[1] The Bruce Highway and the Great Northern Railway form the southern boundary of the suburb.

[4] North Townsville Road runs along part of the southern boundary.

[5] The area was named 27 July 1991,[2] presumably named after the mountain Mount Low, which rises 54 metres (177 ft) above sea level (19°12′29″S 146°40′58″E / 19.2081°S 146.6827°E / -19.2081; 146.6827 (Mount Low)), just north of the suburb in neighbouring Bushland Beach.

[8] In the 2016 census, Mount Low had a population of 4,655 people.

[9] In the 2021 census, Mount Low had a population of 5,488 people.