City of Townsville

This article is about the local government area. For the metropolitan area, see Townsville, Queensland. For the Townsville CBD suburb, see Townsville City, Queensland. For other uses, see Townsville (disambiguation).

City of Townsville
Queensland
Townsville Skyline
Townsville Skyline
Location within Queensland
Population192,768 (2021 census)[1] (28th)
 • Density51.667/km2 (133.816/sq mi)
Established1865
Area3,731 km2 (1,440.5 sq mi)[2]
MayorTroy Thompson
Council seatTownsville City
RegionNorth Queensland
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteCity of Townsville
LGAs around City of Townsville:
Hinchinbrook Coral Sea Coral Sea
Charters Towers City of Townsville Burdekin
Charters Towers Charters Towers Burdekin

The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville, together with the surrounding rural areas, to the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock and Reid River, and to the north are Northern Beaches and Paluma, and also included is Magnetic Island. In June 2018 the area had a population of 194,072,[2] and is the 28th-largest LGA in Australia. Townsville is considered to be the unofficial capital of North Queensland.[citation needed]

In the 2021 census, the City of Townsville had a population of 192,768 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.