Townsville City, QLD 4810
Townsville City, Queensland
Good to Know
Townsville City, QLD 4810 is a high-value house market in the Townsville City area, currently positioned as a rental-growth momentum submarket. Located in the Townsville CBD on Queensland’s north coast, it is home to roughly 2,945 adults across 2,825 dwellings and currently records a vacancy rate of 0.82%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Townsville City is exhibiting strong rental demand amid balanced sales listings. Stock on Market sits at 0.65% and Inventory at 3.37 months — around the ~3‑month balanced-market threshold (slightly above) — driving +8.8% YoY price growth and +16.4% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
In Townsville City, rent growth (+16.4%) is outpacing price growth (+8.8%), while vacancy is very tight at 0.82%. That divergence — rising rents against solid price gains and a 3.14% gross yield — points to rental-led momentum and improving cashflow prospects for some owners.
Watch supply metrics too: Stock on Market is 0.65% and Inventory is 3.37 months. For a visual of where this sits in the national context, see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Townsville City — and why it matters for investors
Townsville City posts an IRSAD of 1065, indicating above‑average relative advantage and household purchasing power. At the same time the suburb has a high renter share (56.0%) and a high units-to-houses ratio (82.0%), which can mean stronger rent demand but also greater price volatility in downturns. For the evidence base on how socioeconomic mix affects property outcomes, see the IRSAD Crossover study.
Why suburb-level data matters for Townsville City
Suburb-level metrics reveal the actual pocket dynamics you’ll face: a typical house price of $1,054,915, a gross yield of 3.14%, Stock on Market at 0.65%, Inventory at 3.37 months and median days on market of 53 days across 2,825 dwellings. Those numbers are what matter when matching an asset to strategy — council averages can mask micro‑pockets like this. Read more on why council averages can mislead in the LGA vs Suburb research.
For a downloadable breakdown, get the full Townsville City, QLD 4810 data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 30
The HtAG RCS™ bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital‑growth potential and cashflow resilience — into a single composite to help align markets to strategy. A headline score of 30 flags where trade‑offs exist between growth and risk; drill into the sub‑scores to see whether the area suits a defensive, balanced or growth approach. Learn more about how the RCS™ is built.
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Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 0.82%: sustained sub‑1% vacancy is a classic sign of rental tightness and typically drives continued rental growth and lower vacancy-led landlord risk over the next 12–24 months.
The building approvals ratio — currently 0.2%: very low approvals indicate limited new-supply pipeline, which supports price resilience if demand remains steady.
The Brisbane cycle phase: city‑wide cycle turns influence investor sentiment, funding and migration flows; a broader upswing or tightening in the capital can amplifiy or blunt local momentum in Townsville City.
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RCS Breakdown
Townsville City's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Townsville City's headline values — $1,054K to buy and $636PW to rent, a 3.13% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 44.85% and rents 68.97% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$1,054K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$636PW today, with rent growth at (+16.45% YoY) compared to price growth (+8.83%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Townsville City in its cycle - and is the 3.13% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Townsville City's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Townsville City carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Townsville City's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Townsville City can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Townsville City genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Townsville City prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Townsville City - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Townsville City looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Townsville City's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Townsville City has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Townsville City shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Townsville City has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
The total adult population (15 years or older) of Townsville City 4810 QLD is 2,746, with a median age of 39. Of those, 34.78% are married, 13.26% are divorced or separated, 49.49% are single and 2.33% are widowed.
The average household size is 1.8 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $10,520. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $1,663 which is 15.81% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)