Gumlow vs Bohle Plains

Bohle Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 36 in Gumlow. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bohle Plains tends to suit young adults.

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

Bohle Plains

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 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 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Bohle Plains has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 9%)

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 1375.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bohle Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Bohle Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.5% vs -15.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gumlow and Bohle Plains 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 Bohle Plains
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 Bohle Plains
Walkability 0 / 0
Gumlow — Walkability: 0/100 Bohle Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 34
Gumlow — Safety: 18/100 Bohle Plains — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 21 / 33
Gumlow — Low fire risk: 21/100 Bohle Plains — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Bohle Plains has more residents (3,989 vs 142); Gumlow skews older (36 vs 28).

Gumlow Bohle Plains
Population 142 3,989
+2709% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.0% +24.5%
Median age 36 28
Median household income $148,148/yr
+18% vs other
 $121,108/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk $350/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gumlow Bohle Plains
0-4 7.0% / 9.9%
Gumlow — 0-4: 7.0% Bohle Plains — 0-4: 9.9%
5-14 16.2% / 15.3%
Gumlow — 5-14: 16.2% Bohle Plains — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 7.0% / 5.6%
Gumlow — 15-19: 7.0% Bohle Plains — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 8.5% / 8.8%
Gumlow — 20-24: 8.5% Bohle Plains — 20-24: 8.8%
25-34 5.6% / 23.2%
Gumlow — 25-34: 5.6% Bohle Plains — 25-34: 23.2%
35-44 15.5% / 14.4%
Gumlow — 35-44: 15.5% Bohle Plains — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 18.3% / 9.3%
Gumlow — 45-54: 18.3% Bohle Plains — 45-54: 9.3%
55-64 10.6% / 6.1%
Gumlow — 55-64: 10.6% Bohle Plains — 55-64: 6.1%
65-74 6.3% / 5.3%
Gumlow — 65-74: 6.3% Bohle Plains — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 2.8% / 1.5%
Gumlow — 75-84: 2.8% Bohle Plains — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ — / 0.2%
Gumlow — 85+: not among its largest Bohle Plains — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

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%
Bohle Plains 61.0% couple families
Bohle Plains — Couple Families: 61.0% Bohle Plains — Lone Person: 18.1% Bohle Plains — One Parent Families: 15.1% Bohle Plains — Group Household: 4.8% Bohle Plains — Other Families: 1.1%
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%
Bohle Plains 43.7% renting
Bohle Plains — Owned Outright: 14.1% Bohle Plains — Mortgage: 42.3% Bohle Plains — Renting: 43.7%
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% Gumlow — Townhouses: 0.0%
Bohle Plains 94.4% houses
Bohle Plains — Houses: 94.4% Bohle Plains — Flats / Apartments: 4.4% Bohle Plains — Townhouses: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Gumlow Bohle Plains
Certificate III & IV 24.6% / 18.4%
Gumlow — Certificate III & IV: 24.6% Bohle Plains — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 11.9%
Gumlow — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Bohle Plains — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 7.4%
Gumlow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Bohle Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Gumlow — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bohle Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Gumlow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bohle Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

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

Property market

Gumlow Bohle Plains
Median house price — $749,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $380,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 22 days
from 85 sales

Development activity

Gumlow Bohle Plains
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 Bohle Plains
Houses — 4.6%
$685/wk on $775K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gumlow Bohle Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 20% 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 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 80% of QLD

Liveability

Gumlow Bohle Plains
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 66); Gumlow carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 67).

Gumlow Bohle Plains
Bushfire High
79/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
66/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Gumlow Bohle Plains
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 Bohle Plains
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 5 8

Mobility

Bohle Plains sits further from the CBD (1375.1 km vs 1365.5 km).

Gumlow Bohle Plains
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1365.5 km 1375.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 939 min 936 min
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 Bohle Plains
Car (driver) 87.0% / 88.5%
Gumlow — Car (driver): 87.0% Bohle Plains — Car (driver): 88.5%
Worked from Home 7.2% / 4.5%
Gumlow — Worked from Home: 7.2% Bohle Plains — Worked from Home: 4.5%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 5.1%
Gumlow — Car (passenger): 5.8% Bohle Plains — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only — / 1.1%
Gumlow — Walked Only: not among its largest Bohle Plains — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus — / 0.5%
Gumlow — Bus: not among its largest Bohle Plains — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.5%).

Setting

Gumlow Bohle Plains
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 11.3 km

NBN connectivity

Gumlow Bohle Plains
Connectivity score 30/100 90/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 81%
1,808 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gumlow

Family Rural

Bohle Plains

Acreage Family Young Families

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