Bohle vs Shaw

Shaw is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 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 Shaw, about half of 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 Shaw 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

Shaw

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 23%)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 26%)

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

First-home buyers

Shaw

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($253,400 vs $717,365)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Shaw

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 31%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (51% vs 39%)
  • But Bohle has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $322/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Shaw

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (930 min vs 939 min)
  • But Bohle sits closer to the CBD (1361.4 km vs 1363.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bohle has more units and townhouses to downsize into (77% vs 7%)
  • Shaw is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)

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

Bohle and Shaw 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 Shaw
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 Shaw
Walkability 0 / 22
Bohle — Walkability: 0/100 Shaw — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 2 / 13
Bohle — Safety: 2/100 Shaw — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bohle — Low fire risk: 100/100 Shaw — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Shaw has more residents (760 vs 121); Shaw has higher household incomes ($104,832 vs $42,328).

Bohle Shaw
Population 121 760
+528% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +42.4% +38.2%
Median age 56 28
Median household income $42,328/yr $104,832/yr
+148% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $322/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bohle Shaw
0-4 6.6% / 7.9%
Bohle — 0-4: 6.6% Shaw — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 — / 16.1%
Bohle — 5-14: not among its largest Shaw — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 — / 4.6%
Bohle — 15-19: not among its largest Shaw — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 2.5% / 9.9%
Bohle — 20-24: 2.5% Shaw — 20-24: 9.9%
25-34 6.6% / 22.8%
Bohle — 25-34: 6.6% Shaw — 25-34: 22.8%
35-44 9.1% / 15.3%
Bohle — 35-44: 9.1% Shaw — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 15.7% / 9.6%
Bohle — 45-54: 15.7% Shaw — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 23.1% / 6.2%
Bohle — 55-64: 23.1% Shaw — 55-64: 6.2%
65-74 24.8% / 5.4%
Bohle — 65-74: 24.8% Shaw — 65-74: 5.4%
75-84 5.0% / 1.3%
Bohle — 75-84: 5.0% Shaw — 75-84: 1.3%
85+ — / 0.4%
Bohle — 85+: not among its largest Shaw — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

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%
Shaw 31.8% lone person
Shaw — Lone Person: 31.8% Shaw — Couple Families: 41.9% Shaw — One Parent Families: 24.2% Shaw — Group Household: 2.0%
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%
Shaw 51.2% renting
Shaw — Owned Outright: 8.4% Shaw — Mortgage: 40.4% Shaw — Renting: 51.2%
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 Shaw
New Zealand 5.8% / 2.6%
Bohle — New Zealand: 5.8% Shaw — New Zealand: 2.6%
England 2.5% / 3.0%
Bohle — England: 2.5% Shaw — England: 3.0%
Philippines — / 4.1%
Bohle — Philippines: not among its largest Shaw — Philippines: 4.1%
Zimbabwe — / 1.4%
Bohle — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Shaw — Zimbabwe: 1.4%
India — / 1.2%
Bohle — India: not among its largest Shaw — India: 1.2%

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

Qualifications

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

Bohle Shaw
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 16.7%
Bohle — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Shaw — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree — / 13.0%
Bohle — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Shaw — Bachelor Degree: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 5.9%
Bohle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% Shaw — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Bohle — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Shaw — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Bohle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Shaw — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

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%
Shaw 93.2% houses
Shaw — Houses: 93.2% Shaw — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Shaw — Townhouses: 3.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bohle Shaw
Median house price — $708,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $717,365 $253,400
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 17 sales

Development activity

Bohle Shaw
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 Shaw
Houses — 4.3%
$635/wk on $762K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bohle Shaw
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 80% 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 86% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 70% of QLD

Liveability

Shaw is more walkable (22 vs 0).

Bohle Shaw
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bohle carries more crime risk (98 vs 87).

Bohle Shaw
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
 High
87/100
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
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Bohle Shaw
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bohle

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

Schools in Shaw

  • St Benedict's Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Mary Help of Christians Catholic College Catholic · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bohle Shaw
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 2
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Shaw sits further from the CBD (1363.4 km vs 1361.4 km).

Bohle Shaw
Walkability score 0/100 22/100
Distance to Brisbane 1361.4 km 1363.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 939 min 930 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 24/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 15.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Shaw
Car (driver) 85.3% / 88.6%
Bohle — Car (driver): 85.3% Shaw — Car (driver): 88.6%
Walked Only 14.7% / 0.8%
Bohle — Walked Only: 14.7% Shaw — Walked Only: 0.8%
Worked from Home — / 6.2%
Bohle — Worked from Home: not among its largest Shaw — Worked from Home: 6.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.3%
Bohle — Car (passenger): not among its largest Shaw — Car (passenger): 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.6%).

Setting

Bohle Shaw
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.7 km 9.1 km

NBN connectivity

Bohle Shaw
Connectivity score 100/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
209 premises
 65%
214 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Bohle

Retirees Rural

Shaw

Acreage Family

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