Southern Cross
QLD 4820 · Charters Towers
575 (2021) → 595 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Southern Cross is a suburb in Charters Towers, QLD 4820, about 1081km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Southern Cross are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 105km inland. Southern Cross has an overall score of 13/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 78/100.
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 (1.39%), England (0.87%), Scotland (0.52%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.04%)
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 Charters Towers 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 904 (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)
- Blackheath and Thornburgh CollegeCombined · Independent · 9.4kmICSEA 921
- Richmond Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 886
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 Southern Cross
Is Southern Cross safe?
Southern Cross has a residential safety score of 78/100, 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 9,332 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Southern Cross from Brisbane CBD?
Southern Cross is about 1081.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Southern Cross?
Southern Cross has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Southern Cross?
Southern Cross has a transport score of 0/100.