Thuringowa Central
QLD 4817 · Townsville
1,953 (2021) → 1,938 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Thuringowa Central is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4817, about 1111km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Thuringowa Central are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 10km inland. Thuringowa Central has an overall score of 40/100, 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 (1.74%), New Zealand (1.69%), Philippines (1.48%), PNG (0.82%), Scotland (0.51%)
Top languages: Tagalog (0.82%), Filipino (0.77%), Malayalam (0.56%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.36%), Italian (0.31%)
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 938 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Weir State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 842
- Indie School, Logan - Thuringowa Central CampusSecondary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Kirwan State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 0.7kmICSEA 919
- The Willows State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 966
- Ryan Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 1.1kmICSEA 1019
- Kirwan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 942
- Carinity Education - ShalomCombined · Independent · 1.8kmICSEA 698
- Cranbrook State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 923
- Thuringowa State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 849
- Heatley State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 840
- Holy Spirit Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.1kmICSEA 1018
- Ignatius Park CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.5kmICSEA 1018
- Enkindle Village SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.6kmICSEA 1064
- Tec-NQSecondary · Independent · 3.9kmICSEA 961
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 Thuringowa Central
Is Thuringowa Central safe?
Thuringowa Central 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 Thuringowa Central from Brisbane CBD?
Thuringowa Central is about 1111.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Thuringowa Central?
Thuringowa Central has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 842 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Thuringowa Central?
Thuringowa Central has a transport score of 0/100.