QLD · Townsville Council
Rangewood, QLD, 4817
Current weather
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87% humidity · 1 km/h wind · 25.2° / 16.4° today · 0.3 mm rain
Desirability index
#491 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Rangewood is a small locality in the Townsville area, home to around 1,084 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,772 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-52%), and roughly 1634.7 offences per 1,000 residents. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,084
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $2,511
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 14 of 374
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 67.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 36 / 0 / 0
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)
- 1,772
- Against the person
- 435
- Against property
- 920
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,634.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 56.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -51.8%
Most common offence types
- Assault203
- Drug Offences202
- Good Order Offences189
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)436
- Unlawful Entry222
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
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Mount Margaret ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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)
- 2
- 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
- 31.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #491 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
- Mount Margaret Parkgovernmentpark
- Assaultcrime203
- Drug Offencescrime202
- Good Order Offencescrime189
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime436
- Unlawful Entrycrime222
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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