Idalia QLD 4811
Idalia sits 1,347 km from Brisbane CBD in Queensland, around 15 hours 20 minutes by car. Census data records 4,563 residents with a median age of 32 and a median household income of $131,248 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 2.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $400 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,920. Idalia is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Idalia a good suburb?
Idalia scores a B (56/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Very walkable
Walkability 61/100 · 1346.6 km · 918 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $810K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 84/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 32 · 4,563 residents
Liveability Rating
56 / 100 · Ranked #406 in QLDEach bar is Idalia's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Idalia?
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Our score
56 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataIdalia's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $810,000, about 5% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$810,000
20% above its 4 neighbours (median $677,500)
Based on 55 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 32 days — median across 23 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 4 bed 43 sales $810K
- 5 bed 6 sales $1.08M
Units
$447,000
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 5 sales $445K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Idalia are currently listed at around $825,000 on average. Based on 25 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$825K
25 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$449K
5 units listed in the last 6 months.
30 of the suburb's 1,604 dwellings (1.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Idalia rent for around $740 a week on average, based on 15 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$740/wk
31% above its 4 neighbours (median $565/wk)
15 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$520/wk
5 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
20 rentals advertised against an estimated 693 rented homes (2.9%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 2-bed units
- $600/wk
- 39 bonds
- +37% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025115 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 26% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4811.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$740/week ($38,000 a year) on a $825,000 median
$520/week ($27,000 a year) on a $449,000 median
Based on a small sample (5 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Idalia safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Idalia sits in the high band, with 65 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 23% on the prior year.
65 offences
22.6% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–202426 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serve Idalia, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 525 students in one school (avg 525)
Primary
Universities nearby
2.3% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Idalia is somewhat walkable on foot — at 61/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car. Within the suburb there are 2 supermarkets, 4 parks and 7 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Idalia.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 6.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 4.7 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 2.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 2 min
- Span of service
- 12.3 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Idalia.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 62%
- Premises covered
- 2,186
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Townsville: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 10 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Idalia is home to about 4,600 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 32 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $131,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
4,563
Median Age
32
Median Household Income
$131,248/yr
Census Median Rent
$400/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,920/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$64,480/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.5%
Total Dwellings
1,604
Owner-Occupier Rate
56.8%
Houses
80.0%
Rental Stress
15.8%
Mortgage Stress
17.6%
Work From Home
6.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 77.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 82.7%
- Employment Rate
- 74.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 54.3%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
146 residents (3.2%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
10.2% of residents (438) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (164).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 4,311 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (24 of 2,691).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,810 a year through Townsville based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Townsville
In the year to August 2026, 1,096 new dwellings were approved across Townsville. That mix is 991 houses and 105 units. Approvals are down 22.3% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 53 to 110 homes
- Within 2 years 52 to 105 homes
- No timeframe set 1 to 5 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (3 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Bindal People #2.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. A native title claim over this area is registered with the Federal Court.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
PM10 averaged 15.6 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0.
From the Townsville Environment Park (Townsville, North Queensland) monitoring station, 5.1 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Townsville Aero, 8.2 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 4.5 km
- Annual rainfall
- 1,304 mm
- 65 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 31.8°C
- 5 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 15.0°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
3 facilities within 5 km- 2.0 kmRail Freight TransportTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene)
- 3.1 kmRail Freight TransportTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene) · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
- 4.8 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Total Phosphorus · Ammonia (total)
EV adoption
In postcode 4811, 74 of 10,375 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (222 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4811, 3,187 rooftop-solar systems totalling 22.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,208 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 180 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
3 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 4 across postcode 4811.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $810,000 this is $60,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Andrew Willcox Liberal National Party of Queensland
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andrew Willcox | 38.2% | 61.8% | -1.4 |
| 2022 | Andrew Willcox | 39.6% | 60.4% | -4.2 |
| 2019 | George Christensen | 35.4% | 64.6% | +11.2 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Janelle Poole Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Janelle Poole LNP | 59.2% |
| 2020 | Les Walker ALP | 53.9% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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- #3 in Highest-yielding Townsville suburbs (units)
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- #4 in Sportiest Townsville suburbs
- #5 in Townsville suburbs with the most apartments
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- #5 in Best Townsville suburbs for first-home buyers (units)
- #5 in Townsville suburbs where the most residents moved from a capital city
- #5 in Townsville suburbs with the most rooftop solar
- #6 in The most liveable suburbs in Townsville
- #6 in Townsville suburbs with the largest Muslim community
- #10 in Townsville suburbs with the most parkland nearby
- #10 in Highest-yielding Townsville suburbs (houses)
- #11 in Townsville suburbs where young families live
- #12 in Townsville suburbs that suit young professionals
- #14 in Townsville suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
- #14 in Townsville suburbs with the deepest rental markets
- #14 in Townsville suburbs where 2-bedroom unit rents rose most
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Common questions about Idalia
Is Idalia a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Idalia is high (84/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Idalia?
Idalia has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Idalia a good place to live?
Idalia has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (56/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Idalia?
Idalia, QLD had a population of 4,563 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Idalia, QLD?
The postcode for Idalia, QLD is 4811.
How far is Idalia from Brisbane?
Idalia is 1,347 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 918 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Idalia?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Idalia was $131,248 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Idalia?
The median advertised rent in Idalia is $740 a week for houses (15 listings) and $520 a week for units (5 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Idalia?
The median age of residents in Idalia was 32 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Idalia?
There is 1 school inside the Idalia boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Idalia walkable?
Idalia scores 61/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Idalia?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Idalia, Townsville Aero (8.2 km away), summer days average 31.8°C, winter nights 15°C, 1,304 mm of rain a year over 65 rainy days, and 5 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Idalia?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Idalia belong to?
Idalia sits within the Townsville local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Idalia?
The average residential rates bill through Townsville is $1,810 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Idalia?
Across Townsville, 1,096 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 22.3% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Idalia in?
Idalia sits within the federal Division of Dawson, currently held by Andrew Willcox (Liberal National Party of Queensland).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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