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Thuringowa Central QLD 4817

Thuringowa Central is in Townsville LGA, QLD, postcode 4817, with population 1,953.

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$550/wk
+10.0% YoY
Mar 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$550
$300
Mar 2021Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$550/wk
Rent context available
10.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,953
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
8,640
597 added 12mo · 56MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,408
Median rent · wk$320

Affordability

31%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,408/mo, while renters pay about $2,383/mo — renting runs $975/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$92K
Median rent · wk
$550
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,408

Household income

$92K household · yr+15.5% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$101K
Household
$92K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA838
Students747
Government1
  • Weir State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 838
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
10,578
10,578 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k10,578
Total incidents10,578· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault2,39733%
  • Break And Enter1,51521%
  • Drug Offences2,84240%
  • Fraud4276%

Full data detail

Thuringowa Central QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Thuringowa Central (postcode 4817) is a close-knit residential community in Queensland within the Townsville local government area. The area has roughly 1,953 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $92K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 community & personal service, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $550. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,408.

Thuringowa Central is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 838, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Townsville LGA is higher than average at 10,578 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,408
Rent · wk(Census)$320
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$550
Population growth · Townsville LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)206,260
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
20012025
Development · Townsville LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)874
Houses754
Units120
YoY change+0%
Employment · Townsville LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5%
YoY change+1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4817ATO
Negatively geared1,017 (5.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,815/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,758
Reported capital gains1,228
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,953
Median age38
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,769
Personal income · wk$816
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets3
Pharmacies3
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining21
aldi1
coles1
woolworths1
Hospitals · 1AIHW
Public1
Private0
Kirwan Rehabilitation Unitpublic
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Strong evidence

Thuringowa Central has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Thuringowa Central FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Thuringowa Central in?

    Thuringowa Central is in the Townsville Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4817. Council-level context for Townsville LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Thuringowa Central?

    The median weekly rent in Thuringowa Central is $550/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Thuringowa Central?

    Rent context available: Thuringowa Central 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.

  4. Is Thuringowa Central a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Thuringowa Central show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Thuringowa Central?

    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.

  6. How often is the Thuringowa Central data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.