Castle Hill
QLD 4810 · Townsville
972 (2021) → 1,004 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Castle Hill is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4810, about 1112km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Castle Hill are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Castle Hill has an overall score of 53/100, 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: England (5.04%), India (1.75%), New Zealand (1.65%), South Africa (1.65%), Scotland (1.44%)
Top languages: Hindi (1.23%), Italian (1.03%), German (0.72%), Greek (0.62%), Spanish (0.62%)
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
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 955 (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)
- Townsville Grammar SchoolSecondary · Independent · 0.8kmICSEA 1119
- Belgian Gardens State SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 1051
- Townsville Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 950
- Townsville West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 864
- Townsville Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 1.5kmICSEA 843
- Cleveland Education and Training CentreCombined · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 746
- St Patrick's College TownsvilleSecondary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1010
- St Joseph's Catholic School, The StrandPrimary · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1104
- Townsville State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 914
- St Margaret Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.4kmICSEA 1024
- Garbutt State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 754
- Hermit Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1022
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 Castle Hill
Is Castle Hill safe?
Castle Hill 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 Castle Hill from Brisbane CBD?
Castle Hill is about 1112.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Castle Hill?
Castle Hill has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Castle Hill?
Castle Hill has a transport score of 0/100.