Charters Towers City, QLD 4820 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Charters Towers City is a suburb of Queensland, postcode 4820, home to 2,219 residents with an established residential profile. Located in the Charters Towers local government area (Very Remote Australia).
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$220 /wk
Population2,219
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGACharters Towers
Demographics
- Population
- 2,219
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median household income
- $1,078 /week
- Median personal income
- $601 /week
- Median family income
- $1,507 /week
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.7
- Local government area
- Charters Towers
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Townsville
- Remoteness classification
- Very Remote Australia
- Federal electorate
- Kennedy
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $220 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,009
- Rent share of household income
- 20%
Schools
School data refreshes annually from ACARA and state education departments.
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
Climate normals from the Bureau of Meteorology.
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
- Recorded offences: 1,551 across the Charters Towers LGA in the year to March 2026 (up 7% on the prior year).
- Most common categories: 444 drug offences, 416 theft, 320 violent offences.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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