Grand Secret vs Southern Cross

Southern Cross is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Grand Secret. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grand Secret, about half of households are people living alone. In Southern Cross, most households are couple families. On these figures, Grand Secret tends to suit people living alone, while Southern Cross 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

Southern Cross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 42%)

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

Grand Secret

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Grand Secret

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (919 min vs 935 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1357.6 km vs 1367.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Grand Secret

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Grand Secret Southern Cross
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.

Grand Secret Southern Cross
Walkability 17 / 0
Grand Secret — Walkability: 17/100 Southern Cross — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Grand Secret — Low fire risk: 100/100 Southern Cross — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Southern Cross has more residents (575 vs 151); Southern Cross has higher household incomes ($92,300 vs $70,408).

Grand Secret Southern Cross
Population 151 575
+281% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +6.1%
Median age 49 43
Median household income $70,408/yr $92,300/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $300/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grand Secret Southern Cross
0-4 6.0% / 4.7%
Grand Secret — 0-4: 6.0% Southern Cross — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 9.9% / 17.0%
Grand Secret — 5-14: 9.9% Southern Cross — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 5.3% / 8.2%
Grand Secret — 15-19: 5.3% Southern Cross — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 6.6% / 3.1%
Grand Secret — 20-24: 6.6% Southern Cross — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 13.9% / 6.4%
Grand Secret — 25-34: 13.9% Southern Cross — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 6.6% / 14.1%
Grand Secret — 35-44: 6.6% Southern Cross — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 15.9% / 15.0%
Grand Secret — 45-54: 15.9% Southern Cross — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 20.5% / 13.0%
Grand Secret — 55-64: 20.5% Southern Cross — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 10.6% / 12.0%
Grand Secret — 65-74: 10.6% Southern Cross — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 4.6% / 5.9%
Grand Secret — 75-84: 4.6% Southern Cross — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 2.6% / 1.9%
Grand Secret — 85+: 2.6% Southern Cross — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grand Secret 26.7% couple families
Grand Secret — Couple Families: 26.7% Grand Secret — Lone Person: 48.9% Grand Secret — One Parent Families: 15.6% Grand Secret — Group Household: 8.9%
Southern Cross 55.5% couple families
Southern Cross — Couple Families: 55.5% Southern Cross — Lone Person: 27.3% Southern Cross — One Parent Families: 14.8% Southern Cross — Group Household: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grand Secret 41.2% renting
Grand Secret — Owned Outright: 30.9% Grand Secret — Mortgage: 27.9% Grand Secret — Renting: 41.2%
Southern Cross 12.0% renting
Southern Cross — Owned Outright: 41.7% Southern Cross — Mortgage: 46.4% Southern Cross — Renting: 12.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grand Secret 100.0% houses
Grand Secret — Houses: 100.0% Grand Secret — Townhouses: 9.7% Grand Secret — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Southern Cross 97.0% houses
Southern Cross — Houses: 97.0% Southern Cross — Townhouses: 0.0% Southern Cross — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Grand Secret Southern Cross
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 20.2%
Grand Secret — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Southern Cross — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 5.0%
Grand Secret — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Southern Cross — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Bachelor Degree 2.0% / 3.7%
Grand Secret — Bachelor Degree: 2.0% Southern Cross — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Grand Secret — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Southern Cross — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Development activity

Grand Secret Southern Cross
New dwellings approved 24
across Charters Towers
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Grand Secret Southern Cross
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

Grand Secret is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Grand Secret Southern Cross
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Grand Secret Southern Cross
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime — Low
38/100
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

Grand Secret Southern Cross
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

Grand Secret Southern Cross
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Southern Cross sits further from the CBD (1367.1 km vs 1357.6 km).

Grand Secret Southern Cross
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1357.6 km 1367.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 919 min 935 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.

Grand Secret Southern Cross
Car (driver) 74.5% / 73.3%
Grand Secret — Car (driver): 74.5% Southern Cross — Car (driver): 73.3%
Bus 11.8% / 8.3%
Grand Secret — Bus: 11.8% Southern Cross — Bus: 8.3%
Worked from Home 5.9% / 10.0%
Grand Secret — Worked from Home: 5.9% Southern Cross — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 6.7%
Grand Secret — Car (passenger): 7.8% Southern Cross — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only — / 1.7%
Grand Secret — Walked Only: not among its largest Southern Cross — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.5%).

Setting

Grand Secret Southern Cross
Elevation 326 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 299 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grand Secret Southern Cross
Connectivity score 45/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
82 premises
 0%
210 premises

Climate

Grand Secret Southern Cross
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

Grand Secret Southern Cross
Average residential rate $1,328/yr
same for both
Council Charters Towers
same for both

Federal electorate

Grand Secret Southern Cross
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grand Secret Southern Cross
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grand Secret

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Southern Cross

Rural

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