South Townsville vs Stuart

Stuart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in South Townsville. In South Townsville, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Stuart, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in South Townsville: a median of $666,000, against $437,000 in Stuart, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, South Townsville tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Stuart suits young adults and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Stuart

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 52%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 33%)
  • But South Townsville has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Stuart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($437,000 vs $665,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • South Townsville has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 27%)
  • Stuart has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Stuart

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (914 min vs 920 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1342.6 km vs 1350 km)
  • But South Townsville is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

South Townsville

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 5%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Stuart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.7% vs 3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

South Townsville and Stuart drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

South Townsville Stuart
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.

South Townsville Stuart
Walkability 39 / 0
South Townsville — Walkability: 39/100 Stuart — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 5 / 8
South Townsville — Safety: 5/100 Stuart — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 51
South Townsville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stuart — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

South Townsville has more residents (2,424 vs 1,576); South Townsville has higher household incomes ($78,832 vs $64,428).

South Townsville Stuart
Population 2,424
+35% vs other
 1,576
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +13.7%
Median age 41 36
Median household income $78,832/yr
+18% vs other
 $64,428/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

South Townsville Stuart
0-4 3.5% / 1.1%
South Townsville — 0-4: 3.5% Stuart — 0-4: 1.1%
5-14 7.8% / 3.6%
South Townsville — 5-14: 7.8% Stuart — 5-14: 3.6%
15-19 4.1% / 2.2%
South Townsville — 15-19: 4.1% Stuart — 15-19: 2.2%
20-24 8.6% / 9.4%
South Townsville — 20-24: 8.6% Stuart — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 16.1% / 30.1%
South Townsville — 25-34: 16.1% Stuart — 25-34: 30.1%
35-44 13.8% / 25.0%
South Townsville — 35-44: 13.8% Stuart — 35-44: 25.0%
45-54 15.4% / 14.8%
South Townsville — 45-54: 15.4% Stuart — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 15.6% / 8.1%
South Townsville — 55-64: 15.6% Stuart — 55-64: 8.1%
65-74 9.9% / 4.1%
South Townsville — 65-74: 9.9% Stuart — 65-74: 4.1%
75-84 4.0% / 1.0%
South Townsville — 75-84: 4.0% Stuart — 75-84: 1.0%
85+ 1.3% / —
South Townsville — 85+: 1.3% Stuart — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

South Townsville 55.4% lone person
South Townsville — Lone Person: 55.4% South Townsville — Couple Families: 20.7% South Townsville — One Parent Families: 12.5% South Townsville — Group Household: 8.8% South Townsville — Other Families: 2.6%
Stuart 44.7% lone person
Stuart — Lone Person: 44.7% Stuart — Couple Families: 25.0% Stuart — One Parent Families: 28.0% Stuart — Group Household: 2.3% Stuart — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

South Townsville 50.3% renting
South Townsville — Owned Outright: 22.8% South Townsville — Mortgage: 26.9% South Townsville — Renting: 50.3%
Stuart 27.1% renting
Stuart — Owned Outright: 29.0% Stuart — Mortgage: 43.9% Stuart — Renting: 27.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

South Townsville Stuart
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 6.6%
South Townsville — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Stuart — Certificate III & IV: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 3.1%
South Townsville — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Stuart — Bachelor Degree: 3.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 1.8%
South Townsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Stuart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 0.6%
South Townsville — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Stuart — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 0.2%
South Townsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Stuart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

South Townsville Stuart
England 3.3% / 1.0%
South Townsville — England: 3.3% Stuart — England: 1.0%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.5%
South Townsville — New Zealand: 2.5% Stuart — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines 0.9% / 0.3%
South Townsville — Philippines: 0.9% Stuart — Philippines: 0.3%
Malaysia 0.5% / 0.3%
South Townsville — Malaysia: 0.5% Stuart — Malaysia: 0.3%
Germany 0.5% / 0.2%
South Townsville — Germany: 0.5% Stuart — Germany: 0.2%
Italy 0.5% / —
South Townsville — Italy: 0.5% Stuart — Italy: not among its largest
Fiji — / 0.3%
South Townsville — Fiji: not among its largest Stuart — Fiji: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

South Townsville 51.8% houses
South Townsville — Houses: 51.8% South Townsville — Townhouses: 24.8% South Townsville — Flats / Apartments: 23.4%
Stuart 93.9% houses
Stuart — Houses: 93.9% Stuart — Townhouses: 3.0% Stuart — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

South Townsville Stuart
Median house price $665,500 $437,000
Median unit price $460,000 —
Median land price — $1,875,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 23 sales
 11 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

South Townsville Stuart
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.

South Townsville Stuart
Houses 4.2%
$602/wk on $750K
 —
Units 5.3%
$450/wk on $440K
 —

Ranking within QLD

South Townsville Stuart
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 63% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 79% of QLD —

Liveability

South Townsville is more walkable (39 vs 0); South Townsville scores higher overall (35 vs 9).

South Townsville Stuart
Grade C D
Score 35/100 9/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Stuart carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0).

South Townsville Stuart
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime High
95/100
 High
92/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
90/100
 High
91/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

South Townsville Stuart
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 1.6 km
 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 8.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.9% 0.6%

Schools in South Townsville

  • Townsville South State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Stuart

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

Amenities in the suburb

South Townsville Stuart
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 7 3
Childcare 2 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 1 30

Mobility

South Townsville sits further from the CBD (1350 km vs 1342.6 km).

South Townsville Stuart
Walkability score 39/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1350 km 1342.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 920 min 914 min
Public transport score 67/100
Bus
 21/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 19.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4810
 0.7%
postcode 4811
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 4810
 61
postcode 4811

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.

South Townsville Stuart
Car (driver) 77.8% / 81.1%
South Townsville — Car (driver): 77.8% Stuart — Car (driver): 81.1%
Walked Only 8.0% / 6.9%
South Townsville — Walked Only: 8.0% Stuart — Walked Only: 6.9%
Worked from Home 7.1% / 5.7%
South Townsville — Worked from Home: 7.1% Stuart — Worked from Home: 5.7%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 6.3%
South Townsville — Car (passenger): 5.0% Stuart — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Bicycle 1.5% / —
South Townsville — Bicycle: 1.5% Stuart — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

South Townsville Stuart
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 677 m
833 m to a named beach
 2.9 km

NBN connectivity

South Townsville Stuart
Connectivity score 95/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 84%
1,842 premises
 40%
397 premises

Climate

South Townsville Stuart
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)

South Townsville Stuart
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

South Townsville Stuart
Division Herbert Dawson
Member Phillip Thompson Andrew Willcox
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

South Townsville

Affordable Beach Coastal Townhouses

Stuart

Acreage Affordable Coastal Multicultural River

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