Alligator Creek (Townsville)
QLD 4816 · Townsville
1,550 (2021) → 1,894 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Alligator Creek (Townsville) is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4816, about 1090km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Alligator Creek (Townsville) are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 12km inland. Alligator Creek (Townsville) has an overall score of 24/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 19/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.16%), New Zealand (1.29%), South Africa (0.65%), USA (0.39%), Vietnam (0.39%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (0.84%), Afrikaans (0.52%), Hindi (0.52%), German (0.39%), Japan (0.32%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
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:
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
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
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Frequently asked questions about Alligator Creek (Townsville)
Is Alligator Creek (Townsville) safe?
Alligator Creek (Townsville) has a residential safety score of 19/100, 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 Alligator Creek (Townsville) from Brisbane CBD?
Alligator Creek (Townsville) is about 1090.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Alligator Creek (Townsville)?
Alligator Creek (Townsville) has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Alligator Creek (Townsville)?
Alligator Creek (Townsville) has a transport score of 0/100.