Where the Chinese community lives in Townsville

Douglas has the largest Chinese community: 2.8% of residents reported Chinese ancestry, 0.6% were born in China, and 1.4% speak Mandarin or Cantonese at home. Townsville City and Annandale follow. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 16 eligible Townsville suburbs.

This page ranks Townsville suburbs by where the Chinese community is most established, using the 2021 Census. Suburbs are ordered by the share of residents who reported Chinese ancestry, and each one also shows the share who were born in China and speak Mandarin or Cantonese at home. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are ranked.

No single number captures a community on its own — ancestry is the broadest (it includes Australian-born second and third generations), country of birth captures migrants, and language spoken at home tracks the actively speaking core. We show every angle the 2021 Census publishes for the Chinese community so you can see the full picture. Ancestry is a multiple-response question, so shares read as "residents who reported this ancestry" rather than an exclusive count. Percentile ranks are computed within Townsville's pool. This is descriptive demographic information, not a recommendation. Country of birth here is mainland China — the ABS counts Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan separately.

Rankings last computed 28 September 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.