Currajong
QLD 4812 · Townsville
2,490 (2021) → 2,554 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Currajong is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4812, about 1112km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Currajong are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Currajong has an overall score of 41/100, 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: Philippines (1.97%), England (1.89%), New Zealand (1.69%), PNG (0.52%), Thailand (0.48%)
Top languages: Tagalog (0.96%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.72%), Greek (0.52%), Filipino (0.44%), Thai (0.24%)
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 951 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Marian Catholic SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1042
Nearby (within 10km)
- Currajong State SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.8kmICSEA 915
- Queensland Pathways State College - Townsville CampusSecondary · Government · 1.1km
- Pimlico State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 993
- Townsville Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 840
- Garbutt State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 754
- Hermit Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 1022
- Vincent State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 759
- St Margaret Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.1kmICSEA 1024
- Mundingburra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 974
- The Cathedral School of St Anne and St JamesCombined · Independent · 2.3kmICSEA 1096
- St Joseph's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.4kmICSEA 1071
- Townsville Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 843
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 Currajong
Is Currajong safe?
Currajong 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 Currajong from Brisbane CBD?
Currajong is about 1111.5 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Currajong?
Currajong has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1042 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Currajong?
Currajong has a transport score of 0/100.