Townsville City, 4810

34.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 14.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

• University qualified34.2% · 21.9% QLD
• Diploma qualified8.7% · 9.4% QLD
• Trade / vocational14.1% · 18.9% QLD
• Year 12 or below42.9% · 49.8% QLD

Median taxable income (2023–24)

$66,184

84th percentile in QLD · +13% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)

$69,807

82nd percentile in QLD · +7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments

14.0%

83rd percentile in QLD · +1% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)

$81,224

72nd percentile in QLD · +28% vs Australia

Residents with business income

9.0%

38th percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4810 — 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.

12.8% speak a language other than English at home; 28.7% born overseas

Language at home

2,269 English only · 332 other

Non-English at home

12.8%

Born overseas

747 (28.7%)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

123 (4.2%)

Australian citizens

2,189

Languages spoken at home (other than English)

18

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4810, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.

Schools within 2 km

9

Median school ICSEA (9 schools)

924

Median ICSEA percentile

16th

Primary catchments overlapping suburb

3

Secondary catchments overlapping suburb

1

415 mapped amenities

15 restaurants · 9 cafes · 8 pubs · 5 bars · 1 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 3 fast food · 1 bakeries

5 parks and public open space in this suburb

• Anzac ParkPark
• Hanran Corner ParkPark
• North Central ParkPark
• Perfume Garden ParkPark
• Waterfront PrecinctPark

Green cover of suburb area

3.4%

Woodland / forest cover

0.8%

Parks & woodland features (OSM)

9

Parks (OSM)

5

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.

6 places of worship within ~1.5 km

• Central Uniting Church
• Greek
• Inner Light Meditation Centre
• Sacred Heart Cathedral
• Saint Andrew's
• St James' Cathedral

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb

3

Nearest hospital

Townsville Private Clinic (0.4 km)

Nearest hospital type

Hospital

Nearest hospital emergency

Emergency department

Emergency department in suburb

On site

GP clinics in suburb

0

Aged-care services

4

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

• Chemist WarehouseSturt StreetPharmacy
• ChemproPharmacy
• Townsville Private ClinicHospital

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)

50

Participants per 1,000 residents

16.1

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.

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.

1 active roadworks / incidents

• Between Wills Street and Sturt StreetDenham Street25 Sep 2026 – 17 Oct 2026

48 heritage places

• 223 Flinders Street, TownsvilleState heritage place
• Agora HouseState heritage place
• Anzac Memorial Park and adjacent Banyan treesState heritage place
• Aplin Brown & Company Building (former)State heritage place
• Atinee BuildingState heritage place
• Atkinson & Powell Building (former)State heritage place
• Australian Joint Stock Bank (former)State heritage place
• Australian Meat Industry Employees Union (Queensland Branch)State heritage place
• Australian Mutual Provident Society Building (former)State heritage place
• Burns, Philp & Company Ltd Building (former)State heritage place

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.

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

Nearest polling places

• North WardLabor 42.8% · Coalition 57.2% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
• Townsville SouthLabor 46.4% · Coalition 53.6% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
• Railway EstateLabor 44.7% · Coalition 55.3% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
• Belgian GardensLabor 44.1% · Coalition 55.9% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
• CutheringaLabor 47.5% · Coalition 52.5% TPP (2025)2.8 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.

IRSAD decile (2021)

9/10

IRSD decile (2021)

9/10

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).