QLD · Charters Towers Council
Toll, 4820
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Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
In Charters Towers, Toll keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Wide horizons and a country quiet give the area a restorative, unhurried atmosphere.
Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access against similar regional towns, even with housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 711
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,899
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 25 of 270
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,447
- Employment rate
- 62%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 22 / 6 / 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)
- 44
- Against the person
- 11
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 61.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 65 residents
- State safety percentile
- 78.9th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -3.6%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault77
- Drug Offences136
- Good Order Offences81
- Other Property Damage59
- Traffic And Related Offences151
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
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Charters Towers Gun ClubSports centre
- Swimming pool
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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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
1 state heritage place
- Charters Towers Airfield Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging PlatformState 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
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 37.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 3930th in Australia
- State rank
- 915th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #297 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #475 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 48%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Charters Towers Gun Clubamenitiessports_centre
- Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
- Assaultcrime77
- Drug Offencescrime136
- Good Order Offencescrime81
- Other Property Damagecrime59
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime151
- Charters Towers Airfield Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging PlatformheritageState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- 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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Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.