Townsville City

6.9% of Townsville City's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

641 family households lived in Townsville City; 20.6% were couple families and 10.0% were one-parent families.

17.9% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

Townsville City had 2,945 residents at the 2021 Census.

36.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

30.7% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

Separate houses made up 11.5% of occupied private dwellings in Townsville City.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 5.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 79.7% of occupied private dwellings.

23.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

19.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.

57.6% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

The average household in Townsville City had 1.8 people.

One-person households made up 43.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

Two-person households represented 40.9%, while 5.1% had four or more usual residents.

7.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

58.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

1.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 15.3% walked or cycled.

7.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

One-car households formed 52.8% of the total.

39.1% of households had two or more vehicles.

32.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 67.9% reported a different address.

25.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

77.0% of residents used only English at home.

11.3% used a language other than English at home.

1.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.

25.4% of Townsville City's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 74.6% was born in Australia.

0.5% of residents were born in China.

1.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 74.3%.

English ancestry accounted for 36.5% of ancestry responses in Townsville City.

Australian ancestry made up 26.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 2.7% of responses.

34.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.

Managers accounted for 15.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 17.8% of workers, and education and training employed 9.6%.

The labour-force participation rate was 64.2%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.

42.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 15.1% worked part time.

Unemployment was 5.1%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.

57.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

5.9% reported asthma, 7.1% arthritis and 3.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

30.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.7% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 21.8%.

Median household income was $2,013 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,663.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $390 per week.

Working from home was 7.2% in Townsville City, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.

Outright ownership was 23.3% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

Renting accounted for 57.6% in Townsville City, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.