QLD · Townsville Council
Nelly Bay, QLD, 4819
Current weather
22.3°CMainly clear
81% humidity · 23.7 km/h wind · 22.4° / 20.5° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#24 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Nelly Bay is a small locality in the Townsville area, home to around 1,213 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 67 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-58%), roughly 55.2 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 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
- 1,213
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $1,003
- Dwelling vacancy
- 22.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 138 of 622
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,470
- Employment rate
- 45.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 49 / 33 / 46
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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 67
- Against the person
- 10
- Against property
- 42
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 55.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 121 residents
- State safety percentile
- 8.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -57.6%
Most common offence types
- Fraud8
- Other Property Damage8
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)13
- Traffic And Related Offences8
- Unlawful Entry11
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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,027
- Magnetic Island State SchoolPrimary
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
- RoadworksThe Esplanade, n/a30 Dec 2024 – 30 Sep 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
82 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BottlemartAlcohol
- ATM (4)
- Bank
- Free BBQBbq
- Bench (5)
- Bicycle Parking
- Elena St at Mandalay AvenueBus stop
- Elena St at Wheaton CourtBus stop
- Kelly St at Warboys StreetBus stop
- Kinetic GroupBus stop
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
- Nelly Bay Habitat ReserveNature reserve
- Park or reserveNature reserve
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
- Hospital Clinicclinic
- Latitude 19 Healthdoctor
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)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 92.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #24 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Hospital Clinichealthclinic
- Latitude 19 Healthhealthdoctor
- Nelly Bay Habitat Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Park or reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- RoadworksroadworksThe Esplanade, n/a30 Dec 2024 – 30 Sep 2026
- Magnetic Island State SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Fraudcrime8
- Other Property Damagecrime8
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime13
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime8
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- 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
Similar suburbs
Suburbs with a comparable population profile, socio-economic decile, and location.