Stuart
QLD 4811 · Townsville
1,576 (2021) → 1,633 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Stuart is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4811, about 1103km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Stuart are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Stuart has an overall score of 20/100, 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: New Zealand (1.46%), England (0.95%), PNG (0.38%), Fiji (0.32%), Malaysia (0.32%)
Top languages: German (0.19%)
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 990 (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)
- Wulguru State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 835
- Oonoonba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 996
- Southern Cross Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 6.1kmICSEA 1047
- William Ross State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 964
- Railway Estate State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 917
- Townsville Grammar School - Annandale CampusPrimary · Independent · 7km
- Tec-NQ - Rosslea CampusSecondary · Independent · 7.2km
- Townsville South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 929
- Townsville State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 914
- St Joseph's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.8kmICSEA 1071
- Mundingburra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8kmICSEA 974
- Hermit Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.1kmICSEA 1022
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 Stuart
Is Stuart safe?
Stuart 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 Stuart from Brisbane CBD?
Stuart is about 1102.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Stuart?
Stuart has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Stuart?
Stuart has a transport score of 0/100.