Heatley
QLD 4814 · Townsville
3,907 (2021) → 3,984 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Heatley is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4814, about 1112km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Heatley are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Heatley has an overall score of 40/100, 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 (2.23%), Philippines (1.97%), England (1.87%), PNG (0.64%), Malaysia (0.44%)
Top languages: Tagalog (1.38%), Australian Indigenous Languages (1%), Filipino (0.54%), Italian (0.38%), Arabic (0.33%)
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 947 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Heatley Secondary CollegeSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 882
- Heatley State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 840
- Townsville-Thuringowa Centre for Continuing Secondary EducationSecondary · Government
Nearby (within 10km)
- Ignatius Park CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.1kmICSEA 1018
- Aitkenvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 859
- Vincent State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 759
- Holy Spirit Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.3kmICSEA 1018
- Townsville Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.7kmICSEA 840
- Cranbrook State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 923
- Riverside Adventist SchoolPrimary · Independent · 2.2kmICSEA 1032
- Currajong State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 915
- Kirwan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 942
- The Cathedral School of St Anne and St JamesCombined · Independent · 2.7kmICSEA 1096
- Calvary Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.7kmICSEA 1008
- Queensland Pathways State College - Townsville CampusSecondary · Government · 2.8km
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 Heatley
Is Heatley safe?
Heatley 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 Heatley from Brisbane CBD?
Heatley is about 1111.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Heatley?
Heatley has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 861 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Heatley?
Heatley has a transport score of 0/100.