Bluewater Park vs Bluewater

Bluewater Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Bluewater. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bluewater Park, most households are couple families. In Bluewater, about half of households are couple families.

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

Bluewater Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 74/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bluewater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bluewater

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (942 min vs 958 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1385 km vs 1391.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bluewater Park carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 74/100)
  • Bluewater has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)

Weighs 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

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

Bluewater Park Bluewater
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.

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Walkability 0 / 0
Bluewater Park — Walkability: 0/100 Bluewater — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 52 / 26
Bluewater Park — Safety: 52/100 Bluewater — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 25 / 35
Bluewater Park — Low fire risk: 25/100 Bluewater — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Bluewater Park rents higher ($390/wk vs $320/wk); Bluewater Park has higher household incomes ($112,164 vs $98,332).

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Population 1,066 1,085
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.5% +4.3%
Median age 37 41
Median household income $112,164/yr
+12% vs other
 $98,332/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+18% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bluewater Park Bluewater
0-4 7.4% / 7.1%
Bluewater Park — 0-4: 7.4% Bluewater — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 18.2% / 16.0%
Bluewater Park — 5-14: 18.2% Bluewater — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 5.9% / 5.1%
Bluewater Park — 15-19: 5.9% Bluewater — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.8% / 2.5%
Bluewater Park — 20-24: 3.8% Bluewater — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 9.4% / 12.9%
Bluewater Park — 25-34: 9.4% Bluewater — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 17.7% / 13.4%
Bluewater Park — 35-44: 17.7% Bluewater — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 15.5% / 13.5%
Bluewater Park — 45-54: 15.5% Bluewater — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 12.8% / 12.6%
Bluewater Park — 55-64: 12.8% Bluewater — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 7.9% / 11.4%
Bluewater Park — 65-74: 7.9% Bluewater — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 1.7% / 4.4%
Bluewater Park — 75-84: 1.7% Bluewater — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.4% / 1.2%
Bluewater Park — 85+: 0.4% Bluewater — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bluewater Park 61.5% couple families
Bluewater Park — Couple Families: 61.5% Bluewater Park — Lone Person: 19.0% Bluewater Park — One Parent Families: 17.3% Bluewater Park — Group Household: 2.2% Bluewater Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Bluewater 51.9% couple families
Bluewater — Couple Families: 51.9% Bluewater — Lone Person: 24.6% Bluewater — One Parent Families: 15.4% Bluewater — Group Household: 4.6% Bluewater — Other Families: 3.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bluewater Park 12.3% renting
Bluewater Park — Owned Outright: 19.9% Bluewater Park — Mortgage: 67.8% Bluewater Park — Renting: 12.3%
Bluewater 12.6% renting
Bluewater — Owned Outright: 32.5% Bluewater — Mortgage: 54.9% Bluewater — Renting: 12.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 22.2%
Bluewater Park — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Bluewater — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 6.4%
Bluewater Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Bluewater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 5.3%
Bluewater Park — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Bluewater — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 0.8%
Bluewater Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Bluewater — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 0.9%
Bluewater Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Bluewater — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Bluewater Park Bluewater
England 3.5% / 3.8%
Bluewater Park — England: 3.5% Bluewater — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.8%
Bluewater Park — New Zealand: 2.1% Bluewater — New Zealand: 1.8%
Scotland 0.7% / 1.0%
Bluewater Park — Scotland: 0.7% Bluewater — Scotland: 1.0%
Germany 0.7% / 0.3%
Bluewater Park — Germany: 0.7% Bluewater — Germany: 0.3%
Taiwan 0.5% / —
Bluewater Park — Taiwan: 0.5% Bluewater — Taiwan: not among its largest
Singapore — / 0.5%
Bluewater Park — Singapore: not among its largest Bluewater — Singapore: 0.5%
Fiji — / 0.5%
Bluewater Park — Fiji: not among its largest Bluewater — Fiji: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bluewater Park 100.0% houses
Bluewater Park — Houses: 100.0% Bluewater Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
Bluewater 98.6% houses
Bluewater — Houses: 98.6% Bluewater — Townhouses: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Median house price $750,000 $702,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $597,500 $590,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 9 sales
 48 days
from 8 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.

Bluewater Park Bluewater
3 bed $700K / $682K
Bluewater Park — 3 bed: $700K (13 sales) Bluewater — 3 bed: $682K (10 sales)

13 vs 10 sales

4 bed $788K / $810K
Bluewater Park — 4 bed: $788K (12 sales) Bluewater — 4 bed: $810K (9 sales)

12 vs 9 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Bluewater Park Bluewater
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Bluewater Park scores higher overall (23 vs 18).

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Grade D
same for both
Score 23/100 18/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Bluewater carries more crime risk (74 vs 48); Bluewater Park carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 65).

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Bushfire High
75/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 High
74/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
91/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bluewater Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Bluewater

  • Bluewater State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 0 2
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 3 8

Mobility

Bluewater Park sits further from the CBD (1391.7 km vs 1385 km).

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1391.7 km 1385 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 958 min 942 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4818
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 87
postcode 4818
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.

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Car (driver) 85.5% / 84.5%
Bluewater Park — Car (driver): 85.5% Bluewater — Car (driver): 84.5%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 7.6%
Bluewater Park — Worked from Home: 7.9% Bluewater — Worked from Home: 7.6%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.7%
Bluewater Park — Car (passenger): 5.1% Bluewater — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 0.7% / 2.1%
Bluewater Park — Walked Only: 0.7% Bluewater — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bus 0.7% / 1.1%
Bluewater Park — Bus: 0.7% Bluewater — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.5%).

Setting

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.9 km 3.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
395 premises
 0%
451 premises

Climate

Bluewater Park Bluewater
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

Council rates

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Bluewater Park Bluewater
Division Herbert
same for both
Member Phillip Thompson
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bluewater Park

Family Rural

Bluewater

Family River Rural
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