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South Townsville QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for South Townsville, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of South Townsville QLD is 2,424 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in South Townsville is $914 per week ($47,528 per year). Median rent in South Townsville is $300 per week ($1,300 per month). South Townsville has a median age of 41 years, older than the national median of 38. South Townsville has a population density of 480.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in South Townsville is England. The most common religion is No Religion (41% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in South Townsville is $1,517.

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📍 South Townsville, Queensland — 19.2600°S, 146.8323°E

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South Townsville Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

South Townsville Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$914/wk
$47,528 per year
#1974 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$300/wk
$1,300 per month
#4529 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
41years
3 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,517/mo
Avg household size: 2 · 0.8 per bedroom

South Townsville Demographics

Gender Split

Male 52.1% (1,263) Female 47.9% (1,161)

Population Density

480.0
people per km²
2,424 people · 5.0 km²

Households

2
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,203
Family income/wk

South Townsville Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

South Townsville Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
45.9% 221 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
54.1% 261 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

South Townsville Country of Birth

Australia
93.0%
England
4.1%
Germany
0.9%
India
0.6%
France
0.4%
China
0.3%
Croatia
0.3%
Indonesia
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

South Townsville Religion

No Religion
40.7%
Catholic
24.5%
Not stated
16.8%
Anglican
10.8%
Uniting Church
3.4%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.8%
Christian (other)
1.2%
Eastern Orthodox
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

South Townsville Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
63.9%
Year 10 or equivalent
22.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
8.8%
Year 9 or equivalent
4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

South Townsville Languages Spoken at Home

Other
28.3%
French
13.2%
SAL Tot
11.3%
Italian
11.3%
Afrikaans
9.4%
IAL Punjabi
9.4%
SAL Tagalog
9.4%
German
7.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

South Townsville Employment

💼
Employed full-time
46.2% 809 people
⏰
Employed part-time
20.1% 352 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.9% 68 people
🏠
Not in labour force
29.8% 521 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

South Townsville Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
39.5%
Bachelor Degree
28.3%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.0%
Postgraduate Degree
9.7%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.6%
Certificate I/II
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

South Townsville Occupation

Professionals
29.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
19.2%
Managers
15.1%
Community & Personal Service
11.9%
Clerical & Administrative
11.2%
Labourers
5.0%
Sales Workers
4.7%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

South Townsville Field of Study

Management & Commerce
19.2%
Engineering
16.2%
Health
14.4%
Society & Culture
13.5%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
9.4%
Education
8.6%
Architecture & Building
7.8%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.3%
Creative Arts
2.7%
Information Technology
2.0%
Agriculture & Environment
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

South Townsville Dwelling Types

Separate house
67.1%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
29.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

South Townsville Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.2%
$1-$149/wk
0.9%
$150-$299/wk
2.5%
$300-$399/wk
3.4%
$400-$499/wk
5.2%
$500-$649/wk
5.9%
$650-$799/wk
4.7%
$800-$999/wk
7.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
5.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.5%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.0%
$4,000+/wk
9.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

South Townsville Marital Status

💍
Married
31.0% 666
↔️
Separated
4.3% 92
📋
Divorced
12.7% 273
🕊️
Widowed
3.8% 81
👤
Never married
48.3% 1,038

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

South Townsville Ancestry

English
29.6%
Australian
23.9%
Irish
13.0%
Scottish
10.7%
Other
6.7%
German
4.5%
Italian
4.4%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.5%
French
1.1%
New Zealander
0.9%
Filipino
0.9%
Chinese
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

South Townsville School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
29.8%
Secondary — Government
15.3%
Vocational Education
14.5%
Secondary — Catholic
13.5%
Primary — Catholic
10.2%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
5.8%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.5%
Pre-school
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

South Townsville Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
6.6% 274
✅
No need for assistance
93.4% 3,875

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

South Townsville Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
16.4% 298
—
Not a volunteer
83.6% 1,515

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

South Townsville Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
6.5%
$300-$449/mo
1.2%
$450-$599/mo
2.4%
$600-$799/mo
4.9%
$800-$999/mo
7.8%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
23.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
22.4%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
21.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
6.9%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

South Townsville How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
71.6%
Did not go to work
11.7%
Walked only
7.4%
Car (passenger)
4.6%
Bicycle
1.4%
Other
1.2%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.9%
Bus
0.5%
Truck
0.4%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

South Townsville Car Ownership

0 vehicles
10.9%
1 vehicle
42.4%
2 vehicles
33.7%
3 vehicles
9.0%
4+ vehicles
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

South Townsville Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
10.1%
2 bedrooms
37.7%
3 bedrooms
36.3%
4 bedrooms
10.9%
5 bedrooms
3.2%
6+ bedrooms
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

South Townsville Population Mobility

22.9%
moved in the last year
52.3%
moved in the last 5 years
5.5%
unemployment rate (Census)
60.7%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

South Townsville Indigenous Population

6.3%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
264
Indigenous residents
3,921
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

South Townsville Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
262
Arthritis
98
Asthma
91
Lung condition
68
Heart disease
60
Diabetes
41
Cancer
38
Kidney disease
29
Stroke
17
Dementia
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

South Townsville Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
7.4%
$1-$149/wk
3.0%
$150-$299/wk
4.5%
$300-$399/wk
3.5%
$400-$499/wk
4.0%
$500-$649/wk
4.7%
$650-$799/wk
9.5%
$800-$999/wk
12.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
9.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.3%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.4%
$3,500+/wk
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

South Townsville Family Structure

Couple — no children
41.7%
Couple — children under 15
30.8%
Couple — no children under 15
10.7%
One parent — children under 15
9.2%
One parent — no children under 15
7.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

South Townsville Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
3.3% 61
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 3
🏅
Previously served
5.9% 108
👤
Never served
90.6% 1,650

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

South Townsville Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.1% 201
—
Did not provide
88.9% 1,607

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

South Townsville Children Ever Born

No children
46.1%
1 child
12.0%
2 children
22.2%
3 children
13.6%
4 children
6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

South Townsville When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
3
1951–1960
12
1961–1970
33
1971–1980
43
1981–1990
42
1991–2000
34
2001–2010
75
2011–2015
39
2016
13
2017
12
2018
6
2019
17
2020
15
2021
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

South Townsville Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
23.2%
5–14 hours
34.3%
15–29 hours
10.2%
30+ hours
6.3%
Did not do domestic work
26.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

South Townsville Household Size

1 person
40.2%
2 persons
37.2%
3 persons
12.0%
4 persons
7.8%
5 persons
2.5%
6+ persons
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

South Townsville Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,593
Moved from QLD
322
Moved — same area (SA2)
60
Moved from overseas
27
Moved from NSW
21
Moved from NT
11
Moved from VIC
9
Moved from TAS
5
Moved from ACT
4
Moved from WA
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

South Townsville Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
80.7%
Step family — no other children
13.8%
Blended family — no other children
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

South Townsville Schools

9
schools nearby
5
government
959
avg ICSEA score
3,880
total students
Townsville Grammar School Independent
Secondary · Prep-12 · 1,288 students
1116
ICSEA
St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 355 students
1100
ICSEA
St Patrick's College Townsville Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 663 students
1024
ICSEA
Townsville Central State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 144 students
930
ICSEA
Townsville State High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 841 students
924
ICSEA
Railway Estate State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 179 students
916
ICSEA
Townsville South State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 95 students
909
ICSEA
Townsville West State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 111 students
866
ICSEA
Townsville Flexible School Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 204 students
842
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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South Townsville Rent Prices & Affordability

20%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,516/wk
Median Rent $300/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.8%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in South Townsville

≈ $6,569/month
Median rent $300/wk
Left after rent $1,216/wk
Rent share 19.8%

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South Townsville vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Nelly Bay
Pop: 1,213 Income: $634/wk Rent: $300/wk
Sapphire Central
Pop: 1,214 Income: $437/wk Rent: $160/wk
Rainbow Beach
Pop: 1,220 Income: $602/wk Rent: $280/wk
Minden
Pop: 1,227 Income: $708/wk Rent: $350/wk
Woodhill (Qld)
Pop: 1,231 Income: $946/wk Rent: $395/wk
Cunnamulla
Pop: 1,233 Income: $591/wk Rent: $125/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About South Townsville

What is the population of South Townsville QLD?

The population of South Townsville QLD is 2,424 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 480.0 people per km².South Townsville is ranked #2,760 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in South Townsville?

The median personal income in South Townsville QLD is $914 per week, or $47,528 per year.The median household income is $1,516 per week.Family income is $2,203 per week.South Townsville is ranked #1,974 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in South Townsville?

Median rent in South Townsville QLD is $300 per week ($1,300 per month).Rent represents 19.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.South Townsville ranks #4,529 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in South Townsville?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in South Townsville QLD is $1,517. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in South Townsville?

The median age in South Townsville QLD is 41 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is South Townsville a good suburb to live in?

South Townsville is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 2,424.The median income is $914/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.8% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 32602. All dollar figures in AUD.