Pimlico is in Townsville LGA, QLD, postcode 4812, with population 2,557.
The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.
Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.
Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,354/mo, while renters pay about $1,950/mo — renting runs $596/mo higher on these medians.
Pimlico (postcode 4812) is a smaller residential area in Queensland within the Townsville local government area. With a population of 2,557, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2 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 +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Pimlico sit at $642,000, little changed on a year ago. The current median weekly rent is $450. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,354.
Healthcare facilities include 2 private hospitals. The crime rate in the Townsville LGA is higher than average at 10,578 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.6% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($642K/$1.1M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 10.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% 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.
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Pimlico has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Pimlico is in the Townsville Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4812. Council-level context for Townsville LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Pimlico, QLD is $642K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Pimlico is $450/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
Rent context available: Pimlico has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Pimlico show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.