QLD · Charters Towers Council
Ravenswood, 4816
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Desirability score
- National parks
- Heritage area
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Charters Towers, Ravenswood keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Distance from the capital is part of the appeal, with wide open surrounds and a self-contained community rhythm. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood.
Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots. Period homes and heritage streetscapes give the area a character that newer suburbs rarely match.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment against similar regional towns, even with parks and green space holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 297
- Median age
- 51
- Median household income / week
- $860
- Dwelling vacancy
- 22.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 25 of 111
- Median monthly mortgage
- $800
- Employment rate
- 39.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 22 / 0 / 0
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)
- 25
- Against the person
- 9
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 84.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 33 residents
- State safety percentile
- 89.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -11%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault152
- Drug Offences79
- Good Order Offences54
- Other Property Damage60
- Traffic And Related Offences84
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 916
- Ravenswood State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
- White Blow Conservation ParkNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- RFDS Clinic Siteyes
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
17 state heritage places
- Cake Shop, RavenswoodState heritage place
- Chapel Street BridgeState heritage place
- Imperial Hotel, RavenswoodState heritage place
- London North Mine, RavenswoodState heritage place
- Mabel Mill (former)State heritage place
- Pandanus Creek BatteryState heritage place
- Railway Hotel, RavenswoodState heritage place
- Ravenswood Ambulance StationState heritage place
- Ravenswood Community ChurchState heritage place
- Ravenswood Court House Group (former)State heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
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
- 25.8/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5960th in Australia
- State rank
- 1382nd in QLD
- Peer rank
- #391 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #868 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Assaultcrime152
- Drug Offencescrime79
- Good Order Offencescrime54
- Other Property Damagecrime60
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime84
- Cake Shop, RavenswoodheritageState heritage place
- Chapel Street BridgeheritageState heritage place
- Imperial Hotel, RavenswoodheritageState heritage place
- London North Mine, RavenswoodheritageState heritage place
- Mabel Mill (former)heritageState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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