Mount Louisa vs Kirwan

Mount Louisa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Kirwan. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Louisa, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Louisa tends to suit 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

Kirwan

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (17 vs 4)
  • has more parks and reserves (22 vs 8)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Louisa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($270,000 vs $525,000)

Weighs house prices, land 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

Kirwan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 59/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (928 min vs 933 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kirwan

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 59/100)

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

Investors

Mount Louisa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.6% vs -3.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Louisa Kirwan
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.

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Walkability 59 / 75
Mount Louisa — Walkability: 59/100 Kirwan — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 27 / 19
Mount Louisa — Safety: 27/100 Kirwan — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Louisa — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kirwan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kirwan has more residents (20,780 vs 9,227); Mount Louisa has higher household incomes ($107,744 vs $86,996).

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Population 9,227 20,780
+125% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% -3.0%
Median age 34 38
Median household income $107,744/yr
+19% vs other
 $86,996/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+7% vs other
 $325/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Louisa Kirwan
0-4 6.8% / 5.6%
Mount Louisa — 0-4: 6.8% Kirwan — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 16.1% / 14.5%
Mount Louisa — 5-14: 16.1% Kirwan — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.4% / 7.7%
Mount Louisa — 15-19: 6.4% Kirwan — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 6.8% / 6.4%
Mount Louisa — 20-24: 6.8% Kirwan — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 14.6% / 12.0%
Mount Louisa — 25-34: 14.6% Kirwan — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 15.3% / 13.0%
Mount Louisa — 35-44: 15.3% Kirwan — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 12.8% / 13.8%
Mount Louisa — 45-54: 12.8% Kirwan — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 9.8% / 12.2%
Mount Louisa — 55-64: 9.8% Kirwan — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 7.2% / 9.1%
Mount Louisa — 65-74: 7.2% Kirwan — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 3.0% / 4.4%
Mount Louisa — 75-84: 3.0% Kirwan — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 1.2% / 1.4%
Mount Louisa — 85+: 1.2% Kirwan — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Louisa 51.3% couple families
Mount Louisa — Couple Families: 51.3% Mount Louisa — Lone Person: 23.3% Mount Louisa — One Parent Families: 18.4% Mount Louisa — Group Household: 5.1% Mount Louisa — Other Families: 1.9%
Kirwan 40.7% couple families
Kirwan — Couple Families: 40.7% Kirwan — Lone Person: 30.9% Kirwan — One Parent Families: 22.3% Kirwan — Group Household: 4.5% Kirwan — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Louisa 33.9% renting
Mount Louisa — Owned Outright: 21.6% Mount Louisa — Mortgage: 44.5% Mount Louisa — Renting: 33.9%
Kirwan 35.5% renting
Kirwan — Owned Outright: 26.9% Kirwan — Mortgage: 37.6% Kirwan — Renting: 35.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 17.7%
Mount Louisa — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Kirwan — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 8.4%
Mount Louisa — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Kirwan — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.1%
Mount Louisa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Kirwan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.7%
Mount Louisa — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Kirwan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.4%
Mount Louisa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Kirwan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Mount Louisa Kirwan
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.2%
Mount Louisa — New Zealand: 2.0% Kirwan — New Zealand: 2.2%
England 1.9% / 2.3%
Mount Louisa — England: 1.9% Kirwan — England: 2.3%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.3%
Mount Louisa — Philippines: 1.4% Kirwan — Philippines: 1.3%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.3%
Mount Louisa — South Africa: 1.0% Kirwan — South Africa: 0.3%
India 0.6% / 0.6%
Mount Louisa — India: 0.6% Kirwan — India: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Mount Louisa — Scotland: not among its largest Kirwan — Scotland: 0.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Louisa 96.3% houses
Mount Louisa — Houses: 96.3% Mount Louisa — Townhouses: 3.6% Mount Louisa — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Kirwan 88.7% houses
Kirwan — Houses: 88.7% Kirwan — Townhouses: 10.2% Kirwan — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Median house price $705,000 $655,500
Median unit price — $425,000
Median land price $270,000 $525,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 108 sales
 23 days
from 215 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.

Mount Louisa Kirwan
3 bed $630K / $605K
Mount Louisa — 3 bed: $630K (64 sales) Kirwan — 3 bed: $605K (201 sales)

64 vs 201 sales

4 bed $735K / $701K
Mount Louisa — 4 bed: $735K (127 sales) Kirwan — 4 bed: $701K (186 sales)

127 vs 186 sales

5 bed $825K / $759K
Mount Louisa — 5 bed: $825K (15 sales) Kirwan — 5 bed: $759K (24 sales)

15 vs 24 sales

Development activity

Mount Louisa Kirwan
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.

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Houses 4.3%
$625/wk on $762K
 4.4%
$590/wk on $699K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Louisa Kirwan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 41% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Louisa scores higher overall (50 vs 37); Kirwan is more walkable (75 vs 59).

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Grade B C
Score 50/100 37/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
73/100
 High
81/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 9.0 km
 None

Schools in Mount Louisa

  • Calvary Christian College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Eaton College Independent · Combined · Special school

Schools in Kirwan

  • Kirwan State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kirwan State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Ryan Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • The Willows State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 8 22
Childcare 4 17
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 4
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Walkability score 59/100 75/100
Distance to Brisbane 1359 km 1358.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 933 min 928 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 30.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 102.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4814
 0.4%
postcode 4817
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 4814
 76
postcode 4817

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.

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Car (driver) 85.9% / 84.0%
Mount Louisa — Car (driver): 85.9% Kirwan — Car (driver): 84.0%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 7.5%
Mount Louisa — Car (passenger): 5.7% Kirwan — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Worked from Home 5.9% / 4.9%
Mount Louisa — Worked from Home: 5.9% Kirwan — Worked from Home: 4.9%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.5%
Mount Louisa — Walked Only: 0.9% Kirwan — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus 0.8% / 1.3%
Mount Louisa — Bus: 0.8% Kirwan — Bus: 1.3%
Bicycle 0.8% / 0.8%
Mount Louisa — Bicycle: 0.8% Kirwan — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.9%).

Setting

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Elevation 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.2 km 9.8 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Connectivity score 95/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 91%
3,550 premises
 68%
8,910 premises

Climate

Mount Louisa Kirwan
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)

Mount Louisa Kirwan
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

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Louisa Kirwan
Division Herbert
same for both
Member Phillip Thompson
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Louisa

Family Large Blocks Regional Centre

Kirwan

Affordable Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre

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