Townsville City
QLD 4810 · Townsville
2,945 (2021) → 3,042 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Townsville City is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4810, about 1111km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Townsville City are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Townsville City has an overall score of 48/100, 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 (4.55%), New Zealand (3.23%), USA (1.66%), India (1.49%), Philippines (1.12%)
Top languages: Mandarin (1.05%), French (0.98%), Korean (0.98%), Spanish (0.81%), Greek (0.61%)
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 956 (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)
- St Joseph's Catholic School, The StrandPrimary · Catholic · 0.7kmICSEA 1104
- St Patrick's College TownsvilleSecondary · Catholic · 0.7kmICSEA 1010
- Townsville Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1kmICSEA 950
- Townsville South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 929
- Townsville Grammar SchoolSecondary · Independent · 1.4kmICSEA 1119
- Townsville West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 864
- Townsville State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 914
- Railway Estate State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 917
- Townsville Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 843
- Belgian Gardens State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1051
- St Margaret Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.8kmICSEA 1024
- Hermit Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 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 Townsville City
Is Townsville City safe?
Townsville City 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 Townsville City from Brisbane CBD?
Townsville City is about 1110.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Townsville City?
Townsville City has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Townsville City?
Townsville City has a transport score of 0/100.