Mount Stuart vs Rasmussen

Mount Stuart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 32 in Rasmussen. In Rasmussen, 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

Rasmussen

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Mount Stuart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $263/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Rasmussen

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (929 min vs 961 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1359.2 km vs 1370.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rasmussen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Where they sit

Mount Stuart and Rasmussen 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 Rasmussen
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 Rasmussen
Walkability 0 / 39
Mount Stuart — Walkability: 0/100 Rasmussen — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 2 / 11
Mount Stuart — Safety: 2/100 Rasmussen — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Stuart — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rasmussen — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rasmussen rents higher ($263/wk vs $0/wk); Rasmussen has more residents (4,669 vs 95).

Mount Stuart Rasmussen
Population 95 4,669
+4815% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +4.8%
Median age 23 32
Median household income — $73,840/yr
Median weekly rent — $263/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Stuart Rasmussen
0-4 — / 7.9%
Mount Stuart — 0-4: not among its largest Rasmussen — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 — / 15.9%
Mount Stuart — 5-14: not among its largest Rasmussen — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 9.5% / 6.5%
Mount Stuart — 15-19: 9.5% Rasmussen — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 56.8% / 7.5%
Mount Stuart — 20-24: 56.8% Rasmussen — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 26.3% / 15.2%
Mount Stuart — 25-34: 26.3% Rasmussen — 25-34: 15.2%
35-44 3.2% / 12.1%
Mount Stuart — 35-44: 3.2% Rasmussen — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 — / 12.3%
Mount Stuart — 45-54: not among its largest Rasmussen — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 — / 10.8%
Mount Stuart — 55-64: not among its largest Rasmussen — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 — / 7.7%
Mount Stuart — 65-74: not among its largest Rasmussen — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 — / 3.2%
Mount Stuart — 75-84: not among its largest Rasmussen — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / 0.8%
Mount Stuart — 85+: not among its largest Rasmussen — 85+: 0.8%

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

Qualifications

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

Mount Stuart Rasmussen
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 17.6%
Mount Stuart — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Rasmussen — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 5.2%
Mount Stuart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Rasmussen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 5.3%
Mount Stuart — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Rasmussen — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Mount Stuart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rasmussen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Mount Stuart — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rasmussen — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

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

Property market

Mount Stuart Rasmussen
Median house price — $598,000
Median unit price — $360,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 23 days
from 58 sales

Development activity

Mount Stuart Rasmussen
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 Rasmussen
Houses — 4.7%
$600/wk on $659K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Stuart Rasmussen
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 84% 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 90% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 84% of QLD

Liveability

Rasmussen is more walkable (39 vs 0).

Mount Stuart Rasmussen
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Mount Stuart Rasmussen
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
 High
89/100
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 Rasmussen
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Mount Stuart

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

Schools in Rasmussen

  • Good Shepherd Catholic School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Rasmussen State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Stuart Rasmussen
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 10
Childcare 2 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Mount Stuart sits further from the CBD (1370.4 km vs 1359.2 km).

Mount Stuart Rasmussen
Walkability score 0/100 39/100
Distance to Brisbane 1370.4 km 1359.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 961 min 929 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 Rasmussen
Car (driver) 60.0% / 87.0%
Mount Stuart — Car (driver): 60.0% Rasmussen — Car (driver): 87.0%
Walked Only 25.0% / 1.2%
Mount Stuart — Walked Only: 25.0% Rasmussen — Walked Only: 1.2%
Car (passenger) 15.0% / 7.2%
Mount Stuart — Car (passenger): 15.0% Rasmussen — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Worked from Home — / 3.4%
Mount Stuart — Worked from Home: not among its largest Rasmussen — Worked from Home: 3.4%
Bus — / 1.0%
Mount Stuart — Bus: not among its largest Rasmussen — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.0%).

Setting

Mount Stuart Rasmussen
Elevation 468 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.4 km 14.3 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Stuart Rasmussen
Connectivity score 46/100 78/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
9 premises
 60%
2,072 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Mount Stuart Rasmussen
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 Rasmussen
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

Rasmussen

Affordable Family Large Blocks Parks

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