Cosgrove
QLD 4818 · Townsville
665 (2021) → 709 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Cosgrove is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4818, about 1116km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Cosgrove 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. Cosgrove has an overall score of 26/100, 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: New Zealand (2.86%), Philippines (1.65%), England (1.5%), PNG (0.75%), South Africa (0.75%)
Top languages: Tagalog (1.8%), Vietnamese (1.35%), Afrikaans (0.75%), Malayalam (0.6%), French (0.45%)
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
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 948 (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 Clare's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1026
- Townsville Grammar School - Burdell CampusPrimary · Independent · 2.3km
- Eaton CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.4km
- Calvary Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.5kmICSEA 1008
- St Benedict's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.8kmICSEA 1003
- Kirwan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 942
- The Willows State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 966
- Bohlevale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 898
- Heatley State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 840
- Indie School, Logan - Thuringowa Central CampusSecondary · Independent · 4.5km
- Heatley Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 882
- Kirwan State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 919
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 Cosgrove
Is Cosgrove safe?
Cosgrove 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 Cosgrove from Brisbane CBD?
Cosgrove is about 1115.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Cosgrove?
Cosgrove has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Cosgrove?
Cosgrove has a transport score of 0/100.