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Charters Towers

Queensland · Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham · Townsville

This profile uses the ABS Charters Towers statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Charters Towers is a locality in the Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Charters Towers SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
8
Top ICSEA 948 (gov)
Childcare
8
NQS-rated services
Population
8,172
+0.2% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Charters Towers SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Charters Towers

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.

Charters Towers School of Distance Education Government · 2,395 students
ICSEA 948
Charters Towers State High School Government · 303 students
ICSEA 879
Richmond Hill State School Government · 191 students
ICSEA 854
Millchester State School Government · 132 students
ICSEA 855

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

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
All Souls St Gabriels School
Independent 431 students
ICSEA 952 intake context
Columba Catholic College
Catholic 425 students
ICSEA 926 intake context
Blackheath and Thornburgh College
Independent 379 students
ICSEA 965 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 Charters Towers

Live

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Charters Towers Kids Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 83 places · Charters Towers
    Meeting NQS
  • Columba Catholic Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 56 places · Charters Towers City
    Meeting NQS
  • Bright Horizons Australia Childcare Charters Towers
    Centre-Based Care · 42 places · Charters Towers
    Meeting NQS
  • Blackheath & Thornburgh College Kindy
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Charters Towers
    Meeting NQS
  • All Souls St Gabriels School Pre-Prep
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Charters Towers
    Meeting NQS
  • Kutjala Playgroup and Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 41 places · Charters Towers
    Working Towards NQS
  • Richmond Hill State School P & C Association
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Richmond Hill
    Working Towards NQS
  • Gro Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Queenton
    Not yet rated

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

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
2
Parks
10
Train stations
1

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

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
8,172
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.20%
2024→25
Net change
+18
people / yr
Density
195
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+18
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-12
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+6
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+24

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Charters Towers
+0.20%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%