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QLD · Charters Towers Council

Charters Towers City, 4820

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,265

Growth (1 yr)

+0.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+0.3%

Median age

41

Median income

$1,078/wk

Employment rate

46.2%

University qualified

10.1%

Work from home

5.2%

Languages at home

5.1%non-English

Most common: Vietnamese, Sinhalese, Afrikaans

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

46.4/100
Average

Top 34% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 87% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Walkable
  • Arts precinct
  • Heritage area
  • Green suburb
What Charters Towers City is known for: Agricultural, Walkable, Arts precinct, Heritage area, Green suburb

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Suburb profile

Charters Towers City is a major regional centre in Queensland, in Charters Towers Council, characterised by heritage streetscapes alongside mixed commercial and residential development. Notable landmarks include Charters Towers Court House, Charters Towers Police Station and Bell Tower, St Columba's Church.

Health access is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres. Everyday destinations are relatively walkable. Rents are unusually low against comparable places, with median rents 24% below the peer median. The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings. The clearer weaknesses are lower school ICSEA scores and lower socio-economic advantage.

Overall, Charters Towers City suits people prioritising lower rents and health access over school quality.

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

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Queensland (209)

Strengths

  • Rents are unusually low against comparable places
  • Health access is a relative strength
  • The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable

Weaknesses

  • School ICSEA scores are a relative weakness
  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median

What stands out

  • Heritage streetscapes
  • Charters Towers Court House
  • Charters Towers Police Station
  • Bell Tower, St Columba's Church

Who it suits

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

Housing, growth and risk

How Charters Towers City compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$400/wk

Population (ERP)

2,265

+0.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

17.5%

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

#42

among Country & regional · Established

Crime rate

84th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

24th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

43%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

7th

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
46.4/100 — Average
State standing
Top 34% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2790th in Australia
State rank
510th in QLD
Peer rank
#42 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#181 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
87%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$400

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

2,265(June 2025)

+0.2% annual · +0.3% over 5 years · 24th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.2%
5-year growth
+0.3%
Change in 1 year
+5
Change in 5 years
+7
Growth rank in QLD
24th 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 (~2,250), extrapolated at -0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,219
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$1,078
Dwelling vacancy
17.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
182 of 1,041
Median monthly mortgage
$1,009
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$220
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
34.3% / 22.7% / 43%
Employment rate
46.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
5.2% / 2.5% / 69.7%
Walked or cycled to work
10.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
737 / 110 / 5 (+ 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

10.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 15.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified10.1% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified5.1% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational15.6% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below69.2% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies17%
  • Education16%
  • Health15.4%
  • Society and culture12.7%
  • Management and commerce12.4%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services9.6%
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)
$56,547

55th percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$61,988

55th percentile in QLD · -5% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

41st percentile in QLD · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$73,153

59th percentile in QLD · +16% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

50th percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4820 — 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
5,632
Taxpayers reporting net rent
560
Median net rent
-$70
Taxpayers reporting business income
537
Taxable income vs state median
+2%
Salary / wages vs state median
+2%
Rental investment vs state median
-9%
Super vs state median
+6%
Business income vs state median
0%

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

Seasonal & agricultural work

3.0% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 1.3× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.5% across Queensland.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
3.0%

37th percentile in QLD · +30% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
25
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 4820

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Labourers12

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 4820 (Northern and Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Townsville (SA4 318), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,354
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211641
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213341
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412277
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415178
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419153
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121457
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841626
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841122
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Townsville is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 829 · AFF share +20% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

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

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

5.1% speak a language other than English at home; 9% born overseas

Language at home
1,821 English only · 97 other
Non-English at home
5.1%
Born overseas
172 (9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
277 (12.5%)
Australian citizens
1,855
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
7

Top languages other than English

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

  • Vietnamese9 · 28.1%
  • Sinhalese5 · 15.6%
  • Afrikaans4 · 12.5%
  • Australian Indigenous languages4 · 12.5%
  • Hindi4 · 12.5%
  • Filipino3 · 9.4%
  • Gujarati3 · 9.4%

Religion

44.9%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 44.9%, while 35.8% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion35.8%40.7%
Christianity44.9%45.7%
Other / not stated19.3%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16.2%18.6%
Anglican11.1%11.3%
Uniting Church8.4%3.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.4%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 4820, which is shared with other suburbs.

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

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
203
Against the person
54
Against property
49
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
119.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 41 residents
State crime-rate percentile
83.7th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-5.4%

Most common offence types

  • Assault26
  • Drug Offences42
  • Good Order Offences25
  • Other Property Damage18
  • Traffic And Related Offences46

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
5
Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
879
Median ICSEA percentile
7th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Charters Towers State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 879 · 7th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 303 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Charters Towers Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 859 · 5th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 113 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Blackheath and Thornburgh CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 965 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 379 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Charters Towers School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · ICSEA 948 · 24th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 2,395 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Richmond Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 854 · 5th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 191 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Charters Towers Central SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Charters Towers SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Richmond Hill SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_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

151 mapped amenities

4 restaurants · 4 cafes · 5 pubs · 3 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 7 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Good local dining options — 21 food & drink venues nearby
  • Decent local green space — 4 parks in suburb
Walkability proxy
70/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.8
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
9.46
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.8
Food & drink(21)
  • McAllisters Goldfield BakeryBakery
  • Coffee and FlowersCafe
  • Perry’s Bakehouse CafeCafe

    Unit 1 60 Mosman Street

  • Salt Lane CafeCafe
  • Stock Exchange Cafe & RestaurantCafe
  • Catch 'n' CookFast food
  • Charters Flowers & GiftsFast food

    32 Gill Street

  • Domino'sFast food
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • Red RoosterFast food
  • Richos Takeaway and PizzaFast food
  • Stantons Live Love Eat SandwichesFast food
  • Commercial HotelPub
  • Courthouse Hotel / Courty HotelPub

    120 Gill Street

  • The Enterprise HotelPub
  • Waverley HotelPub
  • Whitehorse TavernPub
  • Gold CityRestaurant
  • Golden MineRestaurant
  • Heera Indiian CuisineRestaurant
  • Lissners RestaurantRestaurant
Shopping(15)
  • BottlerBottle shop
  • CellarbrationsBottle shop
  • Liquor LegendsBottle shop
  • EG AustraliaConvenience store
  • K HubDepartment store
  • Titleys Department StoreDepartment store
  • Home Timber & HardwareHardware store
  • Lifeline ShopOp shop
  • VinniesOp shop
  • Charters Towers Town PlazaShopping centre

    37-41 Gill Street

  • FoodworksSupermarket
  • IGASupermarket
  • WoolworthsSupermarket

    41 Gill Street

Everyday services(9)
  • ANZBank
  • Commonwealth BankBank
  • Queensland Country BankBank
  • WestpacBank
  • Charlies Trouser Laundry ServicesLaundry
  • Laundry
  • AmpolPetrol station
  • EG AustraliaPetrol station
  • Charters Towers Post ShopPost office

    17 Gill Street

Community(7)
  • QCWA Charters TowersCommunity centre
  • Yac ShackCommunity centre

    165 Gill Street

  • Charters Towers Excelsior LibraryLibrary
  • Charters Towers Central State SchoolSchool

    High Street

  • Charters Towers State High SchoolSchool

    97 Towers Street

  • Columba Catholic CollegeSchool

    59-69 Mary Street

  • Townhall
Health & services(8)
  • Gold City Dental CentreDentist
  • Towers Family DentalDentist
  • Charters Towers Health ServicesHospital
  • Charters Towers Medical CentreMedical clinic

    50 Gill Street

  • Medical clinic
  • Charters Towers PharmacyPharmacy

    54 Gill Street

  • ChemproPharmacy
  • Charters Towers Veterinary ServiceVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(9)
  • Defiance Mill ParkPark
  • Listner ParkPark
  • Park (2)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports centre
  • Charters Towers TennisSports field
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Places to stay(2)
  • Royal Private HotelHotel
  • The Park MotelMotel
Entertainment(3)
  • World TheatreCinema

    82-90 Mosman Street

  • Ambulance MuseumMuseum
  • Zara Clark MuseumMuseum
Other(63)
  • Total Lifestyle ChiropracticAlternative
  • Exquisite BeautyBeauty salon
  • TABBookmaker
  • Grand Secret BooksBooks
  • RepcoCar Parts
  • Car wash
  • Carpet Place FloorworldCarpet
  • Hamilton PrintersCopyshop
  • BettaElectrical
  • Hamilton Solutions NQElectrical
  • Zapps Bi-RiteElectrical
  • JaycarElectronics
  • RB CommunicationsElectronics

    84 Gill Street

  • Charters Towers Fire & Rescue StationFire station
  • Coffee and FlowersFlorist
  • Gallery ExhibitionsGallery
  • Historic Auto Art / Emu Apple ArtsGallery
  • Mike Carney Creative Industries CentreGallery
  • Towers Power EquipmentGarden Machinery
  • Charters MartGift
  • Poppet HeadGift
  • Country BarbersHairdresser
  • How Bizzare HairHairdresser
  • Sisbella Hair and BeautyHairdresser
  • Yellands HairdressingHairdresser
  • Charters Towers Infomation / George Foy Park & InformationInformation
  • Gold City MotorcyclesMotorcycle
  • Cunningham NewsNewsagent
  • Queenton Paper ShopNewsagent
  • Eyecare PlusOptometrist
  • Stacey & StaceyOptometrist
  • Get Adventurous Go CampingOutdoor;Gas
  • Parking (10)
  • Charters Towers ProducePet
  • Bodyfix PhysiotherapyPhysiotherapist

    236-242 Gill Street

  • Charters Towers Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
  • Church of ChristPlace of worship
  • Seasons ChurchPlace of worship
  • St Columba'sPlace of worship
  • Charters Towers Police StationPolice
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • QML PathologySample Collection
  • Sullivan Nicolaides PathologySample Collection
  • Shelter (2)
  • Towers FootwareShoes
  • Jupiter Mosman Housing CompanySocial Facility

    164-166 Gill Street

  • Nurse Next DoorSocial Facility
  • IntersportsSports
  • Muscle ShedSports Hall
  • Inland Office EquipmentStationery;Gift;Trophy
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Gold City TilesTiles
  • Charters Towers Gifts & TobbaconistTobacco
  • PirtekTrade
  • Herbert Hall Hardware & Building SuppliesTrade;Hardware
  • BridgestoneTyres
  • Vacant (6)
  • Allied Health CentreYes
  • Pur UpYes
  • Select Ability - Mental Health HubYes
  • Towers Packaging & ChemicalsYes
  • Wellness Family Health ClinicYes
  • Yes (2)

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Defiance Mill ParkPark
  • Listner ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
4.3%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
4
Parks (OSM)
4
Typical summer maximum
33°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

Places of worship

4 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Charters Towers Uniting Church
  • Church of Christ
  • Seasons Church
  • St Columba's

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
17
Nearest hospital
Charters Towers Health Services (0.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2

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

  • Charters Towers Medical CentreGill StreetGP
  • GpGP
  • Allied Health CentreYes
  • Bodyfix PhysiotherapyGill StreetPhysiotherapist
  • Charters Towers Health ServicesHospital
  • Charters Towers PharmacyGill StreetPharmacy
  • ChemproPharmacy
  • Eyecare PlusOptometrist
  • Gold City Dental CentreDentist
  • QML PathologySample_Collection

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
67
Participants per 1,000 residents
29.6

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
33° / 22°
Rainfall
387 mm · ~48 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
29° / 18°
Rainfall
169 mm · ~21 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
24° / 12°
Rainfall
43 mm · ~5 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
31° / 17°
Rainfall
97 mm · ~12 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

24 heritage places

  • AldboroughState heritage place
  • Ambulance Building, Charters Towers (former)State heritage place
  • Australian Bank of Commerce (former)State heritage place
  • Ay Ot LookoutState heritage place
  • Bank of New South Wales (former)State heritage place
  • Bartlam's Store (former)State heritage place
  • Bell Tower, St Columba's ChurchState heritage place
  • Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner ParkState heritage place
  • Charters Towers Central State SchoolState heritage place
  • Charters Towers Court HouseState 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
Kennedy
Member of Parliament
Bob KATTER (Katter's Australian Party (KAP))
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
123,696
Turnout (2025)
83.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 59.3%Labor 40.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 102.6 km away).

Coalition 61.3%Labor 38.7%

2.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -1.4 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Charters TowersLabor 37.5% · Coalition 62.5% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
  • Charters Towers CentralLabor 41.9% · Coalition 58.1% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
  • QueentonLabor 37.4% · Coalition 62.6% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • Richmond HillLabor 36.3% · Coalition 63.7% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • WoodstockLabor 27.9% · Coalition 72.1% TPP (2025)80.4 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)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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

More in Charters Towers Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.