Brookhill vs Julago

Julago is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 41 in Brookhill. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Brookhill tends to suit people living alone, while Julago suits young adults.

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

Julago

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Julago

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Julago

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $335/wk)
  • But Brookhill has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Julago

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1336 km vs 1354.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (915 min vs 926 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Julago

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (239.8% vs 15.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brookhill Julago
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.

Brookhill Julago
Walkability 0 / 0
Brookhill — Walkability: 0/100 Julago — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 17 / 9
Brookhill — Safety: 17/100 Julago — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 35 / 100
Brookhill — Low fire risk: 35/100 Julago — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Julago has more residents (384 vs 88); Brookhill skews older (41 vs 28).

Brookhill Julago
Population 88 384
+336% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.8% +239.8%
Median age 41 28
Median household income $107,224/yr $136,968/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $335/wk
+21% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brookhill Julago
0-4 4.5% / 9.6%
Brookhill — 0-4: 4.5% Julago — 0-4: 9.6%
5-14 14.8% / 13.0%
Brookhill — 5-14: 14.8% Julago — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.8% / 3.6%
Brookhill — 15-19: 6.8% Julago — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 3.4% / 8.9%
Brookhill — 20-24: 3.4% Julago — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 8.0% / 31.5%
Brookhill — 25-34: 8.0% Julago — 25-34: 31.5%
35-44 18.2% / 13.0%
Brookhill — 35-44: 18.2% Julago — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 14.8% / 6.8%
Brookhill — 45-54: 14.8% Julago — 45-54: 6.8%
55-64 18.2% / 7.6%
Brookhill — 55-64: 18.2% Julago — 55-64: 7.6%
65-74 4.5% / 2.9%
Brookhill — 65-74: 4.5% Julago — 65-74: 2.9%
75-84 — / —
Brookhill — 75-84: not among its largest Julago — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Brookhill — 85+: not among its largest Julago — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brookhill 59.1% couple families
Brookhill — Couple Families: 59.1% Brookhill — Lone Person: 40.9% Brookhill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Brookhill — Group Household: 0.0%
Julago 64.3% couple families
Julago — Couple Families: 64.3% Julago — Lone Person: 20.4% Julago — One Parent Families: 11.2% Julago — Group Household: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brookhill 30.0% renting
Brookhill — Owned Outright: 35.0% Brookhill — Mortgage: 35.0% Brookhill — Renting: 30.0%
Julago 9.2% renting
Julago — Owned Outright: 12.1% Julago — Mortgage: 78.7% Julago — Renting: 9.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brookhill 100.0% houses
Brookhill — Houses: 100.0% Brookhill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Julago 97.8% houses
Julago — Houses: 97.8% Julago — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Brookhill Julago
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 20.6%
Brookhill — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Julago — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 14.3%
Brookhill — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Julago — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 8.1%
Brookhill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Julago — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.6%
Brookhill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Julago — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Brookhill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Julago — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Property market

Brookhill Julago
Median house price — $728,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $270,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 11 days
from 11 sales

Development activity

Brookhill Julago
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.

Brookhill Julago
Houses — 4.4%
$720/wk on $842K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Brookhill Julago
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 74% of QLD

Liveability

Brookhill Julago
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Brookhill carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 0).

Brookhill Julago
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
83/100
 High
91/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Brookhill Julago
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

Brookhill Julago
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Brookhill sits further from the CBD (1354.9 km vs 1336 km).

Brookhill Julago
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1354.9 km
+1% vs other
 1336 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 926 min 915 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4816
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4816
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.

Brookhill Julago
Car (driver) 76.2% / 91.1%
Brookhill — Car (driver): 76.2% Julago — Car (driver): 91.1%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 5.6%
Brookhill — Worked from Home: 14.3% Julago — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Walked Only 9.5% / —
Brookhill — Walked Only: 9.5% Julago — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Brookhill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Julago — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (91.1%).

Setting

Brookhill Julago
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.8 km 7.6 km

NBN connectivity

Brookhill Julago
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Brookhill Julago
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)

Brookhill Julago
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Brookhill Julago
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Brookhill Julago
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brookhill Julago
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brookhill

Rural

Julago

Family Rural Young Families

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