Mount Stuart vs Kelso

Mount Stuart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 34 in Kelso. In Kelso, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Mount Stuart tends to suit young adults.

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 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 98/100)

Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Mount Stuart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent.

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 961 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1364.1 km vs 1370.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kelso

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 98/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Where they sit

Mount Stuart and Kelso 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 Stuart Kelso
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 Stuart Kelso
Walkability 0 / 32
Mount Stuart — Walkability: 0/100 Kelso — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 2 / 21
Mount Stuart — Safety: 2/100 Kelso — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 46
Mount Stuart — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kelso — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Kelso rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Kelso has more residents (10,599 vs 95).

Mount Stuart Kelso
Population 95 10,599
+11057% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +0.6%
Median age 23 34
Median household income — $84,552/yr
Median weekly rent — $300/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Stuart Kelso
0-4 — / 6.4%
Mount Stuart — 0-4: not among its largest Kelso — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 — / 17.1%
Mount Stuart — 5-14: not among its largest Kelso — 5-14: 17.1%
15-19 9.5% / 7.2%
Mount Stuart — 15-19: 9.5% Kelso — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 56.8% / 7.2%
Mount Stuart — 20-24: 56.8% Kelso — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 26.3% / 12.6%
Mount Stuart — 25-34: 26.3% Kelso — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 3.2% / 12.8%
Mount Stuart — 35-44: 3.2% Kelso — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 — / 13.4%
Mount Stuart — 45-54: not among its largest Kelso — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 — / 11.3%
Mount Stuart — 55-64: not among its largest Kelso — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 — / 8.1%
Mount Stuart — 65-74: not among its largest Kelso — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 — / 3.2%
Mount Stuart — 75-84: not among its largest Kelso — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / 0.6%
Mount Stuart — 85+: not among its largest Kelso — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.8%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Stuart Kelso
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 18.6%
Mount Stuart — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Kelso — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.1%
Mount Stuart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Kelso — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 5.4%
Mount Stuart — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Kelso — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Mount Stuart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kelso — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Mount Stuart — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kelso — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Property market

Mount Stuart Kelso
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

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

Ranking within QLD

Mount Stuart Kelso
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 58% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 76% of QLD

Liveability

Kelso is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Mount Stuart Kelso
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kelso carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 0); Mount Stuart carries more crime risk (98 vs 79).

Mount Stuart Kelso
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime High
98/100
 High
79/100
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

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

Schools in Mount Stuart

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

Schools in Kelso

  • Kelso State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Stuart Kelso
Parks & reserves 1 11
Childcare 2 5
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Mount Stuart sits further from the CBD (1370.4 km vs 1364.1 km).

Mount Stuart Kelso
Walkability score 0/100 32/100
Distance to Brisbane 1370.4 km 1364.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 961 min 934 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4811
 0.3%
postcode 4815
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 4811
 77
postcode 4815

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 Stuart Kelso
Car (driver) 60.0% / 85.4%
Mount Stuart — Car (driver): 60.0% Kelso — Car (driver): 85.4%
Walked Only 25.0% / 1.0%
Mount Stuart — Walked Only: 25.0% Kelso — Walked Only: 1.0%
Car (passenger) 15.0% / 7.1%
Mount Stuart — Car (passenger): 15.0% Kelso — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Worked from Home — / 4.4%
Mount Stuart — Worked from Home: not among its largest Kelso — Worked from Home: 4.4%
Bus — / 1.7%
Mount Stuart — Bus: not among its largest Kelso — Bus: 1.7%

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

Setting

Mount Stuart Kelso
Elevation 468 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.4 km 18.0 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Stuart Kelso
Connectivity score 46/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
9 premises
 49%
4,171 premises

Climate

Mount Stuart Kelso
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 Stuart Kelso
PM2.5 — 6.0 µg/m³
PM10 15.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ — 0.25 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Stuart

Multicultural Rural Students

Kelso

Affordable Family Large Blocks Regional Centre

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