Stuart vs Brookhill

Stuart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Brookhill. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brookhill, most households are couple families. On these figures, Stuart tends to suit young adults, while Brookhill suits families with children and couples.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Stuart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Stuart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $335/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 926 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1342.6 km vs 1354.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Stuart Brookhill
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.

Stuart Brookhill
Walkability 0 / 0
Stuart — Walkability: 0/100 Brookhill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 8 / 17
Stuart — Safety: 8/100 Brookhill — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 51 / 35
Stuart — Low fire risk: 51/100 Brookhill — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Stuart has more residents (1,576 vs 88); Brookhill has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $64,428).

Stuart Brookhill
Population 1,576
+94% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.7% +15.8%
Median age 36 41
Median household income $64,428/yr $107,224/yr
+66% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $335/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stuart Brookhill
0-4 1.1% / 4.5%
Stuart — 0-4: 1.1% Brookhill — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 3.6% / 14.8%
Stuart — 5-14: 3.6% Brookhill — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 2.2% / 6.8%
Stuart — 15-19: 2.2% Brookhill — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 9.4% / 3.4%
Stuart — 20-24: 9.4% Brookhill — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 30.1% / 8.0%
Stuart — 25-34: 30.1% Brookhill — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 25.0% / 18.2%
Stuart — 35-44: 25.0% Brookhill — 35-44: 18.2%
45-54 14.8% / 14.8%
Stuart — 45-54: 14.8% Brookhill — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 8.1% / 18.2%
Stuart — 55-64: 8.1% Brookhill — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 4.1% / 4.5%
Stuart — 65-74: 4.1% Brookhill — 65-74: 4.5%
75-84 1.0% / —
Stuart — 75-84: 1.0% Brookhill — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Stuart — 85+: not among its largest Brookhill — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Brookhill 40.9% lone person
Brookhill — Lone Person: 40.9% Brookhill — Couple Families: 59.1% Brookhill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Brookhill — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stuart 27.1% renting
Stuart — Owned Outright: 29.0% Stuart — Mortgage: 43.9% Stuart — Renting: 27.1%
Brookhill 30.0% renting
Brookhill — Owned Outright: 35.0% Brookhill — Mortgage: 35.0% Brookhill — Renting: 30.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stuart 93.9% houses
Stuart — Houses: 93.9% Stuart — Flats / Apartments: 3.0% Stuart — Townhouses: 3.0%
Brookhill 100.0% houses
Brookhill — Houses: 100.0% Brookhill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Brookhill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Stuart Brookhill
Certificate III & IV 6.6% / 18.2%
Stuart — Certificate III & IV: 6.6% Brookhill — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 9.1%
Stuart — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Brookhill — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.8% / 5.7%
Stuart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.8% Brookhill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / —
Stuart — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Brookhill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.2% / —
Stuart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.2% Brookhill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Property market

Stuart Brookhill
Median house price $437,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,875,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 11 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Stuart Brookhill
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 79% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD

Liveability

Stuart Brookhill
Grade D —
Score 9/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Brookhill carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 49).

Stuart Brookhill
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime High
92/100
 High
83/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
91/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Stuart Brookhill
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 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 8.4 km
 None

Amenities in the suburb

Stuart Brookhill
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 30 4

Mobility

Brookhill sits further from the CBD (1354.9 km vs 1342.6 km).

Stuart Brookhill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1342.6 km 1354.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 914 min 926 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4811
 0.4%
postcode 4816
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 4811
 73
postcode 4816

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.

Stuart Brookhill
Car (driver) 81.1% / 76.2%
Stuart — Car (driver): 81.1% Brookhill — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 5.7% / 14.3%
Stuart — Worked from Home: 5.7% Brookhill — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Walked Only 6.9% / 9.5%
Stuart — Walked Only: 6.9% Brookhill — Walked Only: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / —
Stuart — Car (passenger): 6.3% Brookhill — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Stuart Brookhill
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.9 km 13.8 km

NBN connectivity

Stuart Brookhill
Connectivity score 68/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
397 premises
 0%
42 premises

Climate

Stuart Brookhill
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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Stuart Brookhill
Division Dawson Kennedy
Member Andrew Willcox Bob Katter
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Katter's Australian Party (KAP)

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Stuart

Acreage Affordable Coastal Multicultural River

Brookhill

Rural

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