Gumlow vs Pinnacles

Pinnacles is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 36 in Gumlow. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Pinnacles tends to suit families with children.

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

Pinnacles

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 81%)

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

First-home buyers

Gumlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Pinnacles

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($176/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Gumlow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (939 min vs 989 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1365.5 km vs 1380.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gumlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (9% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gumlow and Pinnacles 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 Pinnacles
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 Pinnacles
Walkability 0 / 0
Gumlow — Walkability: 0/100 Pinnacles — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 12
Gumlow — Safety: 18/100 Pinnacles — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 21 / 33
Gumlow — Low fire risk: 21/100 Pinnacles — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Gumlow has more residents (142 vs 83); Gumlow rents higher ($275/wk vs $176/wk).

Gumlow Pinnacles
Population 142
+42% vs other
 83
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.0% -10.8%
Median age 36 29
Median household income $148,148/yr
+31% vs other
 $101,816/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+36% vs other
 $176/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gumlow Pinnacles
0-4 7.0% / 10.8%
Gumlow — 0-4: 7.0% Pinnacles — 0-4: 10.8%
5-14 16.2% / 20.5%
Gumlow — 5-14: 16.2% Pinnacles — 5-14: 20.5%
15-19 7.0% / 7.2%
Gumlow — 15-19: 7.0% Pinnacles — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 8.5% / 6.0%
Gumlow — 20-24: 8.5% Pinnacles — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 5.6% / 10.8%
Gumlow — 25-34: 5.6% Pinnacles — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 15.5% / 9.6%
Gumlow — 35-44: 15.5% Pinnacles — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 18.3% / 16.9%
Gumlow — 45-54: 18.3% Pinnacles — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 10.6% / 4.8%
Gumlow — 55-64: 10.6% Pinnacles — 55-64: 4.8%
65-74 6.3% / 3.6%
Gumlow — 65-74: 6.3% Pinnacles — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 2.8% / —
Gumlow — 75-84: 2.8% Pinnacles — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Gumlow — 85+: not among its largest Pinnacles — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gumlow 68.8% couple families
Gumlow — Couple Families: 68.8% Gumlow — One Parent Families: 12.5% Gumlow — Lone Person: 18.8%
Pinnacles 75.0% couple families
Pinnacles — Couple Families: 75.0% Pinnacles — One Parent Families: 25.0% Pinnacles — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

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%
Pinnacles 0.0% renting
Pinnacles — Owned Outright: 61.9% Pinnacles — Mortgage: 38.1% Pinnacles — Renting: 0.0%
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%
Pinnacles 100.0% houses
Pinnacles — Houses: 100.0% Pinnacles — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gumlow Pinnacles
Certificate III & IV 24.6% / 24.1%
Gumlow — Certificate III & IV: 24.6% Pinnacles — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 6.0%
Gumlow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Pinnacles — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / —
Gumlow — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Pinnacles — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

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

Development activity

Gumlow Pinnacles
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Townsville
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gumlow Pinnacles
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 3% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Gumlow Pinnacles
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Gumlow carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 67).

Gumlow Pinnacles
Bushfire High
79/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime High
82/100
 High
88/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Gumlow Pinnacles
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 Pinnacles
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 5 12

Mobility

Pinnacles sits further from the CBD (1380.9 km vs 1365.5 km).

Gumlow Pinnacles
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1365.5 km 1380.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 939 min 989 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4815
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4815
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.

Gumlow Pinnacles
Car (driver) 87.0% / 81.2%
Gumlow — Car (driver): 87.0% Pinnacles — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 7.2% / 18.8%
Gumlow — Worked from Home: 7.2% Pinnacles — Worked from Home: 18.8%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / —
Gumlow — Car (passenger): 5.8% Pinnacles — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Gumlow Pinnacles
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 25.3 km

NBN connectivity

Gumlow Pinnacles
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Gumlow

Family Rural

Pinnacles

Family Rural Young Families

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