Pallarenda
QLD 4810 · Townsville
778 (2021) → 772 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Pallarenda is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4810, about 1120km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Pallarenda are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Pallarenda has an overall score of 26/100, 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 (5.01%), New Zealand (2.57%), South Africa (1.03%), Brazil (0.77%), Canada (0.77%)
Top languages: Spanish (1.29%), French (0.77%), Portuguese (0.77%), Greek (0.64%), Sinhal (0.64%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
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).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Cleveland Education and Training CentreCombined · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 746
- Belgian Gardens State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 1051
- Garbutt State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 754
- Townsville Grammar SchoolSecondary · Independent · 7.6kmICSEA 1119
- Townsville Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 950
- St Patrick's College TownsvilleSecondary · Catholic · 8.3kmICSEA 1010
- North Shore State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 989
- St Joseph's Catholic School, The StrandPrimary · Catholic · 8.5kmICSEA 1104
- Eaton CollegeCombined · Independent · 8.8km
- Townsville West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 864
- Calvary Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 9kmICSEA 1008
- Townsville Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 9.2kmICSEA 843
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 Pallarenda
Is Pallarenda safe?
Pallarenda 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 Pallarenda from Brisbane CBD?
Pallarenda is about 1119.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Pallarenda?
Pallarenda has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Pallarenda?
Pallarenda has a transport score of 0/100.