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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Townview is a coastal suburb in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 2,067, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 1562 km from the Brisbane CBD, Townview is a coastal area in Queensland. The median household income is $111,488 per year.
Above-average earnings in Townview support sustained property values. The coastal setting provides a lifestyle factor that underpins property values.
Official Australia Post postcode for Townview. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Townview on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Townview is a smaller community of 2,067 — about 38% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Median household income of $111,488/year runs 23% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Median rent of $253/week (~$1,096/month) covers only 67% of the median mortgage of $1,625/month — the remaining $529/month must be funded from other income, so this suburb tilts toward capital growth rather than yield. Townview is 1562 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
Coastal markets benefit from lifestyle appeal but require a buffer for higher insurance and occasional weather-driven vacancies. Local rents consume roughly 12% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Townview stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Townview sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Townview | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,067 | 5,474 | -62% |
| Median household income | $111,488/yr | $90,298/yr | +23% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $253 | $385 | -34% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,625 | $1,733 | -6% |
| Distance to CBD | 1562 km | 62 km | +2419% |
| Separate houses | 63% | 77% | -14pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Townview — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 2,067 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $253/week covers 67% of a $1,625/month mortgage, leaving a $529/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
Only 63% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% QLD median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Townview are modest for 2026 — incomes 23% above the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 2,067 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~67% of the typical mortgage ($1,096/month rent vs $1,625/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 53/100 places Townview in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Townview scores 53/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 2,067, median household income of $111,488/year and median weekly rent of $253. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Townview are an above-state-median household income of $111,488/year, a dwelling mix that is 63% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Townview has a usual resident population of approximately 2,067, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Townview sits 1562 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $253 in Townview, equating to approximately $13,156/year in gross rental income (state median $385/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Townview is $1,625, or approximately $19,500/year (vs $1,733/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $253 works out to $1,096/month, covering 67% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,625/month. That leaves a $529/month shortfall (around $6,348/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (2,067 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,625 median mortgage, the broader Queensland market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.