Cranbrook vs Heatley

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Cranbrook: a median of $626,000, against $557,000 in Heatley.

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

Cranbrook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Heatley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($557,000 vs $626,000)

Weighs house prices and 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cranbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cranbrook Heatley
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.

Cranbrook Heatley
Walkability 73 / 71
Cranbrook — Walkability: 73/100 Heatley — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 18 / 13
Cranbrook — Safety: 18/100 Heatley — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cranbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100 Heatley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cranbrook has more residents (5,844 vs 3,907); Cranbrook has higher household incomes ($72,800 vs $65,832).

Cranbrook Heatley
Population 5,844
+33% vs other
 3,907
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.1% -3.2%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $72,800/yr
+10% vs other
 $65,832/yr
Median weekly rent $293/wk
+4% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cranbrook Heatley
0-4 5.3% / 4.7%
Cranbrook — 0-4: 5.3% Heatley — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 11.8% / 12.8%
Cranbrook — 5-14: 11.8% Heatley — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 6.1% / 7.6%
Cranbrook — 15-19: 6.1% Heatley — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 7.3% / 6.4%
Cranbrook — 20-24: 7.3% Heatley — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 13.0% / 12.2%
Cranbrook — 25-34: 13.0% Heatley — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 11.2% / 12.3%
Cranbrook — 35-44: 11.2% Heatley — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 12.4% / 12.6%
Cranbrook — 45-54: 12.4% Heatley — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 12.5% / 10.6%
Cranbrook — 55-64: 12.5% Heatley — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 10.4% / 9.6%
Cranbrook — 65-74: 10.4% Heatley — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 7.9% / 8.2%
Cranbrook — 75-84: 7.9% Heatley — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 2.2% / 2.7%
Cranbrook — 85+: 2.2% Heatley — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cranbrook 38.2% lone person
Cranbrook — Lone Person: 38.2% Cranbrook — Couple Families: 33.0% Cranbrook — One Parent Families: 20.3% Cranbrook — Group Household: 6.4% Cranbrook — Other Families: 2.1%
Heatley 41.0% lone person
Heatley — Lone Person: 41.0% Heatley — Couple Families: 27.7% Heatley — One Parent Families: 23.7% Heatley — Group Household: 4.7% Heatley — Other Families: 3.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cranbrook 33.1% renting
Cranbrook — Owned Outright: 34.8% Cranbrook — Mortgage: 32.2% Cranbrook — Renting: 33.1%
Heatley 34.9% renting
Heatley — Owned Outright: 30.9% Heatley — Mortgage: 34.2% Heatley — Renting: 34.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cranbrook Heatley
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 16.4%
Cranbrook — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Heatley — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 6.7%
Cranbrook — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Heatley — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 5.6%
Cranbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Heatley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 0.9%
Cranbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Heatley — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.1%
Cranbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Heatley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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.

Cranbrook Heatley
Philippines 3.1% / 2.0%
Cranbrook — Philippines: 3.1% Heatley — Philippines: 2.0%
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.2%
Cranbrook — New Zealand: 2.0% Heatley — New Zealand: 2.2%
England 2.1% / 1.9%
Cranbrook — England: 2.1% Heatley — England: 1.9%
India 1.8% / 0.4%
Cranbrook — India: 1.8% Heatley — India: 0.4%
China 0.6% / —
Cranbrook — China: 0.6% Heatley — China: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 0.4%
Cranbrook — Malaysia: not among its largest Heatley — Malaysia: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cranbrook 81.5% houses
Cranbrook — Houses: 81.5% Cranbrook — Townhouses: 16.4% Cranbrook — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Heatley 83.9% houses
Heatley — Houses: 83.9% Heatley — Townhouses: 16.0% Heatley — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cranbrook Heatley
Median house price $626,000 $557,000
Median unit price $391,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 49 sales
 26 days
from 18 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Cranbrook Heatley
3 bed $600K / $550K
Cranbrook — 3 bed: $600K (74 sales) Heatley — 3 bed: $550K (49 sales)

74 vs 49 sales

4 bed $668K / $628K
Cranbrook — 4 bed: $668K (39 sales) Heatley — 4 bed: $628K (12 sales)

39 vs 12 sales

Development activity

Cranbrook Heatley
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.

Cranbrook Heatley
Houses 4.8%
$600/wk on $649K
 4.8%
$570/wk on $612K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cranbrook Heatley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD

Liveability

Cranbrook scores higher overall (35 vs 28).

Cranbrook Heatley
Grade C D
Score 35/100 28/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Cranbrook Heatley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
82/100
 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
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Cranbrook Heatley
Inside the suburb 3
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 2 1
Universities within 10 km 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 8.5 km
 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 7.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.2% 1.2%

Schools in Cranbrook

  • Holy Spirit Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Cranbrook State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Ignatius Park College Catholic · Secondary below peers

Schools in Heatley

  • Heatley Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Heatley State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Townsville-Thuringowa Centre for Continuing Secondary Education Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Cranbrook Heatley
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 10 3
Childcare 8 3
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Cranbrook Heatley
Walkability score 73/100 71/100
Distance to Brisbane 1354 km 1354.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 925 min 926 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 63.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 29.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4814
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 4814
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.

Cranbrook Heatley
Car (driver) 80.1% / 81.4%
Cranbrook — Car (driver): 80.1% Heatley — Car (driver): 81.4%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 9.0%
Cranbrook — Car (passenger): 7.9% Heatley — Car (passenger): 9.0%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 5.5%
Cranbrook — Worked from Home: 6.0% Heatley — Worked from Home: 5.5%
Bus 2.6% / 1.4%
Cranbrook — Bus: 2.6% Heatley — Bus: 1.4%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.8%
Cranbrook — Walked Only: 2.2% Heatley — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Cranbrook Heatley
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 8.2 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Cranbrook Heatley
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
2,684 premises
 100%
1,816 premises

Climate

Cranbrook Heatley
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)

Cranbrook Heatley
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

Cranbrook Heatley
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Cranbrook Heatley
Division Herbert
same for both
Member Phillip Thompson
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cranbrook Heatley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Heatley

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