Where the Filipino community lives in Townsville

Cranbrook has the largest Filipino community: 4% of residents reported Filipino ancestry, 3.1% were born in the Philippines, and 2.8% speak Filipino or Tagalog at home. Vincent and Pimlico follow. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 17 eligible Townsville suburbs.

This page ranks Townsville suburbs by where the Filipino community is most established, using the 2021 Census. Suburbs are ordered by the share of residents who reported Filipino ancestry, and each one also shows the share who were born in the Philippines and speak Filipino or Tagalog 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 Filipino 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.

Where the Filipino community lives in Townsville

Ranked by the share of residents who reported Filipino ancestry in the 2021 Census, among suburbs with at least 2,000 residents. Each suburb also shows the share who were born in the Philippines and speak Filipino or Tagalog at home — the angles the census publishes on where the Filipino community is established.

Cranbrook

QLD 4814 · 5,844 residents

4% Filipino ancestry · 3% born in the Philippines · 3% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Vincent

QLD 4814 · 2,213 residents

4% Filipino ancestry · 2% born in the Philippines · 2% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Pimlico

QLD 4812 · 2,557 residents

3% Filipino ancestry · 3% born in the Philippines · 2% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Currajong

QLD 4812 · 2,490 residents

3% Filipino ancestry · 2% born in the Philippines · 1% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Heatley

QLD 4814 · 3,907 residents

3% Filipino ancestry · 2% born in the Philippines · 2% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Garbutt

QLD 4814 · 2,309 residents

2% Filipino ancestry · 2% born in the Philippines · 2% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Bohle Plains

QLD 4817 · 3,989 residents

2% Filipino ancestry · 1% born in the Philippines · 1% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Mount Louisa

QLD 4814 · 9,227 residents

2% Filipino ancestry · 1% born in the Philippines · 1% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Condon

QLD 4815 · 5,894 residents

2% Filipino ancestry · 1% born in the Philippines · 1% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Aitkenvale

QLD 4814 · 4,797 residents

2% Filipino ancestry · 1% born in the Philippines · 1% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Kirwan

QLD 4817 · 20,780 residents

2% Filipino ancestry · 1% born in the Philippines · 1% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Douglas

QLD 4814 · 7,780 residents

2% Filipino ancestry · 1% born in the Philippines · 1% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Burdell

QLD 4818 · 7,171 residents

2% Filipino ancestry · 1% born in the Philippines · 1% speak Filipino or Tagalog

North Ward

QLD 4810 · 5,073 residents

2% Filipino ancestry · 1% born in the Philippines · 1% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Rasmussen

QLD 4815 · 4,669 residents

2% Filipino ancestry · 1% born in the Philippines · 1% speak Filipino or Tagalog

Ranked from 17 qualifying suburbs.

How we ranked these

Ranked on the share of residents who reported this ancestry (the broadest signal — it includes Australian-born second and third generations) in the 2021 Census, percentile-ranked within Townsville's candidate pool. Every suburb also shows all three census angles — ancestry, country of birth, and language spoken at home — because no single number captures a community on its own. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents qualify. Ancestry is a multiple-response question, so shares read as "residents who reported this ancestry", not an exclusive count. Descriptive ABS Census data, not a recommendation. See how we calculate for the full methodology.

Common questions about this ranking

How is this ranking put together?

Suburbs are ordered by the share of residents who reported Filipino ancestry. Ancestry is the broadest measure — it includes Australian-born second and third generations, not just migrants. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are included, and percentile ranks are computed within Townsville's pool, so the list reflects concentration relative to other metro suburbs.

What do the percentages on each suburb mean?

They are different census angles on the Filipino community: ancestry is the broadest, since it includes people born here, country of birth counts only those who migrated, and language at home counts the actively speaking core. They rarely match, and seeing them together tells you whether a suburb's community is long-established, newly-arrived, or somewhere in between.

Why don't the percentages add up?

They measure different things and come from different census questions. Ancestry is a multiple-response question (a person can report up to two), so it isn't a clean share of population; birthplace counts only people born overseas; and language counts only those who still speak it at home. This is descriptive demographic data, not a recommendation to seek out or avoid anywhere.

How current is it?

The figures are from the 2021 Census, the most recent available until results from the August 2026 Census are released in 2027. The top 15 is recomputed whenever we refresh the census data.

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