Annandale (postcode 4814) is a moderately sized suburb in Queensland within the Townsville local government area. The area has roughly 8,376 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $116K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Annandale is $550,000, having jumped by 18.2% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $580. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,625.
Annandale is served by 4 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary, 2 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1023, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Townsville LGA is higher than average at 10,565 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 5.5% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($550K/$1.1M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 4.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +18.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.