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QLD · Townsville Council

Arcadia, 4819

Current weather

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80% humidity · 23.7 km/h wind · 21.6° / 19.7° today · 0 mm rain

Updated

Desirability score

32.7/100
Below average

1128th in QLD

58% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Coastal
  • National parks
  • High desirability
  • Green suburb
What Arcadia is known for: Coastal, National parks, High desirability, Green suburb

Suburb profile

Arcadia is a coastal smaller community where beach life and relaxed outdoor living shape the local character. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Sea breezes and coastal air are part of everyday life, especially on warmer evenings.

A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker housing affordability and parks and green space against similar coastal suburbs, even with safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
246
Median age
63
Median household income / week
$1,008
Dwelling vacancy
51%
Unoccupied private dwellings
129 of 253
Median monthly mortgage
$1,400
Employment rate
39.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
9 / 24 / 9

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
7
Against the person
1
Against property
4
Rate per 1,000 residents
28.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 246 residents
State safety percentile
25.7th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-12.7%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Fraud8
  • Other Property Damage8
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)13
  • Traffic And Related Offences8
  • Unlawful Entry11

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

Amenities

54 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • BottlemartAlcohol
  • ATM
  • Bbq
  • Free BBQBbq
  • Bench (9)
  • The ThroneBench
  • Alma BayBus stop
  • Armand Way at Alma BayBus stop
  • Hayles Ave at Cook RoadBus stop
  • Hayles Ave at Endeavour RoadBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Rock WallabiesNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
32.7/100 — Below average
National rank
4832nd in Australia
State rank
1128th in QLD
Peer rank
#51 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#104 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
58%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • ATMamenitiesatm
  • Alma Bayamenitiesbus_stop
  • Arcadia Newsagencyamenitiesnewsagent
  • Arcadia storeamenitiesconvenience
  • Armand Way at Alma Bayamenitiesbus_stop
  • Bbqamenitiesbbq
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Benchamenitiesbench

Data sources & freshness

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