Is Townsville nice place to live?

Is Townsville a good place for families? Yes. Townsville has plenty of family-friendly spots to visit, and many of the suburbs are family-orientated and have plenty of primary and secondary school options available.

What are the best areas to live in Townsville?

Best Places To Live In Townsville

• Mount Margaret. Alice River is a family friendly suburb with a high percentage of owner/occupiers.
• Annandale.
• North Ward.
• South Townsville.

How is life in Townsville?

Known as the Second Capital of Queensland and with a population of approximately 193,601 people, Townsville offers a dynamic lifestyle coupled with strong economic prosperity. With over 300 days of sunshine each year, Townsville’s lifestyle is second to none.

What are the bad areas of Townsville?

Kirwan and Kelso had the highest overall numbers of drug offences, but the high population in those suburbs outweighed those figures on a per-capita basis. Data from last year showed Garbutt was Townsville’s drug-central followed by Townsville City and Vincent.

What are the bad suburbs in Townsville?

All of the region’s suburbs were ranked in the top 20 worst postcodes. Topping the charts for Townsville was postcode 4812, which covered Hermit Park, Mundingburra, Pimlico, Currajong, Gulliver, Hyde Park and Rosslea. It was ranked 371st in the state for safety.

Are there crocodiles in Alligator Creek Townsville?

Ms Roberts confirmed the saltwater croc was not found in the Alligator Creek National Park. Local Torhild Parkinson said she was happy to see a big and healthy croc living happily in its own environment. Recent crocodile sightings in the Townsville region. Recent crocodile sightings in the Townsville region.

Are there any good areas to live in Townsville?

Unlike every other place we have lived in there are NO good or bad areas. HOWEVER, crime is literally everywhere, it isn’t one suburb that’s more vulnerable than the others they all get hit the same. So if you are considering Townsville don’t get hung up on the suburb. Take a look at schools if you have children or the type of house you want.

When was Townsville the hottest place in Queensland?

On our road trip to FNQ in August/September Townsville was the hottest place we stopped at both on the way up and on the way down. Mind you, it was brown and dry everywhere at that time. Timeline: 309/100 Sent 7/8/13, Money Taken 9/8/13, CO appointed 3/9/13.

What’s the last thing to say about Townsville?

Last thing, well done Townsville after the devastation of the recent flooding, you as a town/city have shown your resilience that requires respect from out of town visitors – thank you once again for a lovely stay, your hospitality, your endurance and for sharing your beautiful city you call home. Add a comment…

How is the rental market in Townsville Australia?

The rental market is quite tough here, landlords can afford to “pick & choose” their tenants carefully. (pets?, number of kids?, length of lease) are matters which they’ll take into account. http://www.realestate.com.au/realestate/qld/townsville/rental+properties