Best suburbs to live in Townsville
Every suburb in the Townsville urban area.
Median house and unit prices, asking rents, population and school quality for every Townsville suburb, side by side.
Townsville median house prices range from $580,000 to $2.6 million.
The Townsville urban area had 190,551 residents at 30 June 2025: +5.2% over five years and +0.9% in the last year (ABS estimates).
20,780 residents
4,415 sales, Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Median house price by suburb
Each suburb is shaded by its median sold house price, in five equal-sized bands. Suburbs with no recent recorded sales are shown in grey — they are not the cheapest, they are unknown.
Boundaries: ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021, simplified for display.
Popular rankings for Townsville
- Best Townsville suburbs for families with good primary schoolsRanked top-15 · family + primary schools
- Best Townsville suburbs for families with good high schoolsRanked top-15 · family + high schools
- Best Townsville suburbs for electric-vehicle adoptionRanked top-15 · EV-friendly suburbs
- Best Townsville suburbs to rent inRanked top-15 · best suburbs to rent
- Best Townsville suburbs for public transportRanked top-15 · transit-friendly suburbs
- Fastest growing Townsville suburbs (2016-2021)Ranked top-15 · fastest growing
- Sportiest Townsville suburbsRanked top-15 · most sport facilities
- Townsville suburbs where the most people cycle to workRanked top-15 · most cycle to work
- Most walkable Townsville suburbsRanked top-15 · most walkable
- Best Townsville suburbs for NBN internetRanked top-15 · best NBN connectivity
- Best Townsville suburbs for rental yieldRanked top-15 · highest rental yield
- Best Townsville suburbs for property investorsRanked top-15 · investor-friendly suburbs
- Best Townsville suburbs for owner-occupiersRanked top-15 · owner-occupier suburbs
- Best Townsville suburbs for young professionalsRanked top-15 · young professionals
- Best Townsville suburbs for first-home buyersRanked top-15 · first-home buyer picks
- Townsville suburbs where young families liveRanked top-15 · where young families live
- Townsville suburbs where seniors liveRanked top-15 · where seniors live
- Townsville's most educated suburbsRanked top-15 · most educated suburbs
- Townsville's highest-income suburbsRanked top-15 · highest household income
- Safest suburbs in TownsvilleRanked top-15 · safest suburbs
- Most liveable suburbs in TownsvilleRanked top-15 · most liveable suburbs
- Suburbs to avoid in TownsvilleRanked top-15 · suburbs to avoid
- Best beachside suburbs in TownsvilleRanked top-15 · beachside suburbs
- Greenest suburbs in TownsvilleRanked top-15 · greenest suburbs
- Suburbs with the biggest blocks in TownsvilleRanked top-15 · biggest blocks
- Suburbs where rents are rising fastest in TownsvilleRanked top-15 · rents rising fastest
- Best Townsville suburbs for rooftop solarRanked top-15 · rooftop solar suburbs
- Townsville suburbs where homes are owned outrightRanked top-15 · homes owned outright
- Townsville suburbs people moved to from the cityRanked top-15 · moved from the city
- Townsville suburbs with the most apartmentsRanked top-15 · most apartments
Community demographics in Townsville
- Townsville suburbs with the largest Muslim communityRanked top-15 · largest Muslim community
- Townsville suburbs with the largest Hindu communityRanked top-15 · largest Hindu community
- Townsville suburbs with the largest Sikh communityRanked top-15 · largest Sikh community
- Townsville suburbs with the largest non-religious populationRanked top-15 · largest non-religious population
Suburbs with the largest religious communities, from the 2021 Census.
Where communities live in Townsville
Suburbs with the largest ancestry communities, showing ancestry, country of birth and language together, from the 2021 Census.
Most Populated Suburbs
Fastest Growing Suburbs
Most New Housing
Best Schools Quality
Most Expensive Houses
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Highest Rental Yield (Houses)
Common questions about Townsville
How many suburbs are there in Townsville?
SuburbScan indexes 54 suburbs in Townsville, covering the Townsville urban area, home to 179,015 residents.
What is the largest suburb in Townsville?
Kirwan is the most populated suburb in Townsville with a population of 20,780 (ABS Census 2021).
What are the best Townsville suburbs?
The top-rated Townsville suburbs on SuburbScan are Annandale, Murray, and Rangewood, ranked by our composite Liveability grade combining school quality, safety, SEIFA socio-economic advantage, walkability and CBD access.
Which are the most affordable Townsville suburbs?
The most affordable Townsville suburbs by median house price are Stuart, Garbutt, and Gulliver, based on the last six months of public property listings.
What is the median house price range in Townsville?
Townsville median house prices range from $580,000 to $2,597,500, based on the last six months of public property listings.
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City boundaries are ABS Significant Urban Areas (Edition 3, 2021) — an urban centre, or group of connected urban centres, with a population of 10,000 or more. All cities