Charters Towers City vs Grand Secret
Charters Towers City is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Grand Secret. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Charters Towers City has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- Grand Secret has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
Weighs schools, house stock, 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Charters Towers City
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (87/100 vs 17/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Charters Towers City
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (5 vs 0)
- is more walkable (87/100 vs 17/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Where they sit
Charters Towers City and Grand Secret drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Charters Towers City has more residents (2,219 vs 151); Grand Secret has higher household incomes ($70,408 vs $56,056).
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,219 +93% vs other | 151 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.0% | — |
| Median age | 41 | 49 |
| Median household income | $56,056/yr | $70,408/yr +26% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk | $230/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).
Property market
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $350,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Charters Towers same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -67% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 19% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
| Schools | Higher than 46% of QLD | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 98% of QLD | Higher than 78% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
Liveability
Charters Towers City is more walkable (87 vs 17).
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 27/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 93/100 | — |
| 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
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Charters Towers City
- Charters Towers State High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Charters Towers Central State School Government · Primary below peers
- Columba Catholic College - St Mary's Campus Catholic · Primary
Schools in Grand Secret
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 3 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 8 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 5 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 3 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 4 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 87/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1356.7 km | 1357.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 918 min | 919 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.5%).
Setting
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 318 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 326 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 59/100 | 45/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 26% 1,467 premises | 0% 82 premises |
Climate
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,328/yr same for both | |
| Council | Charters Towers same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Charters Towers City | Grand Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Charters Towers City
Grand Secret
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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