Mount Low
QLD 4818 · Townsville
5,488 (2021) → 6,177 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Low is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4818, about 1123km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Low are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Mount Low has an overall score of 23/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 20/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (2.33%), England (1.86%), South Africa (0.36%), Philippines (0.35%), Germany (0.27%)
Top languages: Russian (0.24%), Italian (0.22%), Spanish (0.18%), Afrikaans (0.16%), French (0.16%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Townsville local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Limited school choices
Below average for school access — fewer schools nearby, and families may need to travel for preferred options.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 978 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Anthony's Catholic College - Secondary CampusSecondary · Catholic · 2kmICSEA 995
- St Anthony's Catholic College - Primary CampusPrimary · Catholic · 2.3km
- Northern Beaches State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 928
- North Shore State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 989
- Bohlevale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 898
- Townsville Grammar School - Burdell CampusPrimary · Independent · 5km
- St Clare's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 1026
- St Benedict's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.8kmICSEA 1003
- Eaton CollegeCombined · Independent · 8.7km
- Calvary Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 9kmICSEA 1008
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Fitness
Few fitness options
Very few fitness facilities in and around this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Childcare
No data
No ACECQA-registered childcare services matched to this suburb.
View childcare centres on the map →
Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register
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Frequently asked questions about Mount Low
Is Mount Low safe?
Mount Low has a residential safety score of 20/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 12,813 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Mount Low from Brisbane CBD?
Mount Low is about 1122.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Mount Low?
Mount Low has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Low?
Mount Low has a transport score of 0/100.