Hermit Park, QLD 4812 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Hermit Park is a suburb of Queensland, postcode 4812, home to 3,512 residents with a balanced age mix. Located in the Townsville local government area (Outer Regional Australia).
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$255 /wk
Population3,512
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGATownsville
Demographics
- Population
- 3,512
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median household income
- $1,382 /week
- Median personal income
- $862 /week
- Median family income
- $1,962 /week
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.8
- Local government area
- Townsville
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Townsville
- Remoteness classification
- Outer Regional Australia
- Federal electorate
- Herbert
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $255 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,406
- Rent share of household income
- 18%
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
- Warmest month: Dec (31.6°C avg max)
- Coolest month: Jul (25.2°C avg max)
- Annual rainfall: 1162 mm
- Reference station: Townsville Aero, 4.5 km away
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
- Recorded offences: 37,589 across the Townsville LGA in the year to March 2026 (stable on the prior year).
- Most common categories: 13,972 theft, 5,804 drug offences, 5,793 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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