Bohle vs Cosgrove

Cosgrove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 56 in Bohle. In Bohle, most households own their home, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Cosgrove, most households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Bohle tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Cosgrove suits renters, young adults, and families with children.

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

Cosgrove

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 23%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 26%)

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

Cosgrove

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 31%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (61% vs 39%)
  • But Bohle has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bohle sits closer to the CBD (1361.4 km vs 1366.9 km)
  • Cosgrove is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bohle

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (77% vs 11%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 5%)
  • But Cosgrove is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Cosgrove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (133.3% vs 42.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bohle Cosgrove
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.

Bohle Cosgrove
Walkability 0 / 12
Bohle — Walkability: 0/100 Cosgrove — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 2 / 11
Bohle — Safety: 2/100 Cosgrove — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bohle — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cosgrove — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cosgrove has more residents (665 vs 121); Cosgrove has higher household incomes ($102,752 vs $42,328).

Bohle Cosgrove
Population 121 665
+450% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +42.4% +133.3%
Median age 56 27
Median household income $42,328/yr $102,752/yr
+143% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $370/wk
+48% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bohle Cosgrove
0-4 6.6% / 7.7%
Bohle — 0-4: 6.6% Cosgrove — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 — / 11.9%
Bohle — 5-14: not among its largest Cosgrove — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 — / 5.7%
Bohle — 15-19: not among its largest Cosgrove — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 2.5% / 16.2%
Bohle — 20-24: 2.5% Cosgrove — 20-24: 16.2%
25-34 6.6% / 28.7%
Bohle — 25-34: 6.6% Cosgrove — 25-34: 28.7%
35-44 9.1% / 11.3%
Bohle — 35-44: 9.1% Cosgrove — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 15.7% / 8.3%
Bohle — 45-54: 15.7% Cosgrove — 45-54: 8.3%
55-64 23.1% / 4.8%
Bohle — 55-64: 23.1% Cosgrove — 55-64: 4.8%
65-74 24.8% / 4.1%
Bohle — 65-74: 24.8% Cosgrove — 65-74: 4.1%
75-84 5.0% / 0.9%
Bohle — 75-84: 5.0% Cosgrove — 75-84: 0.9%
85+ — / —
Bohle — 85+: not among its largest Cosgrove — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bohle 74.4% lone person
Bohle — Lone Person: 74.4% Bohle — Couple Families: 16.3% Bohle — One Parent Families: 9.3% Bohle — Group Household: 0.0%
Cosgrove 27.0% lone person
Cosgrove — Lone Person: 27.0% Cosgrove — Couple Families: 39.9% Cosgrove — One Parent Families: 20.2% Cosgrove — Group Household: 12.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bohle 38.6% renting
Bohle — Owned Outright: 61.4% Bohle — Mortgage: 0.0% Bohle — Renting: 38.6%
Cosgrove 60.7% renting
Cosgrove — Owned Outright: 5.4% Cosgrove — Mortgage: 33.9% Cosgrove — Renting: 60.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bohle Cosgrove
New Zealand 5.8% / 2.9%
Bohle — New Zealand: 5.8% Cosgrove — New Zealand: 2.9%
England 2.5% / 1.5%
Bohle — England: 2.5% Cosgrove — England: 1.5%
Philippines — / 1.7%
Bohle — Philippines: not among its largest Cosgrove — Philippines: 1.7%
Vietnam — / 0.8%
Bohle — Vietnam: not among its largest Cosgrove — Vietnam: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Bohle — South Africa: not among its largest Cosgrove — South Africa: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

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

Bohle Cosgrove
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 18.5%
Bohle — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Cosgrove — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 6.6%
Bohle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% Cosgrove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 8.4%
Bohle — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Cosgrove — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Bohle — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cosgrove — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Bohle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cosgrove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bohle 22.8% houses
Bohle — Houses: 22.8% Bohle — Flats / Apartments: 71.9% Bohle — Townhouses: 5.3%
Cosgrove 89.6% houses
Cosgrove — Houses: 89.6% Cosgrove — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Cosgrove — Townhouses: 11.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bohle Cosgrove
Median house price — $648,625
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $717,365 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 19 days
from 9 sales

Development activity

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bohle Cosgrove
Houses — 4.7%
$630/wk on $700K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bohle Cosgrove
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 100% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 82% of QLD

Liveability

Cosgrove is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Bohle Cosgrove
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bohle Cosgrove
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
 High
89/100
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 8
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bohle Cosgrove
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

Bohle Cosgrove
Parks & reserves 0 2
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Cosgrove sits further from the CBD (1366.9 km vs 1361.4 km).

Bohle Cosgrove
Walkability score 0/100 12/100
Distance to Brisbane 1361.4 km 1366.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 939 min 936 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.

Bohle Cosgrove
Car (driver) 85.3% / 88.8%
Bohle — Car (driver): 85.3% Cosgrove — Car (driver): 88.8%
Walked Only 14.7% / —
Bohle — Walked Only: 14.7% Cosgrove — Walked Only: not among its largest
Worked from Home — / 5.3%
Bohle — Worked from Home: not among its largest Cosgrove — Worked from Home: 5.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Bohle — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cosgrove — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus — / 2.5%
Bohle — Bus: not among its largest Cosgrove — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.8%).

Setting

Bohle Cosgrove
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.7 km 8.4 km

NBN connectivity

Bohle Cosgrove
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
209 premises
 100%
363 premises

Climate

Bohle Cosgrove
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Bohle Cosgrove
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.25 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bohle Cosgrove
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Bohle Cosgrove
Division Herbert
same for both
Member Phillip Thompson
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bohle Cosgrove
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bohle

Retirees Rural

Cosgrove

Acreage Affordable Students

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