Shaw
QLD 4818 · Townsville
760 (2021) → 923 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Shaw is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4818, about 1116km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Shaw 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. Shaw has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 19/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Philippines (4.08%), England (3.03%), New Zealand (2.63%), Zimbabwe (1.45%), India (1.18%)
Top languages: Tagalog (2.37%), Filipino (2.24%), Punjabi (1.45%), Afrikaans (1.32%), Malayalam (0.53%)
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 941 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Benedict's Catholic SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1003
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Clare's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1026
- Townsville Grammar School - Burdell CampusPrimary · Independent · 2.8km
- Bohlevale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 898
- The Willows State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 966
- Eaton CollegeCombined · Independent · 4km
- Calvary Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.2kmICSEA 1008
- Northern Beaches State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 928
- Kirwan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 942
- Ryan Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 4.7kmICSEA 1019
- Indie School, Logan - Thuringowa Central CampusSecondary · Independent · 4.8km
- Carinity Education - ShalomCombined · Independent · 4.9kmICSEA 698
- Kirwan State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5kmICSEA 919
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 Shaw
Is Shaw safe?
Shaw has a residential safety score of 19/100, 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 Shaw from Brisbane CBD?
Shaw is about 1116.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Shaw?
Shaw has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1003 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Shaw?
Shaw has a transport score of 0/100.