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shaw
Queensland · Census 2021
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Shaw is a leafy residential suburb of Townsville.
Median house price
No median price series for Shaw yet.
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People
Population
760
Median age
28 yrs
Income / person / wk
$1,119
Household income / wk
$2,016
Housing
Median rent / wk
$322
Mortgage / month
$1,733
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 40%
- Top language at home
- Tagalog · 1%
- No religion
- 40%
- Born overseas
- 19%
- English only at home
- 88%
Local amenities
Amenity score
11/100
Schools
1
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
2
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
2.5 km
Nearest train
11.5 km
Nearest hospital
8.2 km
Distance to coast
9.3 km
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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
2
Independent
0
Primary
1
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
1.3 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
- Herbert
- Federal MP
- Phillip Thompson (LNP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 63% 2PP
- State electorate
- Hinchinbrook
- State MP
- Wayde Chiesa (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.