Australia: Townsville

Contents: Townsville

Significant Urban Area

181,609 Population [2021] – estimate

189,356 Population [2024] – estimate

693.3km² Area

273.1/km² Density [2024]

Contents: Statistical Areas of Significant Urban Area

The population of the statistical areas (level 2) in Townsville agglomeration according to official estimates.

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 1991-06-30	Population Estimate 1996-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2011-06-30	Population Estimate 2016-06-30	Population Estimate 2021-06-30	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Aitkenvale	Statistical Area	5,759	5,124	4,963	4,957	5,086	4,908	4,847	4,875	→
Annandale	Statistical Area	4,959	7,112	9,323	10,478	9,810	10,377	10,253	10,353	→
Belgian Gardens - Pallarenda	Statistical Area	3,310	3,398	3,362	3,521	3,570	3,387	3,215	3,215	→
Bohle Plains	Statistical Area	1,720	2,740	2,671	3,039	5,598	7,416	8,622	10,000	→
Burdell - Mount Low	Statistical Area	1,900	3,058	3,799	4,967	10,553	17,050	19,726	21,706	→
Condon - Rasmussen	Statistical Area	6,508	7,886	8,579	10,314	10,695	10,723	10,951	11,360	→
Cranbrook	Statistical Area	6,972	6,555	6,634	6,493	6,349	6,037	5,902	6,075	→
Deeragun - Jensen	Statistical Area	1,781	2,867	3,561	3,979	5,010	5,867	6,150	6,661	→
Douglas	Statistical Area	2,017	2,048	3,282	6,210	7,498	8,037	8,003	8,371	→
Garbutt - West End	Statistical Area	6,731	6,033	6,439	6,298	7,040	6,701	6,351	6,603	→
Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent	Statistical Area	9,908	8,724	8,407	8,332	8,378	7,921	7,674	7,863	→
Heatley	Statistical Area	5,023	4,654	4,617	4,397	4,333	4,125	3,945	3,999	→
Hermit Park - Rosslea	Statistical Area	5,126	5,053	5,069	5,046	5,297	5,291	5,471	5,690	→
Hyde Park - Pimlico	Statistical Area	5,010	4,729	4,744	4,669	5,050	4,788	4,769	4,759	→
Kelso	Statistical Area	6,008	7,779	8,020	8,972	10,537	10,861	10,862	11,210	→
Kirwan (East)	Statistical Area	10,056	9,308	8,852	8,578	8,404	7,949	7,787	7,910	→
Kirwan (West)	Statistical Area	2,987	6,280	10,859	15,239	16,328	15,887	15,235	15,209	→
Mount Louisa	Statistical Area	3,006	3,735	4,046	5,675	8,081	9,476	10,255	10,857	→
Mundingburra	Statistical Area	4,334	4,053	3,954	3,831	4,012	3,700	3,625	3,593	→
Oonoonba	Statistical Area	1,684	1,704	1,937	3,618	5,422	6,737	7,137	7,544	→
South Townsville - Railway Estate	Statistical Area	4,946	4,563	4,798	4,905	5,260	5,335	5,365	5,571	→
Townsville City - North Ward	Statistical Area	7,879	7,768	7,001	7,910	8,994	9,454	9,284	9,587	→
Wulguru - Roseneath	Statistical Area	5,579	5,546	6,101	6,286	6,256	6,217	6,180	6,345	→
Townsville	Significant Urban Area	113,203	120,717	131,018	147,714	167,561	178,244	181,609	189,356

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: All areas according to the definition of 2021. The population structure presents census results; unlike the estimates, they are not adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males	89,017
Females	89,995

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years	41,716
18-64 years	112,745
65+ years	24,541

Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years	927
80-89 years	4,516
70-79 years	11,174
60-69 years	17,504
50-59 years	21,836
40-49 years	22,595
30-39 years	25,021
20-29 years	28,555
10-19 years	24,463
0-9 years	22,411

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Australia	141,075
New Zealand	3,822
British Isles	5,280
Chinese Asia	617
South Asia	2,448
South-East Asia	3,485
Other country	9,552

Language (C 2021)
English	149,769
Other language	14,785

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Indigenous	15,677
Non-Indigenous	151,161

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	85,218
Muslims	1,030
Buddhists	1,415
Hindus	1,350
Jews	90
Other religion / belief	1,142
Secular / no religion	71,987