Mount Stuart vs Oak Valley

Mount Stuart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 44 in Oak Valley. In Oak Valley, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. 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

Oak Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 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 $323/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Oak Valley

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (924 min vs 961 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1353 km vs 1370.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oak Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 98/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Where they sit

Mount Stuart and Oak Valley 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 Oak Valley
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 Oak Valley
Walkability 0 / 10
Mount Stuart — Walkability: 0/100 Oak Valley — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 2 / 53
Mount Stuart — Safety: 2/100 Oak Valley — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Stuart — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oak Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oak Valley rents higher ($323/wk vs $0/wk); Oak Valley has more residents (478 vs 95).

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
Population 95 478
+403% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -1.8%
Median age 23 44
Median household income — $108,316/yr
Median weekly rent — $323/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
0-4 — / 3.1%
Mount Stuart — 0-4: not among its largest Oak Valley — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 — / 13.2%
Mount Stuart — 5-14: not among its largest Oak Valley — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 9.5% / 7.9%
Mount Stuart — 15-19: 9.5% Oak Valley — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 56.8% / 4.4%
Mount Stuart — 20-24: 56.8% Oak Valley — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 26.3% / 10.5%
Mount Stuart — 25-34: 26.3% Oak Valley — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 3.2% / 11.9%
Mount Stuart — 35-44: 3.2% Oak Valley — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 — / 16.3%
Mount Stuart — 45-54: not among its largest Oak Valley — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 — / 14.4%
Mount Stuart — 55-64: not among its largest Oak Valley — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 — / 10.3%
Mount Stuart — 65-74: not among its largest Oak Valley — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 — / 5.6%
Mount Stuart — 75-84: not among its largest Oak Valley — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / —
Mount Stuart — 85+: not among its largest Oak Valley — 85+: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 18.6%
Mount Stuart — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Oak Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.5%
Mount Stuart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Oak Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 8.2%
Mount Stuart — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Oak Valley — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Mount Stuart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Oak Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.1%
Mount Stuart — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Oak Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

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

Property market

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
Median house price — $854,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Townsville
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 81% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD

Liveability

Oak Valley is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Mount Stuart carries more crime risk (98 vs 47).

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
 Moderate
47/100
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 Oak Valley
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

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 2 0
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Mount Stuart sits further from the CBD (1370.4 km vs 1353 km).

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 1370.4 km
+1% vs other
 1353 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 961 min 924 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4811
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 4811
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.

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
Car (driver) 60.0% / 82.4%
Mount Stuart — Car (driver): 60.0% Oak Valley — Car (driver): 82.4%
Walked Only 25.0% / 1.6%
Mount Stuart — Walked Only: 25.0% Oak Valley — Walked Only: 1.6%
Car (passenger) 15.0% / 7.0%
Mount Stuart — Car (passenger): 15.0% Oak Valley — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Worked from Home — / 7.5%
Mount Stuart — Worked from Home: not among its largest Oak Valley — Worked from Home: 7.5%
Bus — / 1.6%
Mount Stuart — Bus: not among its largest Oak Valley — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
Elevation 468 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.4 km 13.3 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
Connectivity score 46/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
9 premises
 0%
175 premises

Climate

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
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 Oak Valley
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Stuart Oak Valley
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

Oak Valley

Acreage

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