Burdell
QLD 4818 · Townsville
7,171 (2021) → 8,071 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Burdell is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4818, about 1121km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Burdell are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Burdell has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 20/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (2.48%), England (2.26%), Philippines (0.92%), India (0.86%), South Africa (0.77%)
Top languages: Punjabi (0.39%), Vietnamese (0.36%), Tagalog (0.32%), Gujarati (0.31%), Filipino (0.29%)
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:
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
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 913 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Clare's Catholic SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1026
- North Shore State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 989
- Bohlevale State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 898
- Townsville Grammar School - Burdell CampusPrimary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Northern Beaches State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3kmICSEA 928
- St Anthony's Catholic College - Secondary CampusSecondary · Catholic · 4.4kmICSEA 995
- St Anthony's Catholic College - Primary CampusPrimary · Catholic · 4.6km
- Eaton CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.1km
- Calvary Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.4kmICSEA 1008
- St Benedict's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.7kmICSEA 1003
- Kirwan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.6kmICSEA 942
- The Willows State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 966
- Heatley Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 8.9kmICSEA 882
- Townsville-Thuringowa Centre for Continuing Secondary EducationSecondary · Government · 8.9km
- Heatley State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.1kmICSEA 840
- Garbutt State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 754
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
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Frequently asked questions about Burdell
Is Burdell safe?
Burdell 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 Burdell from Brisbane CBD?
Burdell is about 1120.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Burdell?
Burdell has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 971 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Burdell?
Burdell has a transport score of 0/100.