QLD · Charters Towers Council
Towers Hill, 4820
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- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Towers Hill is a welcoming smaller community in Charters Towers, with a settled community character. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Population
- Population
- 190
- Median age
- 51
- Median household income / week
- $949
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 90
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 45.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 7 / 27 / 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)
- 12
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 63.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 63 residents
- State safety percentile
- 80.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -0.3%
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
- Bits For CarsCar Parts
- Public toilets
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)
- 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
1 state heritage place
- Towers HillState 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
Recent changes
- Bits For Carsamenitiescar_parts
- Public toiletsamenitiestoilets
- Assaultcrime77
- Drug Offencescrime136
- Good Order Offencescrime81
- Other Property Damagecrime59
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime151
- Towers HillheritageState 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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