Mount Stuart vs Murray
Comparing Mount Stuart and Murray, QLD: Murray rents higher ($107/wk vs $0/wk); Mount Stuart carries more crime risk (98 vs 15); and Mount Stuart sits further from the CBD (1370.4 km vs 1350.5 km).
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
Murray
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 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 $107/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Murray
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (926 min vs 961 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1350.5 km vs 1370.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Murray
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 98/100)
Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Mount Stuart and Murray drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Murray rents higher ($107/wk vs $0/wk); Murray has more residents (1,739 vs 95).
| Mount Stuart | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 95 | 1,739 +1731% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — | +16.6% |
| Median age | 23 | 22 |
| Median household income | — | $68,900/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $107/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
Development activity
| Mount Stuart | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,096 across Townsville same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -22% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Stuart | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 36% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 73% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of QLD | Higher than 97% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mount Stuart | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 60/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | — |
Risk profile
Mount Stuart carries more crime risk (98 vs 15).
| Mount Stuart | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 98/100 | Low 15/100 |
| 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
| Mount Stuart | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Universities within 10 km | None | 1 James Cook University - Townsville, 8.6 km |
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Stuart | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 6 | 0 |
Mobility
Mount Stuart sits further from the CBD (1370.4 km vs 1350.5 km).
| Mount Stuart | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1370.4 km +1% vs other | 1350.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 961 min | 926 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 4811 | 0.7% postcode 4814 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 4811 | 63 postcode 4814 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).
Setting
| Mount Stuart | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 468 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.4 km | 8.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Stuart | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 46/100 | 94/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 22% 9 premises | 84% 657 premises |
Climate
| Mount Stuart | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 15.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Stuart | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,810/yr same for both | |
| Council | Townsville same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Stuart | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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