Condon vs Gumlow

Gumlow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Condon. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gumlow, most households are couple families. On these figures, Condon tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Gumlow suits families with children and couples.

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

Condon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Gumlow is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 54%)

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

Gumlow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $310/wk)
  • But Condon has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Condon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (927 min vs 939 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1357.2 km vs 1365.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Condon

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Condon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.0% vs -15.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Condon Gumlow
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.

Condon Gumlow
Walkability 60 / 0
Condon — Walkability: 60/100 Gumlow — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 18
Condon — Safety: 23/100 Gumlow — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 16 / 21
Condon — Low fire risk: 16/100 Gumlow — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Condon has more residents (5,894 vs 142); Gumlow has higher household incomes ($148,148 vs $69,472).

Condon Gumlow
Population 5,894
+98% vs other
 142
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% -15.0%
Median age 39 36
Median household income $69,472/yr $148,148/yr
+113% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+11% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Condon Gumlow
0-4 5.5% / 7.0%
Condon — 0-4: 5.5% Gumlow — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 13.3% / 16.2%
Condon — 5-14: 13.3% Gumlow — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 7.6% / 7.0%
Condon — 15-19: 7.6% Gumlow — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 7.1% / 8.5%
Condon — 20-24: 7.1% Gumlow — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 11.5% / 5.6%
Condon — 25-34: 11.5% Gumlow — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 10.8% / 15.5%
Condon — 35-44: 10.8% Gumlow — 35-44: 15.5%
45-54 12.4% / 18.3%
Condon — 45-54: 12.4% Gumlow — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 10.3% / 10.6%
Condon — 55-64: 10.3% Gumlow — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 10.2% / 6.3%
Condon — 65-74: 10.2% Gumlow — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 9.0% / 2.8%
Condon — 75-84: 9.0% Gumlow — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 2.6% / —
Condon — 85+: 2.6% Gumlow — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Condon 33.1% couple families
Condon — Couple Families: 33.1% Condon — Lone Person: 39.9% Condon — One Parent Families: 20.9% Condon — Group Household: 4.9% Condon — Other Families: 1.3%
Gumlow 68.8% couple families
Gumlow — Couple Families: 68.8% Gumlow — Lone Person: 18.8% Gumlow — One Parent Families: 12.5% Gumlow — Group Household: 0.0% Gumlow — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Condon 37.7% renting
Condon — Owned Outright: 28.8% Condon — Mortgage: 33.5% Condon — Renting: 37.7%
Gumlow 8.6% renting
Gumlow — Owned Outright: 28.6% Gumlow — Mortgage: 62.9% Gumlow — Renting: 8.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Condon 91.4% houses
Condon — Houses: 91.4% Condon — Townhouses: 6.8% Condon — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Gumlow 97.4% houses
Gumlow — Houses: 97.4% Gumlow — Townhouses: 0.0% Gumlow — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Condon Gumlow
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 24.6%
Condon — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Gumlow — Certificate III & IV: 24.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 4.2%
Condon — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Gumlow — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 2.8%
Condon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Gumlow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Condon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Gumlow — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Condon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Gumlow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Property market

Condon Gumlow
Median house price $590,000 —
Median unit price $445,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 24 sales
 —

Development activity

Condon Gumlow
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.

Condon Gumlow
Houses 4.9%
$585/wk on $622K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Condon Gumlow
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 88% of QLD —

Liveability

Condon is more walkable (60 vs 0).

Condon Gumlow
Grade D —
Score 22/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Condon Gumlow
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
79/100
Crime High
77/100
 High
82/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Condon Gumlow
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Condon

  • Thuringowa State High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Carinity Education - Shalom Independent · Combined

Schools in Gumlow

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

Amenities in the suburb

Condon Gumlow
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 1
Childcare 3 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Gumlow sits further from the CBD (1365.5 km vs 1357.2 km).

Condon Gumlow
Walkability score 60/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1357.2 km 1365.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 927 min 939 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4815
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4815
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.

Condon Gumlow
Car (driver) 84.7% / 87.0%
Condon — Car (driver): 84.7% Gumlow — Car (driver): 87.0%
Car (passenger) 8.4% / 5.8%
Condon — Car (passenger): 8.4% Gumlow — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Worked from Home 3.9% / 7.2%
Condon — Worked from Home: 3.9% Gumlow — Worked from Home: 7.2%
Bus 1.7% / —
Condon — Bus: 1.7% Gumlow — Bus: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Condon — Bicycle: 0.7% Gumlow — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.0%).

Setting

Condon Gumlow
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.6 km 16.7 km

NBN connectivity

Condon Gumlow
Connectivity score 68/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
2,710 premises
 0%
66 premises

Climate

Condon Gumlow
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)

Condon Gumlow
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

Condon Gumlow
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Condon Gumlow
Division Herbert Kennedy
Member Phillip Thompson Bob Katter
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Katter's Australian Party (KAP)

First Home Owner Grant

Condon Gumlow
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Condon

Affordable Large Blocks

Gumlow

Family Rural

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