Rosslea
QLD 4812 · Townsville
1,903 (2021) → 2,001 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Rosslea is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4812, about 1108km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Rosslea 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. Rosslea has an overall score of 42/100, 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 (2.42%), England (2.36%), Philippines (1.68%), India (1.16%), PNG (0.84%)
Top languages: Tagalog (1.31%), Vietnamese (0.84%), German (0.79%), Cantonese (0.42%), Russian (0.37%)
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 948 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Tec-NQ - Rosslea CampusSecondary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Joseph's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.2kmICSEA 1071
- Oonoonba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 996
- Mundingburra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.4kmICSEA 974
- William Ross State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 964
- Southern Cross Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1047
- Hermit Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1022
- Pimlico State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 993
- St Margaret Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.3kmICSEA 1024
- Townsville Grammar School - Annandale CampusPrimary · Independent · 2.3km
- The Cathedral School of St Anne and St JamesCombined · Independent · 2.5kmICSEA 1096
- Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 933
- Queensland Pathways State College - Townsville CampusSecondary · Government · 2.7km
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 Rosslea
Is Rosslea safe?
Rosslea 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 Rosslea from Brisbane CBD?
Rosslea is about 1108.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Rosslea?
Rosslea has 1 school. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Rosslea?
Rosslea has a transport score of 0/100.