Townsville City flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Townsville City
(Townsville City, QLD) - 1.95 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Townsville City's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Townsville City properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,532 Townsville City properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,532 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Townsville City.
Townsville City at a glance
Schools in and near Townsville City
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.17 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.23 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Townsville City is zoned
Selling in Townsville City? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 1.95 km², Townsville City is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 66% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 7% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 100 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Principal Centre. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 1,074 m² across 2,541 parcels.
Recent development applications in Townsville City
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Townsville City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 2 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 84 (56% lower in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 20
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Townsville City
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Townsville City suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1065, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Townsville City's 2,945 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Townsville City - North Ward, the wider ABS statistical area containing Townsville City. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Townsville City itself.
7,001 in 2001 to 9,589 in 2025, up 37%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Townsville City data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Townsville City Council |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Townsville City address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Published flood models are held over parts of Townsville City. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Townsville City lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Townsville City planning - frequently asked
Is Townsville City flood-prone?
About 66% of Townsville City falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 2,532 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Townsville City bushfire-prone?
Around 7% of Townsville City is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Townsville City average of 50%.
What is the zoning in Townsville City?
The dominant planning zone in Townsville City is Principal Centre, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Mixed Use.
Does Townsville City have heritage-listed places?
Townsville City has 100 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Townsville City hilly or flat?
Townsville City is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 9%, and 24% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 52 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Townsville City?
Across 2,541 surveyed parcels in Townsville City, the median lot size is about 1,074 m². There are also 413 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Townsville City have a train station?
There is no train station inside Townsville City itself. The suburb is served by 21 bus stops and 1 ferry terminal.
What is the population of Townsville City?
At the 2021 Census Townsville City had 2,945 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Townsville City - North Ward statistical area, which contains Townsville City, went from 7,001 people in 2001 to 9,589 in 2025, up 37%.
Is Townsville City an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Townsville City scores 1065 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Townsville City?
Median household income in Townsville City was $2,013 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,510 for the typical suburb in Townsville City. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,663 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Ward | 1.4 km | 55% | 11% |
| South Townsville | 1.6 km | 99% | 0% |
| Railway Estate | 2.0 km | 100% | 0% |
| Castle Hill | 2.0 km | 0% | 86% |
| West End | 2.4 km | 68% | 17% |
| Belgian Gardens | 2.7 km | 66% | 15% |
| Hyde Park | 2.8 km | 100% | 0% |
| Hermit Park | 2.8 km | 100% | 0% |
| Pimlico | 3.6 km | 100% | 13% |
| Mysterton | 3.8 km | 100% | 1% |