QLD · Townsville Council
Mundingburra, QLD, 4812
Current weather
21.3°CMainly clear
82% humidity · 9.2 km/h wind · 25.4° / 17.1° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#465 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Mundingburra is a smaller suburban community in the Townsville area, home to around 3,594 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,917 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-49%), roughly 533.4 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $460, 4 school and preschool sites in the area, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,594
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,344
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 143 of 1,542
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,413
- Employment rate
- 51.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 122 / 434 / 61
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)
- $460
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)
- 1,917
- Against the person
- 340
- Against property
- 1,058
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 533.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 11 residents
- State safety percentile
- 36.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -49.2%
Most common offence types
- Assault189
- Drug Offences326
- Other Property Damage137
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)550
- Unlawful Entry239
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
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 1,021.5
- Mundingburra State SchoolPrimary
- St Joseph's Catholic SchoolPrimary
- The Cathedral School of St Anne and St JamesCombined
- Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special SchoolSpecial
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
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Gulliver Street turnoffRoss River Road, n/a31 Mar 2026 – 30 Oct 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
33 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- ATM
- Bench
- Bowen Rd at Rising Sun Shopping CentreBus stop
- Bus stop (2)
- China StreetBus stop
- Mabin StreetBus stop
- Mundingburra State SchoolBus stop
- AudiCar
- Compressed Air
- Westbury's Mundingburra IGAConvenience store
74 Ross River Road, Mundingburra
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
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Anderson GardensPark
- Aplins Weir Rotary ParkPark
- Arthur Fadden ParkPark
- Bush Garden Landcare Site (CDTLI)Nature reserve
- O'Dowd Street Landcare Site CDTLINature reserve
- Sherriff ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Cameron&Codentist
- My FootDrpodiatrist
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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)
- 5
- 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
- 35.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #465 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
- Cameron&Cohealthdentist
- My FootDrhealthpodiatrist
- Anderson Gardensgovernmentpark
- Aplins Weir Rotary Parkgovernmentpark
- Arthur Fadden Parkgovernmentpark
- Bush Garden Landcare Site (CDTLI)governmentnature_reserve
- O'Dowd Street Landcare Site CDTLIgovernmentnature_reserve
- Sherriff Parkgovernmentpark
- Gulliver Street turnoffroadworksRoss River Road, n/a31 Mar 2026 – 30 Oct 2026
- Mundingburra State SchoolschoolsPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
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