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balgal beach
Queensland · Census 2021
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Balgal Beach is a coastal suburb of Townsville.
Median house price
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People
Population
998
Median age
58 yrs
Income / person / wk
$510
Household income / wk
$936
Housing
Median rent / wk
$273
Mortgage / month
$1,192
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 36%
- Top language at home
- English only
- No religion
- 36%
- Born overseas
- 14%
- English only at home
- 98%
Local amenities
Amenity score
2/100
Schools
0
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
1
Libraries
0
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
33.0 km
Nearest train
48.9 km
Nearest hospital
38.3 km
Distance to coast
1.1 km
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Satellite
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
0
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
0
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
14.9 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Townsville
- Council population
- 192,729
- Council area
- 3,731 km²
- Density
- 52/km²
- Federal grants
- $6.27M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $33/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Kennedy
- Federal MP
- Bob Katter (KAP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 59% 2PP
- State electorate
- Hinchinbrook
- State MP
- Wayde Chiesa (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.