South Townsville
QLD 4810 · Townsville
2,424 (2021) → 2,538 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
South Townsville is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4810, about 1110km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in South Townsville are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. South Townsville has an overall score of 37/100, 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 (3.34%), New Zealand (2.52%), Philippines (0.95%), Germany (0.54%), Italy (0.54%)
Top languages: German (0.66%), Spanish (0.5%), Italian (0.45%), French (0.41%), Hindi (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 956 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Townsville South State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 929
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Joseph's Catholic School, The StrandPrimary · Catholic · 1.7kmICSEA 1104
- St Patrick's College TownsvilleSecondary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1010
- Townsville Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 950
- Railway Estate State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 917
- Townsville State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 914
- Townsville Grammar SchoolSecondary · Independent · 2.9kmICSEA 1119
- Townsville West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 864
- Townsville Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 3.2kmICSEA 843
- St Margaret Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4kmICSEA 1024
- Belgian Gardens State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 1051
- Hermit Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1022
- Cleveland Education and Training CentreCombined · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 746
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 South Townsville
Is South Townsville safe?
South Townsville 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 South Townsville from Brisbane CBD?
South Townsville is about 1109.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in South Townsville?
South Townsville has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 929 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in South Townsville?
South Townsville has a transport score of 0/100.