Townsville is a city on the northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia, and the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia, with a population of approximately 204,541 as of 2026. It hosts a significant number of governmental, community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Townsville, Wikipedia
Lead, population
With a population of approximately 204,541 as of 2026
Lead, population year
With a population of approximately 204,541 as of 2026
Infobox, established
Established 1865
Infobox, area
Total 693.3 km2 (267.7 sq mi)
Infobox, elevation
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
Infobox, coordinates latitude
19°15′S 146°49′E / 19.250°S 146.817°E
Infobox, coordinates longitude
19°15′S 146°49′E / 19.250°S 146.817°E
- In Group: Cities of Australia and New Zealand (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. GeoNames: Townsville - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2146142
-19.26639 146.80569 P PPL AU 04 37010 201313 15 Australia/Brisbane
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 15 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -19.25, 146.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -19.25, 146.75
-19.25 146.75 Aw
Wikidata: Townsville
Wikidata Q190021, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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