Grand Secret vs Toll

Toll is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 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 Toll, most households are couple families. On these figures, Grand Secret tends to suit people living alone, while Toll 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

Toll

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (69% 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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Grand Secret has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 17%)
  • Toll leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Grand Secret

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 4/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1357.6 km vs 1360 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 4/100)

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

Where they sit

Grand Secret and Toll 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 Toll
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 Toll
Walkability 17 / 4
Grand Secret — Walkability: 17/100 Toll — Walkability: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Grand Secret — Low fire risk: 100/100 Toll — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Toll has more residents (711 vs 151); Toll has higher household incomes ($98,748 vs $70,408).

Grand Secret Toll
Population 151 711
+371% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +2.2%
Median age 49 40
Median household income $70,408/yr $98,748/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+4% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grand Secret Toll
0-4 6.0% / 5.5%
Grand Secret — 0-4: 6.0% Toll — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 9.9% / 18.1%
Grand Secret — 5-14: 9.9% Toll — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 5.3% / 5.1%
Grand Secret — 15-19: 5.3% Toll — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 6.6% / 4.1%
Grand Secret — 20-24: 6.6% Toll — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 13.9% / 11.3%
Grand Secret — 25-34: 13.9% Toll — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 6.6% / 13.2%
Grand Secret — 35-44: 6.6% Toll — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 15.9% / 16.6%
Grand Secret — 45-54: 15.9% Toll — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 20.5% / 9.1%
Grand Secret — 55-64: 20.5% Toll — 55-64: 9.1%
65-74 10.6% / 13.4%
Grand Secret — 65-74: 10.6% Toll — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 4.6% / 4.5%
Grand Secret — 75-84: 4.6% Toll — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 2.6% / 0.6%
Grand Secret — 85+: 2.6% Toll — 85+: 0.6%

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% Grand Secret — Other Families: 0.0%
Toll 55.3% couple families
Toll — Couple Families: 55.3% Toll — Lone Person: 28.7% Toll — One Parent Families: 13.3% Toll — Group Household: 0.0% Toll — Other Families: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Toll 17.0% renting
Toll — Owned Outright: 37.4% Toll — Mortgage: 45.7% Toll — Renting: 17.0%
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%
Toll 91.3% houses
Toll — Houses: 91.3% Toll — Townhouses: 2.5% Toll — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Grand Secret Toll
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 14.6%
Grand Secret — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Toll — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 2.0% / 10.8%
Grand Secret — Bachelor Degree: 2.0% Toll — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 4.9%
Grand Secret — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Toll — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Grand Secret — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Toll — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Grand Secret — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Toll — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Property market

Grand Secret Toll
Median house price — $491,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Grand Secret Toll
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 68% 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 72% of QLD

Liveability

Grand Secret is more walkable (17 vs 4).

Grand Secret Toll
Grade — B
Score — 52/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Grand Secret Toll
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime — Low
27/100
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 Toll
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

Mobility

Toll sits further from the CBD (1360 km vs 1357.6 km).

Grand Secret Toll
Walkability score 17/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 1357.6 km 1360 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 919 min 921 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 Toll
Car (driver) 74.5% / 78.7%
Grand Secret — Car (driver): 74.5% Toll — Car (driver): 78.7%
Bus 11.8% / 4.5%
Grand Secret — Bus: 11.8% Toll — Bus: 4.5%
Worked from Home 5.9% / 10.0%
Grand Secret — Worked from Home: 5.9% Toll — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 5.8%
Grand Secret — Car (passenger): 7.8% Toll — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
Grand Secret — Bicycle: not among its largest Toll — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Grand Secret Toll
Elevation 326 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 294 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grand Secret Toll
Connectivity score 45/100 58/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
82 premises
 26%
291 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Grand Secret Toll
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 Toll
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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Toll

Acreage Affordable Family

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