QLD · Charters Towers Council
Charters Towers City, QLD, 4820
Current weather
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Desirability index
#21 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Charters Towers City is a smaller suburban community in the Charters Towers area, home to around 2,219 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 656 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-52%), roughly 295.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $400, 5 school and preschool sites in the area, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- 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
- Employment rate
- 46.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 94 / 110 / 5
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.
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.
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 656
- Against the person
- 167
- Against property
- 163
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 295.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 13 residents
- State safety percentile
- 28.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -52.3%
Most common offence types
- Assault77
- Drug Offences136
- Good Order Offences81
- Other Property Damage59
- Traffic And Related Offences150
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 5
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 926
- All Souls St Gabriels SchoolCombined
- Blackheath and Thornburgh CollegeCombined
- Charters Towers Central State SchoolPrimary
- Charters Towers State High SchoolSecondary
- Columba Catholic CollegeCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
107 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BottlerAlcohol
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
- Liquor LegendsAlcohol
- McAllisters Goldfield BakeryBakery
- ANZBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Queensland Country BankBank
- WestpacBank
- Exquisite BeautyBeauty salon
- TABBookmaker
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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Defiance Mill ParkPark
- Listner ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 17
- Emergency department
- On site
- Allied Health Centreyes
- Bodyfix PhysiotherapyGill Streetphysiotherapist
- Charters Towers Health Serviceshospital
- Charters Towers Medical CentreGill Streetdoctor
- Charters Towers PharmacyGill Streetpharmacy
- Chempropharmacy
- Doctordoctor
- Eyecare Plusoptometrist
- Gold City Dental Centredentist
- QML Pathologysample_collection
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
Heritage
24 state 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
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
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
- 94.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #21 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- AldboroughheritageState heritage place
- Ambulance Building, Charters Towers (former)heritageState heritage place
- Australian Bank of Commerce (former)heritageState heritage place
- Ay Ot LookoutheritageState heritage place
- Bank of New South Wales (former)heritageState heritage place
- Bartlam's Store (former)heritageState heritage place
- Bell Tower, St Columba's ChurchheritageState heritage place
- Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner ParkheritageState heritage place
- Charters Towers Central State SchoolheritageState heritage place
- Charters Towers Court HouseheritageState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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