Hyde Park vs Pimlico

In both, about half of households are people living alone. In Hyde Park, about half of households rent and most homes are detached houses. In Pimlico, most households rent.

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

Hyde Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (55% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Hyde Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 73/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hyde Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 73/100)
  • But Pimlico has more units and townhouses to downsize into (55% vs 45%)

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

Investors

Hyde Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (6.1% vs 4.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hyde Park Pimlico
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.

Hyde Park Pimlico
Walkability 91 / 73
Hyde Park — Walkability: 91/100 Pimlico — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 6 / 4
Hyde Park — Safety: 6/100 Pimlico — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hyde Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pimlico — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pimlico has more residents (2,557 vs 1,374); Hyde Park has higher household incomes ($69,576 vs $58,656).

Hyde Park Pimlico
Population 1,374 2,557
+86% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% +3.9%
Median age 37 39
Median household income $69,576/yr
+16% vs other
 $58,656/yr
Median weekly rent $253/wk
+5% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hyde Park Pimlico
0-4 5.2% / 4.9%
Hyde Park — 0-4: 5.2% Pimlico — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.5% / 11.1%
Hyde Park — 5-14: 11.5% Pimlico — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 7.1% / 5.4%
Hyde Park — 15-19: 7.1% Pimlico — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 9.2% / 6.2%
Hyde Park — 20-24: 9.2% Pimlico — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 14.1% / 15.1%
Hyde Park — 25-34: 14.1% Pimlico — 25-34: 15.1%
35-44 12.8% / 13.9%
Hyde Park — 35-44: 12.8% Pimlico — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 12.7% / 13.4%
Hyde Park — 45-54: 12.7% Pimlico — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 13.8% / 12.6%
Hyde Park — 55-64: 13.8% Pimlico — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 8.4% / 9.0%
Hyde Park — 65-74: 8.4% Pimlico — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 4.1% / 5.3%
Hyde Park — 75-84: 4.1% Pimlico — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.6% / 2.8%
Hyde Park — 85+: 1.6% Pimlico — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hyde Park 49.5% lone person
Hyde Park — Lone Person: 49.5% Hyde Park — Couple Families: 24.8% Hyde Park — One Parent Families: 15.8% Hyde Park — Group Household: 7.7% Hyde Park — Other Families: 2.2%
Pimlico 53.7% lone person
Pimlico — Lone Person: 53.7% Pimlico — Couple Families: 22.0% Pimlico — One Parent Families: 15.7% Pimlico — Group Household: 6.4% Pimlico — Other Families: 2.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hyde Park 52.2% renting
Hyde Park — Owned Outright: 20.5% Hyde Park — Mortgage: 27.3% Hyde Park — Renting: 52.2%
Pimlico 59.0% renting
Pimlico — Owned Outright: 18.0% Pimlico — Mortgage: 23.0% Pimlico — Renting: 59.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hyde Park Pimlico
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 15.6%
Hyde Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Pimlico — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 12.2%
Hyde Park — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Pimlico — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.0%
Hyde Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Pimlico — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 2.2%
Hyde Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Pimlico — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.2%
Hyde Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Pimlico — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

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.

Hyde Park Pimlico
Philippines 2.6% / 2.9%
Hyde Park — Philippines: 2.6% Pimlico — Philippines: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.8% / 2.5%
Hyde Park — New Zealand: 1.8% Pimlico — New Zealand: 2.5%
England 2.3% / 1.9%
Hyde Park — England: 2.3% Pimlico — England: 1.9%
India 1.2% / 1.0%
Hyde Park — India: 1.2% Pimlico — India: 1.0%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.4%
Hyde Park — South Africa: 0.7% Pimlico — South Africa: 0.4%
China 0.4% / 0.4%
Hyde Park — China: 0.4% Pimlico — China: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hyde Park 55.3% houses
Hyde Park — Houses: 55.3% Hyde Park — Townhouses: 31.1% Hyde Park — Flats / Apartments: 13.6%
Pimlico 45.1% houses
Pimlico — Houses: 45.1% Pimlico — Townhouses: 38.8% Pimlico — Flats / Apartments: 16.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hyde Park Pimlico
Median house price $647,500 $652,000
Median unit price $393,500 $385,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 13 sales
 32 days
from 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

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

Hyde Park Pimlico
3 bed $645K / $702K
Hyde Park — 3 bed: $645K (19 sales) Pimlico — 3 bed: $702K (20 sales)

19 vs 20 sales

4 bed $635K / $647K
Hyde Park — 4 bed: $635K (12 sales) Pimlico — 4 bed: $647K (16 sales)

12 vs 16 sales

Development activity

Hyde Park Pimlico
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.

Hyde Park Pimlico
Houses 6.1%
$815/wk on $692K
 4.8%
$550/wk on $600K
Units 4.4%
$395/wk on $465K
 4.7%
$465/wk on $519K

Ranking within QLD

Hyde Park Pimlico
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD

Liveability

Hyde Park scores higher overall (38 vs 30); Hyde Park is more walkable (91 vs 73).

Hyde Park Pimlico
Grade C D
Score 38/100 30/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Hyde Park Pimlico
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
94/100
 High
96/100
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 10
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Hyde Park Pimlico
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 2.9 km
 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 3.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 1.4%

Schools in Hyde Park

  • St Margaret Mary's College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Hermit Park State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Pimlico

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Hyde Park Pimlico
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 3 4
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 3
same for both
GPs 6 0
Pharmacies 5 2
Hospitals 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 5
Fuel stations 0 2

Mobility

Hyde Park Pimlico
Walkability score 91/100 73/100
Distance to Brisbane 1350.7 km 1350.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 924 min
same for both
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 52.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 37.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4812
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 4812
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.

Hyde Park Pimlico
Car (driver) 76.5% / 79.5%
Hyde Park — Car (driver): 76.5% Pimlico — Car (driver): 79.5%
Car (passenger) 8.5% / 5.1%
Hyde Park — Car (passenger): 8.5% Pimlico — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Worked from Home 6.6% / 4.9%
Hyde Park — Worked from Home: 6.6% Pimlico — Worked from Home: 4.9%
Walked Only 2.5% / 4.5%
Hyde Park — Walked Only: 2.5% Pimlico — Walked Only: 4.5%
Bicycle 2.7% / 3.5%
Hyde Park — Bicycle: 2.7% Pimlico — Bicycle: 3.5%
Bus 3.2% / 2.5%
Hyde Park — Bus: 3.2% Pimlico — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).

Setting

Hyde Park Pimlico
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.6 km
3.6 km to a named beach
 4.4 km
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Hyde Park Pimlico
Connectivity score 98/100 94/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 95%
1,062 premises
 83%
1,944 premises

Climate

Hyde Park Pimlico
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)

Hyde Park Pimlico
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

Hyde Park Pimlico
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Hyde Park Pimlico
Division Herbert
same for both
Member Phillip Thompson
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hyde Park Pimlico
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hyde Park

Affordable Parks Townhouses

Pimlico

Affordable Parks Townhouses

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