Idalia
QLD 4811 · Townsville
4,563 (2021) → 4,823 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Idalia is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4811, about 1107km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Idalia 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. Idalia has an overall score of 43/100, 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 (2.96%), India (2.56%), New Zealand (1.95%), South Korea (1.69%), South Africa (1.34%)
Top languages: Korean (2.1%), Hindi (0.99%), Afrikaans (0.66%), Greek (0.61%), Arabic (0.59%)
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 955 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Oonoonba State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 996
Nearby (within 10km)
- Southern Cross Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 1.6kmICSEA 1047
- William Ross State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 964
- Wulguru State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 835
- Tec-NQ - Rosslea CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.1km
- Townsville Grammar School - Annandale CampusPrimary · Independent · 2.4km
- St Joseph's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1071
- Mundingburra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 974
- Hermit Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1022
- Railway Estate State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 917
- St Margaret Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 1024
- Annandale Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.7kmICSEA 1060
- Pimlico State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 993
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 Idalia
Is Idalia safe?
Idalia 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 Idalia from Brisbane CBD?
Idalia is about 1106.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Idalia?
Idalia has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 996 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Idalia?
Idalia has a transport score of 0/100.