Kelso
QLD 4815 · Townsville
10,599 (2021) → 10,909 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Kelso is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4815, about 1105km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Kelso are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 18km inland. Kelso has an overall score of 17/100, 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 (2.05%), England (2%), Philippines (0.55%), PNG (0.47%), Germany (0.33%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (0.75%), Italian (0.27%), Thai (0.16%), German (0.15%), Filipino (0.13%)
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 901 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Kelso State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 835
Nearby (within 10km)
- Good Shepherd Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 945
- Rasmussen State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 786
- Thuringowa State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6kmICSEA 849
- Carinity Education - ShalomCombined · Independent · 7.8kmICSEA 698
- Enkindle Village SchoolCombined · Independent · 7.8kmICSEA 1064
- Ryan Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 8.2kmICSEA 1019
- Weir State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 842
- Tec-NQSecondary · Independent · 8.9kmICSEA 961
- Kirwan State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.1kmICSEA 919
- Indie School, Logan - Thuringowa Central CampusSecondary · Independent · 9.1km
- The Willows State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.4kmICSEA 966
- Cranbrook State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 923
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 Kelso
Is Kelso safe?
Kelso 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 Kelso from Brisbane CBD?
Kelso is about 1104.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Kelso?
Kelso has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 835 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Kelso?
Kelso has a transport score of 0/100.