QLD · Townsville Council
Arcadia (Qld), QLD, 4819
Current weather
21.5°CMainly clear
80% humidity · 23.7 km/h wind · 21.6° / 19.7° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#447 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Arcadia (Qld) is a small locality in the Townsville area, home to around 246 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 67 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-58%), roughly 272.4 offences per 1,000 residents, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 246
- Median age
- 63
- Median household income / week
- $1,008
- Dwelling vacancy
- 51%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 129 of 253
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,400
- Employment rate
- 39.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 9 / 24 / 9
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 67
- Against the person
- 10
- Against property
- 42
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 272.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 25 residents
- State safety percentile
- 27th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -57.6%
Most common offence types
- Fraud8
- Other Property Damage8
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)13
- Traffic And Related Offences8
- Unlawful Entry11
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
51 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BottlemartAlcohol
- ATM
- Bbq
- Free BBQBbq
- Bench (9)
- The ThroneBench
- Alma BayBus stop
- Armand Way at Alma BayBus stop
- Hayles Ave at Cook RoadBus stop
- Hayles Ave at Endeavour RoadBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Rock WallabiesNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 37.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #447 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Rock Wallabiesgovernmentnature_reserve
- Fraudcrime8
- Other Property Damagecrime8
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime13
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime8
- Unlawful Entrycrime11
- ATMamenitiesatm
- Alma Bayamenitiesbus_stop
- Arcadia Newsagencyamenitiesnewsagent
- Arcadia storeamenitiesconvenience
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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