North Ward
QLD 4810 · Townsville
5,073 (2021) → 5,240 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
North Ward is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4810, about 1112km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in North Ward are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. North Ward has an overall score of 47/100, 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 (4%), New Zealand (2.76%), Philippines (1.26%), USA (1.14%), India (1.12%)
Top languages: Italian (0.73%), Spanish (0.73%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.57%), Nepali (0.53%), Mandarin (0.51%)
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 956 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Townsville Grammar SchoolSecondary · IndependentICSEA 1119
- St Joseph's Catholic School, The StrandPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1104
- St Patrick's College TownsvilleSecondary · CatholicICSEA 1010
- Townsville Central State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 950
Nearby (within 10km)
- Belgian Gardens State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 1051
- Townsville West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 864
- Townsville Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 2.3kmICSEA 843
- Cleveland Education and Training CentreCombined · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 746
- Townsville South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 929
- Townsville State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 914
- Railway Estate State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 917
- St Margaret Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.3kmICSEA 1024
- Hermit Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 1022
- Garbutt State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 754
- Marian Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.2kmICSEA 1042
- Currajong State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 915
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 North Ward
Is North Ward safe?
North Ward 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 North Ward from Brisbane CBD?
North Ward is about 1112.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in North Ward?
North Ward has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1046 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in North Ward?
North Ward has a transport score of 0/100.