Mount Stuart vs Roseneath
Mount Stuart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 55 in Roseneath. In Roseneath, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Mount Stuart
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Roseneath
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (921 min vs 961 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1347.2 km vs 1370.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Mount Stuart and Roseneath 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
Roseneath rents higher ($220/wk vs $0/wk); Roseneath skews older (55 vs 23).
| Mount Stuart | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 95 | 127 +34% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — | -17.5% |
| Median age | 23 | 55 |
| Median household income | — | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $220/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 (56.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Development activity
| Mount Stuart | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,096 across Townsville same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -22% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Stuart | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 23% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 65% 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 66% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mount Stuart | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
| Mount Stuart | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 98/100 | High 95/100 |
| 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 | 7 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mount Stuart | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 6 | 2 |
Mobility
Mount Stuart sits further from the CBD (1370.4 km vs 1347.2 km).
| Mount Stuart | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1370.4 km +2% vs other | 1347.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 961 min | 921 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.7%).
Setting
| Mount Stuart | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 468 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 66 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.4 km | 8.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Stuart | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 46/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 22% 9 premises | 0% 108 premises |
Climate
| Mount Stuart | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 15.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Stuart | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,810/yr same for both | |
| Council | Townsville same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Stuart | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Roseneath | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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