Gumlow vs Alice River

Comparing Gumlow and Alice River, QLD: Alice River has more residents (2,685 vs 142); Gumlow carries more crime risk (82 vs 32); and Alice River sits further from the CBD (1370.6 km vs 1365.5 km).

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

Alice River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 82/100)

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 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $415/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gumlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1365.5 km vs 1370.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Alice River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Alice River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.7% vs -15.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gumlow Alice River
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.

Gumlow Alice River
Walkability 0 / 0
Gumlow — Walkability: 0/100 Alice River — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 68
Gumlow — Safety: 18/100 Alice River — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 21 / 21
Gumlow — Low fire risk: 21/100 Alice River — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Alice River has more residents (2,685 vs 142); Alice River rents higher ($415/wk vs $275/wk).

Gumlow Alice River
Population 142 2,685
+1791% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.0% +10.7%
Median age 36 38
Median household income $148,148/yr
+13% vs other
 $128,336/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk $415/wk
+51% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gumlow Alice River
0-4 7.0% / 6.2%
Gumlow — 0-4: 7.0% Alice River — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 16.2% / 16.5%
Gumlow — 5-14: 16.2% Alice River — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 7.0% / 6.9%
Gumlow — 15-19: 7.0% Alice River — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 8.5% / 5.0%
Gumlow — 20-24: 8.5% Alice River — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 5.6% / 11.8%
Gumlow — 25-34: 5.6% Alice River — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 15.5% / 14.8%
Gumlow — 35-44: 15.5% Alice River — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 18.3% / 14.8%
Gumlow — 45-54: 18.3% Alice River — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 10.6% / 12.5%
Gumlow — 55-64: 10.6% Alice River — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 6.3% / 8.2%
Gumlow — 65-74: 6.3% Alice River — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 2.8% / 2.8%
Gumlow — 75-84: 2.8% Alice River — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / 0.4%
Gumlow — 85+: not among its largest Alice River — 85+: 0.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Alice River 72.2% couple families
Alice River — Couple Families: 72.2% Alice River — Lone Person: 12.0% Alice River — One Parent Families: 13.7% Alice River — Group Household: 1.4% Alice River — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gumlow 8.6% renting
Gumlow — Owned Outright: 28.6% Gumlow — Mortgage: 62.9% Gumlow — Renting: 8.6%
Alice River 7.2% renting
Alice River — Owned Outright: 27.5% Alice River — Mortgage: 65.3% Alice River — Renting: 7.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gumlow 97.4% houses
Gumlow — Houses: 97.4% Gumlow — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Alice River 99.1% houses
Alice River — Houses: 99.1% Alice River — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gumlow Alice River
Certificate III & IV 24.6% / 21.3%
Gumlow — Certificate III & IV: 24.6% Alice River — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 8.7%
Gumlow — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Alice River — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 7.6%
Gumlow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Alice River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Gumlow — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Alice River — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Gumlow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Alice River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

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

Property market

Gumlow Alice River
Median house price — $885,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $405,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 29 days
from 17 sales

Development activity

Gumlow Alice River
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.

Gumlow Alice River
Houses — 4.5%
$925/wk on $1.08M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gumlow Alice River
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 75% of QLD

Liveability

Gumlow Alice River
Grade — D
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gumlow carries more crime risk (82 vs 32).

Gumlow Alice River
Bushfire High
79/100
same for both
Crime High
82/100
 Low
32/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Gumlow Alice River
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

Gumlow Alice River
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 4

Mobility

Alice River sits further from the CBD (1370.6 km vs 1365.5 km).

Gumlow Alice River
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1365.5 km 1370.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 939 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4815
 0.4%
postcode 4817
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4815
 76
postcode 4817

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.

Gumlow Alice River
Car (driver) 87.0% / 85.2%
Gumlow — Car (driver): 87.0% Alice River — Car (driver): 85.2%
Worked from Home 7.2% / 7.1%
Gumlow — Worked from Home: 7.2% Alice River — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 6.1%
Gumlow — Car (passenger): 5.8% Alice River — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Bus — / 0.9%
Gumlow — Bus: not among its largest Alice River — Bus: 0.9%
Walked Only — / 0.7%
Gumlow — Walked Only: not among its largest Alice River — Walked Only: 0.7%

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

Setting

Gumlow Alice River
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 18.3 km

NBN connectivity

Gumlow Alice River
Connectivity score 30/100 77/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 59%
1,050 premises

Climate

Gumlow Alice River
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)

Gumlow Alice River
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

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

Federal electorate

Gumlow Alice River
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gumlow

Family Rural

Alice River

Acreage Family

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