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Currajong, 4812

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,739

Growth (1 yr)

+0.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.4%

Median age

39

Median income

$1,429/wk

Employment rate

58.7%

University qualified

14.4%

Work from home

5.5%

Languages at home

6.9%non-English

Most common: Australian Indigenous languages, Greek, Tagalog

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

41.4/100
Average

763rd in QLD

Verified 85% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Arts precinct
  • Green suburb
  • Regional centre
What Currajong is known for: Arts precinct, Green suburb, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Currajong is a major regional centre in Queensland, in Townsville Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

Employment is stronger than in comparable places, with employment 14% above the peer median. Dining and café access is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for major regional centres. Rents sit a little below those in comparable places, with median rents 12% below the peer median. Green cover is an exceptional strength, with green cover 104% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime and lower school ICSEA scores.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising lower rents and dining 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

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

Strengths

  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places
  • Dining and café access is a relative strength
  • Employment is a relative strength
  • Green cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Reported crime in the wider postcode 4812 is elevated relative to comparable places
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit below those of comparable places

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

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

Housing, growth and risk

How Currajong compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$460/wk

Population (ERP)

2,739

+0.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

14.5%

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

#93

among Country & regional · Established

Crime rate

94th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

23rd

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

36%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

12th

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
41.4/100 — Average
National rank
4052nd in Australia
State rank
763rd in QLD
Peer rank
#93 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#356 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
85%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$460

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

2,739(June 2025)

+0.1% annual · +1.4% over 5 years · 23th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.1%
5-year growth
+1.4%
Change in 1 year
+4
Change in 5 years
+38
Growth rank in QLD
23th 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 (~2,700), extrapolated at -0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,490
Median age
39
Median household income / week
$1,429
Dwelling vacancy
14.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
170 of 1,173
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$270
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
26.4% / 37.2% / 36.4%
Employment rate
58.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
5.5% / 0.9% / 80.2%
Walked or cycled to work
3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
774 / 173 / 23 (+ 25 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

14.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 24.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified14.4% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified8.2% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational24.7% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below52.7% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies20.6%
  • Management and commerce17.6%
  • Society and culture16.7%
  • Architecture and building9.5%
  • Health9.5%
  • Education9.4%
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)
$61,528

73rd percentile in QLD · +5% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$65,080

68th percentile in QLD · 0% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

42nd percentile in QLD · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$69,797

51st percentile in QLD · +10% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

24th percentile in QLD · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4812 — 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
11,882
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,199
Median net rent
-$960
Taxpayers reporting business income
952
Taxable income vs state median
+11%
Salary / wages vs state median
+7%
Rental investment vs state median
-9%
Super vs state median
+1%
Business income vs state median
-20%

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

6.9% speak a language other than English at home; 11.9% born overseas

Language at home
2,146 English only · 158 other
Non-English at home
6.9%
Born overseas
275 (11.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
251 (10.1%)
Australian citizens
2,212
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
6

Top languages other than English

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

  • Australian Indigenous languages11 · 28.2%
  • Greek8 · 20.5%
  • Tagalog8 · 20.5%
  • Croatian4 · 10.3%
  • Filipino4 · 10.3%
  • Italian4 · 10.3%

Religion

46.7%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 46.7%, while 40.7% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion40.7%40.7%
Christianity46.7%45.7%
Other / not stated12.6%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic21.9%18.6%
Anglican11.3%11.3%
Uniting Church3%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)2.6%3.1%
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 4812, 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)
406
Against the person
77
Against property
210
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
198.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 32 residents
State crime-rate percentile
93.6th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+1.8%

Most common offence types

  • Assault42
  • Drug Offences75
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)112
  • Unlawful Entry43
  • Other Property Damage27

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
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
904
Median ICSEA percentile
12th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
3
School list
  • Marian Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1042 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 374 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Currajong State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 904 · 12th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 430 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Pimlico State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 987 · 41th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 1,465 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Townsville Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 871 · 7th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 442 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Garbutt State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 775 · 2th percentile · LBOTE 31% · 78 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Hermit Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1028 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 630 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Vincent State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 772 · 2th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 132 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Currajong SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Garbutt SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Heatley Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Hermit Park SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Pimlico SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_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

70 mapped amenities

4 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 5 fast food · 1 playgrounds · 2 swimming pools · 1 caravan parks · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Decent local green space — 4 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Walkability proxy
48/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.4
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
4.02
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.61
Food & drink(10)
  • Zarraffa's CoffeeCafe
  • Getta BettaFast food
  • Kalidad KebabsFast food
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • Red RoosterFast food
  • SubwayFast food
  • Leafwood CafeRestaurant
  • Mama Teresas PizzeriaRestaurant
  • Pizza HutRestaurant
  • Yummy Noodle HouseRestaurant
Shopping(6)
  • NQ Game Butchers / Superior Pet FoodsButcher

    64 Punari Street

  • Sunvale MeatsButcher
  • NightOwlConvenience store
  • SalvosOp shop
  • Warrina Shopping CentreShopping centre

    5 Illuka Street

  • Otto’s Market WarrinaSupermarket
Everyday services(1)
  • Shell/Coles ExpressPetrol station

    174 Hugh Street

Community(1)
  • Marian Catholic SchoolSchool

    Corcoran Street

Health & services(1)
  • Greencross VetsVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(8)
  • Cooper ParkPark
  • Curralea ParklandPark
  • Kevin Schreiber Rotary ParkPark
  • Warina ParkPark
  • Playground
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (2)
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • The Lakes Holiday ParkCaravan park
Places to stay(1)
  • Mercure TownsvilleHotel

    166 Woolcock Street

Entertainment(2)
  • Warrina CineplexCinema
  • Townsville MuseumMuseum
Transport(2)

2 bus stops

Other(17)
  • NCS Automotive TownsvilleCar repair
  • Supreme Automotive CentreCar repair
  • Supreme Panel and PaintCar repair
  • Digital Matrix ComputersComputer

    Unit 4 278 Bayswater Road

  • Gracie Barra TownsvilleDojo
  • Wooly FleeceFabric
  • Fantastic FurnitureFurniture
  • Ola BarbersHairdresser
  • Acacia LimousinesParking
  • Parking (9)
  • Supreme Town CarsParking
  • Shelter (13)
  • Everglow Community Care Links IncSocial Facility
  • IntersportSports
  • Checker CabsTaxi
  • TelstraTelephone
  • 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

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Cooper ParkPark
  • Curralea ParklandPark
  • Kevin Schreiber Rotary ParkPark
  • Warina ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
9.2%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
4
Parks (OSM)
4
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

Nearest hospital
Mater Private Hospital Townsville (1.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
2

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

Aged-care services
  • Everglow Community Care Links IncorporatedCURRAJONGHome Care
  • NWRH Home CareCURRAJONGHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
109
Participants per 1,000 residents
39.8

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

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 2.5 km away).

Coalition 56.4%Labor 43.6%

7.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -3.1 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • CurrajongLabor 42.0% · Coalition 58.0% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
  • GarbuttLabor 40.6% · Coalition 59.4% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • CutheringaLabor 47.5% · Coalition 52.5% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • PimlicoLabor 44.4% · Coalition 55.6% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • VincentLabor 46.3% · Coalition 53.7% TPP (2025)2.0 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)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

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

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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