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Annandale

Queensland · Townsville · Townsville

Why “Annandale (Qld)”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Annandale into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Annandale is a locality in the Townsville area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Annandale (Qld) SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 1019 (gov)
Childcare
35
NQS-rated services
Population
10,353
+0.3% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Annandale (Qld) SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Annandale

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

William Ross State High School Government · 862 students
ICSEA 955
Annandale State School Government · 722 students
ICSEA 1019

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Southern Cross Catholic College
Catholic 1,479 students
ICSEA 1048 intake context
Annandale Christian College
Independent 687 students
ICSEA 1069 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Annandale (Qld)

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Western Suburbs Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 48 places · Aitkenvale
    Exceeding NQS
  • Lady Gowrie Kindergarten Headstart - Vincent
    Centre-Based Care · 38 places · Vincent
    Exceeding NQS
  • Holy Spirit Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 180 places · Cranbrook
    Meeting NQS
  • PCYC Annandale Fun Squad
    Centre-Based Care · 165 places · Annandale
    Meeting NQS
  • Southern Cross Catholic College Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 140 places · Annandale
    Meeting NQS
  • Cranbrook State School TheirCare
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Cranbrook
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Mount Louisa
    Centre-Based Care · 119 places · Mount Louisa
    Meeting NQS
  • Townsville Grammar Junior School OSHC Program
    Centre-Based Care · 105 places · Annandale
    Meeting NQS
  • Children First Early Education Cranbrook
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Cranbrook
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Riverside Gardens
    Centre-Based Care · 96 places · Riverside Gardens
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Heatley - Fulham Road
    Centre-Based Care · 82 places · Heatley
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Aitkenvale
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Aitkenvale
    Meeting NQS

+ 23 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
1
Parks
29
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Annandale (Qld) SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
10,353
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.30%
2024→25
Net change
+30
people / yr
Density
550
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+30
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-23
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-22
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+75

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Annandale
+0.30%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%