Healy vs Townview

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Healy, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Townview, most households rent. Houses cost more in Healy: a median of $390,000, against $244,000 in Townview, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Healy tends to suit couples, while Townview suits renters, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Healy

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 59%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

Townview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($244,500 vs $390,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Townview

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (57% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper rent ($253/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Townview

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 33/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1825 km vs 1827.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Townview

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 33/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Healy Townview
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.

Healy Townview
Walkability 33 / 62
Healy — Walkability: 33/100 Townview — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 14 / 8
Healy — Safety: 14/100 Townview — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Healy — Low fire risk: 100/100 Townview — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Healy rents higher ($380/wk vs $253/wk); Healy has higher household incomes ($157,248 vs $111,488).

Healy Townview
Population 1,824 2,067
+13% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% +0.2%
Median age 33 31
Median household income $157,248/yr
+29% vs other
 $111,488/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+33% vs other
 $253/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Healy Townview
0-4 8.0% / 8.8%
Healy — 0-4: 8.0% Townview — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 18.4% / 17.6%
Healy — 5-14: 18.4% Townview — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 7.0% / 5.5%
Healy — 15-19: 7.0% Townview — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.6% / 7.3%
Healy — 20-24: 4.6% Townview — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 14.2% / 17.7%
Healy — 25-34: 14.2% Townview — 25-34: 17.7%
35-44 16.7% / 13.5%
Healy — 35-44: 16.7% Townview — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 13.5% / 10.3%
Healy — 45-54: 13.5% Townview — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 11.2% / 9.4%
Healy — 55-64: 11.2% Townview — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 4.7% / 5.2%
Healy — 65-74: 4.7% Townview — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 1.6% / 3.6%
Healy — 75-84: 1.6% Townview — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 0.2% / 1.5%
Healy — 85+: 0.2% Townview — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Healy 64.8% couple families
Healy — Couple Families: 64.8% Healy — Lone Person: 19.5% Healy — One Parent Families: 11.4% Healy — Group Household: 3.1% Healy — Other Families: 1.2%
Townview 38.6% couple families
Townview — Couple Families: 38.6% Townview — Lone Person: 34.6% Townview — One Parent Families: 20.8% Townview — Group Household: 4.2% Townview — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Healy 33.5% renting
Healy — Owned Outright: 20.0% Healy — Mortgage: 46.6% Healy — Renting: 33.5%
Townview 57.1% renting
Townview — Owned Outright: 15.4% Townview — Mortgage: 27.5% Townview — Renting: 57.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Healy Townview
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 16.9%
Healy — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Townview — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 6.8%
Healy — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Townview — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 4.7%
Healy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Townview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 1.4%
Healy — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Townview — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.3%
Healy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Townview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Healy Townview
New Zealand 3.9% / 4.7%
Healy — New Zealand: 3.9% Townview — New Zealand: 4.7%
Philippines 1.0% / 3.7%
Healy — Philippines: 1.0% Townview — Philippines: 3.7%
South Africa 3.4% / 0.5%
Healy — South Africa: 3.4% Townview — South Africa: 0.5%
England 1.6% / 1.2%
Healy — England: 1.6% Townview — England: 1.2%
Fiji 0.4% / 1.0%
Healy — Fiji: 0.4% Townview — Fiji: 1.0%
India 0.6% / 0.7%
Healy — India: 0.6% Townview — India: 0.7%
Zimbabwe — / 0.9%
Healy — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Townview — Zimbabwe: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Healy 96.8% houses
Healy — Houses: 96.8% Healy — Townhouses: 1.7% Healy — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Townview 76.1% houses
Townview — Houses: 76.1% Townview — Townhouses: 19.1% Townview — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Healy Townview
Median house price $390,000 $244,500
Median unit price — $200,111
Median land price —
same for both

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Healy Townview
3 bed $370K / $234K
Healy — 3 bed: $370K (9 sales) Townview — 3 bed: $234K (22 sales)

9 vs 22 sales

4 bed $400K / $300K
Healy — 4 bed: $400K (29 sales) Townview — 4 bed: $300K (5 sales)

29 vs 5 sales

Ranking within QLD

Healy Townview
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD

Liveability

Townview is more walkable (62 vs 33); Healy scores higher overall (45 vs 32).

Healy Townview
Grade C D
Score 45/100 32/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Healy Townview
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 High
92/100
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 9
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Healy Townview
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Healy

  • Healy State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Queensland Pathways State College - Mount Isa Campus Government · Secondary

Schools in Townview

  • Townview State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Healy Townview
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

Healy sits further from the CBD (1827.3 km vs 1825 km).

Healy Townview
Walkability score 33/100 62/100
Distance to Brisbane 1827.3 km 1825 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1212 min 1208 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4825
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 4825
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.

Healy Townview
Car (driver) 87.6% / 82.6%
Healy — Car (driver): 87.6% Townview — Car (driver): 82.6%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 9.5%
Healy — Car (passenger): 7.0% Townview — Car (passenger): 9.5%
Worked from Home 3.3% / 1.7%
Healy — Worked from Home: 3.3% Townview — Worked from Home: 1.7%
Walked Only 0.6% / 4.2%
Healy — Walked Only: 0.6% Townview — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bicycle 1.2% / 1.6%
Healy — Bicycle: 1.2% Townview — Bicycle: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.6%).

Setting

Healy Townview
Elevation 360 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 371 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Healy Townview
Connectivity score 62/100 54/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
698 premises
 16%
949 premises

Climate

Healy Townview
Annual rainfall 502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Healy Townview
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Healy Townview
Average residential rate $893/yr
same for both
Council Mount Isa
same for both

Federal electorate

Healy Townview
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Healy Townview
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Healy

Affordable Family Large Blocks

Townview

Affordable Family Young Families

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