Mosman Park vs Towers Hill

Mosman Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Towers Hill. In both, most households own their home. In Mosman Park, about half of households are people living alone. In Towers Hill, most homes are detached houses and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mosman Park tends to suit families with children, while Towers Hill suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Towers Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (69% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mosman Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mosman Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (915 min vs 920 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mosman Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 17/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (46% vs 32%)
  • But Towers Hill has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 19%)

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

Where they sit

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

Mosman Park Towers Hill
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.

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Walkability 27 / 17
Mosman Park — Walkability: 27/100 Towers Hill — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 29 / 36
Mosman Park — Safety: 29/100 Towers Hill — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mosman Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Towers Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mosman Park has more residents (342 vs 190); Mosman Park has higher household incomes ($69,316 vs $49,348).

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Population 342
+44% vs other
 190
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -12.8%
Median age 44 51
Median household income $69,316/yr
+29% vs other
 $49,348/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+5% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mosman Park Towers Hill
0-4 6.1% / 4.7%
Mosman Park — 0-4: 6.1% Towers Hill — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 16.1% / 9.5%
Mosman Park — 5-14: 16.1% Towers Hill — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 7.0% / 7.4%
Mosman Park — 15-19: 7.0% Towers Hill — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 3.5% / 3.2%
Mosman Park — 20-24: 3.5% Towers Hill — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 11.1% / 11.1%
Mosman Park — 25-34: 11.1% Towers Hill — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 7.3% / 7.4%
Mosman Park — 35-44: 7.3% Towers Hill — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 14.9% / 13.2%
Mosman Park — 45-54: 14.9% Towers Hill — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 13.2% / 15.8%
Mosman Park — 55-64: 13.2% Towers Hill — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 10.8% / 21.1%
Mosman Park — 65-74: 10.8% Towers Hill — 65-74: 21.1%
75-84 7.0% / 6.8%
Mosman Park — 75-84: 7.0% Towers Hill — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 1.5% / 1.6%
Mosman Park — 85+: 1.5% Towers Hill — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Mosman Park Towers Hill
England 0.9% / 2.1%
Mosman Park — England: 0.9% Towers Hill — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.8% / —
Mosman Park — New Zealand: 1.8% Towers Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mosman Park 45.1% lone person
Mosman Park — Lone Person: 45.1% Mosman Park — Couple Families: 25.3% Mosman Park — One Parent Families: 22.0% Mosman Park — Group Household: 7.7%
Towers Hill 58.8% lone person
Towers Hill — Lone Person: 58.8% Towers Hill — Couple Families: 21.6% Towers Hill — One Parent Families: 19.6% Towers Hill — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mosman Park 54.4% houses
Mosman Park — Houses: 54.4% Mosman Park — Townhouses: 31.2% Mosman Park — Flats / Apartments: 14.4%
Towers Hill 69.0% houses
Towers Hill — Houses: 69.0% Towers Hill — Townhouses: 32.1% Towers Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 17.9%
Mosman Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Towers Hill — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 7.9%
Mosman Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Towers Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 3.2%
Mosman Park — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Towers Hill — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Mosman Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Towers Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Mosman Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Towers Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mosman Park 28.0% renting
Mosman Park — Owned Outright: 44.9% Mosman Park — Mortgage: 27.1% Mosman Park — Renting: 28.0%
Towers Hill 34.6% renting
Towers Hill — Owned Outright: 44.9% Towers Hill — Mortgage: 20.5% Towers Hill — Renting: 34.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Median house price $375,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Mosman Park Towers Hill
New dwellings approved 24
across Charters Towers
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mosman Park Towers Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Mosman Park is more walkable (27 vs 17).

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
71/100
 Moderate
64/100
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

Mosman Park Towers Hill
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

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Walkability score 27/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 1354.9 km 1356.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 915 min 920 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4820
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4820
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.

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Car (driver) 88.2% / 71.2%
Mosman Park — Car (driver): 88.2% Towers Hill — Car (driver): 71.2%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 12.1%
Mosman Park — Car (passenger): 5.4% Towers Hill — Car (passenger): 12.1%
Walked Only 3.2% / 7.6%
Mosman Park — Walked Only: 3.2% Towers Hill — Walked Only: 7.6%
Bus 3.2% / 4.5%
Mosman Park — Bus: 3.2% Towers Hill — Bus: 4.5%
Bicycle — / 4.5%
Mosman Park — Bicycle: not among its largest Towers Hill — Bicycle: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.2%).

Setting

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Elevation 325 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 403 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Connectivity score 70/100 41/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
149 premises
 0%
122 premises

Climate

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Annual rainfall 690 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Average residential rate $1,328/yr
same for both
Council Charters Towers
same for both

Federal electorate

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mosman Park Towers Hill
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mosman Park

Family River Townhouses

Towers Hill

Retirees Townhouses

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