Railway Estate
QLD 4810 · Townsville
2,871 (2021) → 3,006 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Railway Estate is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4810, about 1109km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Railway Estate are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Railway Estate 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: England (2.65%), New Zealand (2.65%), Germany (0.63%), Philippines (0.52%), India (0.49%)
Top languages: German (0.91%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.35%), Italian (0.31%), Spanish (0.31%), Greek (0.28%)
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
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 955 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Railway Estate State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 917
- Townsville State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 914
Nearby (within 10km)
- Townsville South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 929
- Townsville West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 864
- Townsville Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 843
- St Margaret Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.1kmICSEA 1024
- Hermit Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1022
- St Joseph's Catholic School, The StrandPrimary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1104
- St Patrick's College TownsvilleSecondary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1010
- Townsville Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 950
- Townsville Grammar SchoolSecondary · Independent · 3kmICSEA 1119
- Tec-NQ - Rosslea CampusSecondary · Independent · 3.1km
- Oonoonba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 996
- St Joseph's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.4kmICSEA 1071
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 Railway Estate
Is Railway Estate safe?
Railway Estate 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 Railway Estate from Brisbane CBD?
Railway Estate is about 1109.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Railway Estate?
Railway Estate has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 916 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Railway Estate?
Railway Estate has a transport score of 0/100.