Kelso vs Pinnacles

Pinnacles is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 34 in Kelso. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pinnacles, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Pinnacles tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Kelso

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • But Pinnacles is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Kelso

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Pinnacles

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($176/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kelso

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (934 min vs 989 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1364.1 km vs 1380.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kelso

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Kelso

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.6% vs -10.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kelso 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.

Kelso 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.

Kelso Pinnacles
Walkability 32 / 0
Kelso — Walkability: 32/100 Pinnacles — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 12
Kelso — Safety: 21/100 Pinnacles — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 46 / 33
Kelso — Low fire risk: 46/100 Pinnacles — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Kelso has more residents (10,599 vs 83); Kelso rents higher ($300/wk vs $176/wk).

Kelso Pinnacles
Population 10,599
+99% vs other
 83
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% -10.8%
Median age 34 29
Median household income $84,552/yr $101,816/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+41% vs other
 $176/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kelso Pinnacles
0-4 6.4% / 10.8%
Kelso — 0-4: 6.4% Pinnacles — 0-4: 10.8%
5-14 17.1% / 20.5%
Kelso — 5-14: 17.1% Pinnacles — 5-14: 20.5%
15-19 7.2% / 7.2%
Kelso — 15-19: 7.2% Pinnacles — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 7.2% / 6.0%
Kelso — 20-24: 7.2% Pinnacles — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 12.6% / 10.8%
Kelso — 25-34: 12.6% Pinnacles — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 12.8% / 9.6%
Kelso — 35-44: 12.8% Pinnacles — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 13.4% / 16.9%
Kelso — 45-54: 13.4% Pinnacles — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 11.3% / 4.8%
Kelso — 55-64: 11.3% Pinnacles — 55-64: 4.8%
65-74 8.1% / 3.6%
Kelso — 65-74: 8.1% Pinnacles — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 3.2% / —
Kelso — 75-84: 3.2% Pinnacles — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.6% / —
Kelso — 85+: 0.6% Pinnacles — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kelso 43.4% couple families
Kelso — Couple Families: 43.4% Kelso — One Parent Families: 26.5% Kelso — Lone Person: 24.5% Kelso — Group Household: 4.0% Kelso — Other Families: 1.7%
Pinnacles 75.0% couple families
Pinnacles — Couple Families: 75.0% Pinnacles — One Parent Families: 25.0% Pinnacles — Lone Person: 0.0% Pinnacles — Group Household: 0.0% Pinnacles — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kelso 32.7% renting
Kelso — Owned Outright: 23.5% Kelso — Mortgage: 43.8% Kelso — Renting: 32.7%
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.

Kelso 97.9% houses
Kelso — Houses: 97.9% Kelso — Townhouses: 1.6% Kelso — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Pinnacles 100.0% houses
Pinnacles — Houses: 100.0% Pinnacles — Townhouses: 0.0% Pinnacles — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Kelso Pinnacles
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 24.1%
Kelso — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Pinnacles — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 6.0%
Kelso — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Pinnacles — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / —
Kelso — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Pinnacles — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Kelso — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Pinnacles — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Kelso — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Pinnacles — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Property market

Kelso Pinnacles
Median house price $600,000 —
Median unit price $508,500 —
Median land price $537,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 123 sales
 —

Development activity

Kelso Pinnacles
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.

Kelso Pinnacles
Houses 4.5%
$560/wk on $649K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kelso Pinnacles
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% 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 81% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 76% of QLD —

Liveability

Kelso is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Kelso Pinnacles
Grade D —
Score 20/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Pinnacles carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 54).

Kelso Pinnacles
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime High
79/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kelso Pinnacles
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Kelso

  • Kelso State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Pinnacles

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kelso Pinnacles
Parks & reserves 11 0
Childcare 5 0
Waterways 0 12

Mobility

Pinnacles sits further from the CBD (1380.9 km vs 1364.1 km).

Kelso Pinnacles
Walkability score 32/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1364.1 km 1380.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 934 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.

Kelso Pinnacles
Car (driver) 85.4% / 81.2%
Kelso — Car (driver): 85.4% Pinnacles — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 4.4% / 18.8%
Kelso — Worked from Home: 4.4% Pinnacles — Worked from Home: 18.8%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / —
Kelso — Car (passenger): 7.1% Pinnacles — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.7% / —
Kelso — Bus: 1.7% Pinnacles — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.0% / —
Kelso — Walked Only: 1.0% Pinnacles — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.4%).

Setting

Kelso Pinnacles
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.0 km 25.3 km

NBN connectivity

Kelso Pinnacles
Connectivity score 72/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
4,171 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

Kelso 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)

Kelso 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

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

Federal electorate

Kelso Pinnacles
Division Herbert Kennedy
Member Phillip Thompson Bob Katter
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Katter's Australian Party (KAP)

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kelso

Affordable Family Large Blocks Regional Centre

Pinnacles

Family Rural Young Families

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