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Belgian Gardens, 4810

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,009

Growth (1 yr)

-0.3%

Growth (5 yr)

-1.4%

Median age

40

Median income

$1,638/wk

Employment rate

63%

University qualified

31.6%

Work from home

6.1%

Languages at home

8.4%non-English

Most common: Italian, Mandarin, French

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

42.3/100
Average

Top 47% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 87% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
What Belgian Gardens is known for: Beach

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Suburb profile

Belgian Gardens is a coastal town in Queensland, in Townsville Council.

Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, well above typical levels for coastal towns. Rents are unusually low against comparable places, with median rents 24% below the peer median. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 48% above the peer median, and socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime and weaker population growth, with population growth 117% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising lower rents and university qualifications over peace and quiet.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Coastal town · compared with coastal towns in Queensland (89)

Strengths

  • Rents are unusually low against comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median

Weaknesses

  • Reported crime in the wider postcode 4810 is elevated relative to comparable places
  • Population growth is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Belgian Gardens Beach

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Belgian Gardens compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$530/wk

Population (ERP)

2,009

-0.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

11.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#25

among Coastal & beach · Established

Crime rate

97th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

1st

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

43%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

70th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
42.3/100 — Average
State standing
Top 47% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
3819th in Australia
State rank
708th in QLD
Peer rank
#25 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#87 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
87%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$530

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

2,009(June 2025)

-0.3% annual · -1.4% over 5 years · 1th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.3%
5-year growth
-1.4%
Change in 1 year
-7
Change in 5 years
-29
Growth rank in QLD
1th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,950), extrapolated at -0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,073
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$1,638
Dwelling vacancy
11.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
110 of 969
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$283
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
28.3% / 28.3% / 43.3%
Employment rate
63%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
6.1% / 1% / 75.1%
Walked or cycled to work
3.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
451 / 116 / 277 (+ 5 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

31.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 17.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified31.6% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified8.6% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational17.6% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below42.2% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Health18.5%
  • Management and commerce16.5%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.2%
  • Society and culture13.3%
  • Education10.9%
  • Natural and physical sciences6.7%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$66,184

84th percentile in QLD · +13% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$69,807

82nd percentile in QLD · +7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
14.0%

83rd percentile in QLD · +1% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$81,224

72nd percentile in QLD · +28% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

38th percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4810 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
15,190
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,114
Median net rent
-$972
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,307
Taxable income vs state median
+19%
Salary / wages vs state median
+14%
Rental investment vs state median
+27%
Super vs state median
+17%
Business income vs state median
-10%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

8.4% speak a language other than English at home; 18.9% born overseas

Language at home
1,803 English only · 166 other
Non-English at home
8.4%
Born overseas
371 (18.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
106 (5.1%)
Australian citizens
1,831
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
8

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Italian8 · 18.2%
  • Mandarin8 · 18.2%
  • French5 · 11.4%
  • German5 · 11.4%
  • Greek5 · 11.4%
  • Korean5 · 11.4%
  • Australian Indigenous languages4 · 9.1%
  • Cantonese4 · 9.1%

Religion

46.7%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 46.7%, while 43.5% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion43.5%40.7%
Christianity46.7%45.7%
Other / not stated9.8%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic23.6%18.6%
Anglican11.6%11.3%
Uniting Church3.4%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)3%3.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.1%2.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4810, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
465
Against the person
155
Against property
159
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
309.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 13 residents
State crime-rate percentile
96.6th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+3.8%

Most common offence types

  • Assault63
  • Drug Offences90
  • Good Order Offences85
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)62
  • Unlawful Entry40

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
1,055
Median ICSEA percentile
70th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Belgian Gardens State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1055 · 70th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 595 students · Top SEA quarter 28% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Cleveland Education and Training CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 720 · 2th percentile · LBOTE 54% · 98 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Townsville Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1116 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 1,288 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Belgian Gardens SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Townsville Central SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Townsville SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

83 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 2 cafes · 3 playgrounds · 5 swimming pools · 1 beaches · 1 caravan parks · 2 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 3 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
11/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.96
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.45
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.45
Food & drink(3)
  • Kite CafeCafe
  • Sirens BaysideCafe
  • Mariam's Thai RestaurantRestaurant

    81 Bundock Street, Belgian Gardens

Shopping(2)
  • BWSBottle shop
  • NightOwlConvenience store

    77 Bundock Street, Belgian Gardens

Everyday services(2)
  • Petrol station
  • ShellPetrol station
Community(1)
  • Belgian Gardens State SchoolSchool
Health & services(2)
  • Bayside Vet ClinicVeterinary
  • Palmsvets BaysideVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(22)
  • BBQ (3)
  • Beach
  • Drinking water (3)
  • Fitness station
  • MADE Fitness StudioGym
  • Hooper Street ParkPark
  • National Servicemen's Memorial ParkPark
  • Soroptimist ParkPark
  • Playground (2)
  • Soroptimist ParkPlayground
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (5)
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • BIG 4 Rowes Bay Beachfront Holiday ParkCaravan park

    Heatleys Parade

Places to stay(1)
  • Seahaven ResortMotel
Transport(3)

3 bus stops

Other(14)
  • Bench
  • Strength for LifeExercise Physiology
  • Garden
  • Maree Health ManagementNutrition
  • Castle Point ApartmentsParking
  • Parking (15)
  • Parking Space (3)
  • Wholesome PhysiotherapyPhysiotherapist
  • Picnic Table
  • Police
  • QLD Police Service AcademyPolice
  • Recycling
  • Shelter (17)
  • Waste Basket

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Hooper Street ParkPark
  • National Servicemen's Memorial ParkPark
  • Soroptimist ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
3.6%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
3
Parks (OSM)
3
Typical summer maximum
30°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
3
Nearest hospital
Townsville Private Clinic (2.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Maree Health ManagementNutrition
  • Strength for LifeExercise_Physiology
  • Wholesome PhysiotherapyPhysiotherapist

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
73
Participants per 1,000 residents
36.3

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
30° / 24°
Rainfall
680 mm · ~85 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
28° / 21°
Rainfall
277 mm · ~35 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
23° / 16°
Rainfall
56 mm · ~7 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
27° / 20°
Rainfall
125 mm · ~16 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Bishop's LodgeState heritage place

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Herbert
Member of Parliament
Phillip THOMPSON (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,280
Turnout (2025)
85.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.6 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 63.4%Labor 36.6%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.1 km away).

Coalition 55.8%Labor 44.2%

7.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Belgian GardensLabor 44.1% · Coalition 55.9% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
  • CutheringaLabor 47.5% · Coalition 52.5% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • North WardLabor 42.8% · Coalition 57.2% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • GarbuttLabor 40.6% · Coalition 59.4% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
  • Hermit ParkLabor 46.4% · Coalition 53.6% TPP (2025)3.6 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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