Hervey Range vs Rangewood

Hervey Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Rangewood. 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, Hervey Range 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

Rangewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 54/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hervey Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rangewood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (938 min vs 987 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1369.2 km vs 1403.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Hervey Range has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
  • Rangewood carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 54/100)

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

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

Hervey Range Rangewood
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.

Hervey Range Rangewood
Walkability 0 / 0
Hervey Range — Walkability: 0/100 Rangewood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 78
Hervey Range — Safety: 46/100 Rangewood — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 46 / 100
Hervey Range — Low fire risk: 46/100 Rangewood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rangewood has more residents (1,084 vs 295); Rangewood has higher household incomes ($130,572 vs $97,500).

Hervey Range Rangewood
Population 295 1,084
+267% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +2.6%
Median age 42 45
Median household income $97,500/yr $130,572/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $365/wk $400/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hervey Range Rangewood
0-4 5.8% / 4.3%
Hervey Range — 0-4: 5.8% Rangewood — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 13.9% / 11.0%
Hervey Range — 5-14: 13.9% Rangewood — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 8.5% / 8.5%
Hervey Range — 15-19: 8.5% Rangewood — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 1.0% / 4.6%
Hervey Range — 20-24: 1.0% Rangewood — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 8.8% / 8.9%
Hervey Range — 25-34: 8.8% Rangewood — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 11.5% / 12.7%
Hervey Range — 35-44: 11.5% Rangewood — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 12.5% / 16.4%
Hervey Range — 45-54: 12.5% Rangewood — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 14.2% / 18.8%
Hervey Range — 55-64: 14.2% Rangewood — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 15.6% / 10.8%
Hervey Range — 65-74: 15.6% Rangewood — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 3.7% / 3.2%
Hervey Range — 75-84: 3.7% Rangewood — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 2.7% / 0.8%
Hervey Range — 85+: 2.7% Rangewood — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hervey Range 63.9% couple families
Hervey Range — Couple Families: 63.9% Hervey Range — Lone Person: 21.3% Hervey Range — One Parent Families: 14.8% Hervey Range — Group Household: 0.0%
Rangewood 69.5% couple families
Rangewood — Couple Families: 69.5% Rangewood — Lone Person: 12.8% Rangewood — One Parent Families: 13.7% Rangewood — Group Household: 4.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hervey Range 6.7% renting
Hervey Range — Owned Outright: 44.9% Hervey Range — Mortgage: 48.3% Hervey Range — Renting: 6.7%
Rangewood 4.7% renting
Rangewood — Owned Outright: 39.1% Rangewood — Mortgage: 56.3% Rangewood — Renting: 4.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Hervey Range Rangewood
England 4.1% / 2.4%
Hervey Range — England: 4.1% Rangewood — England: 2.4%
New Zealand — / 1.8%
Hervey Range — New Zealand: not among its largest Rangewood — New Zealand: 1.8%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Hervey Range — South Africa: not among its largest Rangewood — South Africa: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.8%
Hervey Range — Germany: not among its largest Rangewood — Germany: 0.8%
Canada — / 0.5%
Hervey Range — Canada: not among its largest Rangewood — Canada: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Hervey Range Rangewood
Certificate III & IV 23.4% / 24.6%
Hervey Range — Certificate III & IV: 23.4% Rangewood — Certificate III & IV: 24.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 8.4%
Hervey Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Rangewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 7.2%
Hervey Range — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Rangewood — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 2.6%
Hervey Range — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Rangewood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.6%
Hervey Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Rangewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hervey Range 98.0% houses
Hervey Range — Houses: 98.0% Hervey Range — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Rangewood 99.7% houses
Rangewood — Houses: 99.7% Rangewood — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hervey Range Rangewood
Median house price $838,750 $890,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,327,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 16 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Hervey Range Rangewood
New dwellings approved 24
across Charters Towers
 1,096
across Townsville
Approvals change year on year -67% -22%

Ranking within QLD

Hervey Range Rangewood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD

Liveability

Hervey Range Rangewood
Grade — B
Score — 59/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Hervey Range carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 0); Hervey Range carries more crime risk (54 vs 22).

Hervey Range Rangewood
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Low
22/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Hervey Range Rangewood
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

Hervey Range Rangewood
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 14 0

Mobility

Hervey Range sits further from the CBD (1403.8 km vs 1369.2 km).

Hervey Range Rangewood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1403.8 km
+2% vs other
 1369.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 987 min 938 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4817
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 4817
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.

Hervey Range Rangewood
Car (driver) 73.2% / 88.0%
Hervey Range — Car (driver): 73.2% Rangewood — Car (driver): 88.0%
Worked from Home 22.0% / 6.1%
Hervey Range — Worked from Home: 22.0% Rangewood — Worked from Home: 6.1%
Bus 4.9% / 0.6%
Hervey Range — Bus: 4.9% Rangewood — Bus: 0.6%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Hervey Range — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rangewood — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only — / 0.6%
Hervey Range — Walked Only: not among its largest Rangewood — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.0%).

Setting

Hervey Range Rangewood
Elevation 527 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.5 km 13.4 km

NBN connectivity

Hervey Range Rangewood
Connectivity score 15/100 54/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 19%
393 premises

Climate

Hervey Range Rangewood
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

Council rates

Hervey Range Rangewood
Average residential rate $1,328/yr $1,810/yr
Council Charters Towers Townsville

Federal electorate

Hervey Range Rangewood
Division Kennedy Herbert
Member Bob Katter Phillip Thompson
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP) Liberal National Party of Queensland

First Home Owner Grant

Hervey Range Rangewood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hervey Range

Rural

Rangewood

Acreage

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