Jensen vs Mount Low

Mount Low is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 36 in Jensen. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Jensen: a median of $915,000, against $706,000 in Mount Low. On these figures, Mount Low tends to suit young adults, families with children, 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

Jensen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 66/100)

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

First-home buyers

Jensen

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($203,000 vs $520,000)
  • has cheaper land ($334,500 vs $650,000)
  • But Mount Low has cheaper houses ($705,500 vs $915,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Low

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Low

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 5/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1370.4 km vs 1373 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jensen

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Mount Low is more walkable (21/100 vs 5/100)

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

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

Jensen Mount Low
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.

Jensen Mount Low
Walkability 5 / 21
Jensen — Walkability: 5/100 Mount Low — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 64 / 34
Jensen — Safety: 64/100 Mount Low — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Jensen — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Low — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Low has more residents (5,488 vs 1,797); Jensen skews older (36 vs 29).

Jensen Mount Low
Population 1,797 5,488
+205% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.7% +17.9%
Median age 36 29
Median household income $119,340/yr
+2% vs other
 $117,468/yr
Median weekly rent $355/wk $370/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jensen Mount Low
0-4 7.4% / 10.4%
Jensen — 0-4: 7.4% Mount Low — 0-4: 10.4%
5-14 16.8% / 18.2%
Jensen — 5-14: 16.8% Mount Low — 5-14: 18.2%
15-19 6.4% / 5.4%
Jensen — 15-19: 6.4% Mount Low — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.2% / 7.0%
Jensen — 20-24: 5.2% Mount Low — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 12.4% / 19.5%
Jensen — 25-34: 12.4% Mount Low — 25-34: 19.5%
35-44 13.6% / 16.4%
Jensen — 35-44: 13.6% Mount Low — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 13.5% / 10.0%
Jensen — 45-54: 13.5% Mount Low — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 13.0% / 7.4%
Jensen — 55-64: 13.0% Mount Low — 55-64: 7.4%
65-74 7.9% / 4.3%
Jensen — 65-74: 7.9% Mount Low — 65-74: 4.3%
75-84 3.7% / 1.3%
Jensen — 75-84: 3.7% Mount Low — 75-84: 1.3%
85+ 0.4% / 0.2%
Jensen — 85+: 0.4% Mount Low — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jensen 66.0% couple families
Jensen — Couple Families: 66.0% Jensen — One Parent Families: 16.2% Jensen — Lone Person: 14.9% Jensen — Group Household: 2.1% Jensen — Other Families: 0.8%
Mount Low 60.7% couple families
Mount Low — Couple Families: 60.7% Mount Low — One Parent Families: 18.4% Mount Low — Lone Person: 15.3% Mount Low — Group Household: 4.4% Mount Low — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jensen 6.8% renting
Jensen — Owned Outright: 27.4% Jensen — Mortgage: 65.8% Jensen — Renting: 6.8%
Mount Low 35.9% renting
Mount Low — Owned Outright: 12.8% Mount Low — Mortgage: 51.3% Mount Low — Renting: 35.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Jensen Mount Low
Certificate III & IV 22.6% / 21.5%
Jensen — Certificate III & IV: 22.6% Mount Low — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 7.9%
Jensen — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Mount Low — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 6.4%
Jensen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Mount Low — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.6%
Jensen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Mount Low — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 0.9%
Jensen — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Mount Low — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

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.

Jensen Mount Low
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.3%
Jensen — New Zealand: 2.2% Mount Low — New Zealand: 2.3%
England 2.1% / 1.9%
Jensen — England: 2.1% Mount Low — England: 1.9%
Philippines 0.9% / 0.3%
Jensen — Philippines: 0.9% Mount Low — Philippines: 0.3%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.4%
Jensen — South Africa: 0.4% Mount Low — South Africa: 0.4%
Ireland 0.7% / —
Jensen — Ireland: 0.7% Mount Low — Ireland: not among its largest
India 0.5% / 0.2%
Jensen — India: 0.5% Mount Low — India: 0.2%
Germany — / 0.3%
Jensen — Germany: not among its largest Mount Low — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jensen 96.4% houses
Jensen — Houses: 96.4% Jensen — Flats / Apartments: 3.6% Jensen — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mount Low 97.5% houses
Mount Low — Houses: 97.5% Mount Low — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Mount Low — Townhouses: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Jensen Mount Low
Median house price $915,000 $705,500
Median unit price $203,000 $520,000
Median land price $334,500 $650,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 10 sales
 15 days
from 66 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.

Jensen Mount Low
3 bed $683K / $632K
Jensen — 3 bed: $683K (6 sales) Mount Low — 3 bed: $632K (39 sales)

6 vs 39 sales

4 bed $949K / $710K
Jensen — 4 bed: $949K (29 sales) Mount Low — 4 bed: $710K (142 sales)

29 vs 142 sales

5 bed $1.09M / $1.06M
Jensen — 5 bed: $1.09M (5 sales) Mount Low — 5 bed: $1.06M (6 sales)

5 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Jensen Mount Low
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.

Jensen Mount Low
Houses — 4.1%
$615/wk on $787K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Jensen Mount Low
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 59% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Low is more walkable (21 vs 5); Jensen scores higher overall (54 vs 48).

Jensen Mount Low
Grade B C
Score 54/100 48/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Low carries more crime risk (66 vs 36).

Jensen Mount Low
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
 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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Jensen Mount Low
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

Jensen Mount Low
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 2 1
Police stations 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Jensen sits further from the CBD (1373 km vs 1370.4 km).

Jensen Mount Low
Walkability score 5/100 21/100
Distance to Brisbane 1373 km 1370.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 937 min 934 min
Public transport score 27/100
Bus
 38/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4818
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 87
postcode 4818
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.

Jensen Mount Low
Car (driver) 84.1% / 87.8%
Jensen — Car (driver): 84.1% Mount Low — Car (driver): 87.8%
Worked from Home 8.4% / 5.0%
Jensen — Worked from Home: 8.4% Mount Low — Worked from Home: 5.0%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.2%
Jensen — Car (passenger): 4.5% Mount Low — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Bus 1.2% / 1.3%
Jensen — Bus: 1.2% Mount Low — Bus: 1.3%
Walked Only 1.8% / 0.4%
Jensen — Walked Only: 1.8% Mount Low — Walked Only: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.8%).

Setting

Jensen Mount Low
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.3 km 3.8 km

NBN connectivity

Jensen Mount Low
Connectivity score 79/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 64%
872 premises
 91%
1,802 premises

Climate

Jensen Mount Low
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)

Jensen Mount Low
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

Jensen Mount Low
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Jensen Mount Low
Division Herbert
same for both
Member Phillip Thompson
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jensen Mount Low
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jensen

Acreage Family

Mount Low

Family Large Blocks Young Families

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