Thursday Island
QLD 4875 · Torres
2,805 (2021) → 2,772 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Thursday Island is a suburb in Torres, QLD 4875, about 2192km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Thursday Island are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Thursday Island has an overall score of 19/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 90/100.
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 (1.25%), PNG (1.11%), England (1.07%), India (0.46%), USA (0.32%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (43.49%), Japan (0.32%), Mandarin (0.29%), Samoan (0.21%), Greek (0.18%)
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 Torres 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 808 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School WaibenPrimary · CatholicICSEA 891
- Tagai State CollegeCombined · GovernmentICSEA 724
- Tagai State College - Thursday Island Primary CampusPrimary · Government
- Tagai State College - Thursday Island SecondarySecondary · Government
Nearby (within 10km)
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben - Hammond Island CampusPrimary · Catholic · 3.4km
- Tagai State College - Horn Island CampusPrimary · Government · 3.8km
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 Thursday Island
Is Thursday Island safe?
Thursday Island has a residential safety score of 90/100, 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 6,263 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Thursday Island from Brisbane CBD?
Thursday Island is about 2192.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Thursday Island?
Thursday Island has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 808 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Thursday Island?
Thursday Island has a transport score of 0/100.