Douglas (Townsville)
QLD 4814 · Townsville
7,780 (2021) → 8,086 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Douglas (Townsville) is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4814, about 1109km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Douglas (Townsville) are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 10km inland. Douglas (Townsville) has an overall score of 45/100, 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: India (5.82%), England (2.28%), New Zealand (1.94%), Sri Lanka (1.17%), Philippines (1.14%)
Top languages: Malayalam (3.93%), Punjabi (1.17%), Sinhal (0.99%), Mandarin (0.95%), Tamil (0.86%)
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 941 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Enkindle Village SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1064
- Tec-NQSecondary · IndependentICSEA 961
Nearby (within 10km)
- Cranbrook State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 923
- Weir State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 842
- Kirwan State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 919
- Holy Spirit Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1018
- Riverside Adventist SchoolPrimary · Independent · 2.8kmICSEA 1032
- Indie School, Logan - Thuringowa Central CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.8km
- Ignatius Park CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3kmICSEA 1018
- Annandale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 1010
- Annandale Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.2kmICSEA 1060
- Aitkenvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 859
- Heatley State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 840
- Kirwan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 942
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 Douglas (Townsville)
Is Douglas (Townsville) safe?
Douglas (Townsville) 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 Douglas (Townsville) from Brisbane CBD?
Douglas (Townsville) is about 1108.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Douglas (Townsville)?
Douglas (Townsville) has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1013 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Douglas (Townsville)?
Douglas (Townsville) has a transport score of 0/100.