driver): 71.2%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 12.1%
Black Jack — Car (passenger): 7.8% Towers Hill — Car (passenger): 12.1%
Worked from Home 17.2% / —
Black Jack — Worked from Home: 17.2% Towers Hill — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Walked Only 6.2% / 7.6%
Black Jack — Walked Only: 6.2% Towers Hill — Walked Only: 7.6%
Bus — / 4.5%
Black Jack — Bus: not among its largest Towers Hill — Bus: 4.5%
Bicycle — / 4.5%
Black Jack — Bicycle: not among its largest Towers Hill — Bicycle: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.2%).

Setting

Black Jack Towers Hill
Elevation 356 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 403 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Black Jack Towers Hill
Connectivity score 25/100 41/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
122 premises

Climate

Black Jack 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

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

Federal electorate

Black Jack 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

Black Jack Towers Hill
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

Towers Hill

Retirees Townhouses

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