Cluden vs Stuart
Stuart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Cluden. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Cluden: a median of $758,000, against $437,000 in Stuart, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cluden tends to suit older residents, while Stuart suits young adults and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Stuart
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 82%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Stuart
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($437,000 vs $757,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Stuart
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $283/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
- Cluden is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- Stuart sits closer to the CBD (1342.6 km vs 1344.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cluden
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 5%)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 6%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stuart
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.7% vs -3.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cluden and Stuart 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
Stuart has more residents (1,576 vs 413); Cluden skews older (48 vs 36).
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 413 | 1,576 +282% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.3% | +13.7% |
| Median age | 48 | 36 |
| Median household income | $76,960/yr +16% vs other | $64,428/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $283/wk +12% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $757,500 | $437,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,875,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 3 sales | 11 days from 3 sales |
Development activity
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,096 across Townsville same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -22% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 48% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 31% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 74% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of QLD | Higher than 78% of QLD |
Liveability
Cluden is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 9/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Stuart carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0).
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Crime | High 92/100 same for both | |
| 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 | 6 within 5 km | 8 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 James Cook University - Townsville, 5.9 km | 1 James Cook University - Townsville, 8.4 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 1.9% | 0.6% |
Schools in Cluden
- Yallorin Yimba Silver Lining School Independent · Secondary
Schools in Stuart
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 30 |
Mobility
Cluden sits further from the CBD (1344.9 km vs 1342.6 km).
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1344.9 km | 1342.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 916 min | 914 min |
| Public transport score | 29/100 Bus | 21/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 4.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 4811 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 4811 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 (87.2%).
Setting
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 10 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.2 km | 2.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 50/100 | 68/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 9% 169 premises | 40% 397 premises |
Climate
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 15.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,810/yr same for both | |
| Council | Townsville same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cluden | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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