Northern suburbs
Thuringowa Central real estate agent — Shelly Lynham
Thuringowa Central QLD 4817 · about 11 km from the Townsville CBD
Thuringowa Central is the commercial heart of Townsville's north-west, where Thuringowa Drive and Riverway Drive meet. Willows Shopping Centre, with Coles, Woolworths and Aldi, the Kirwan Health Campus, the Riverway precinct with its lagoons and CityLibraries Riverway, Riverway Stadium and Tony Ireland Stadium are all here.
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With around 1,950 residents at the 2021 Census, the housing is a mix of townhouses and units near the shopping precinct, family homes and duplexes. Townhouses and units suit downsizers, singles, couples and investors wanting to be close to shops, health services and buses, while families like the family homes and Weir State School for the primary years.
JCU and the hospital are about 4 km away, and local buses run through the shopping precinct, making Thuringowa Central easy to live in without long drives. The Willows Rotary Markets are a weekend fixture. Parts of the suburb near the Ross River and drainage corridors can be affected in major floods, so check the council's maps.
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Townsville (whole city) medians, March 2026 quarter. Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (CC BY 4.0). The latest quarter is preliminary.
- Houses $700,000 +15.7% on a year earlier
- Units and townhouses $478,750 +19.7% on a year earlier
Living in Thuringowa Central
Schools
- Weir State School (Prep–Year 6)
Shops and amenities
- Willows Shopping Centre (Coles, Woolworths and Aldi)
- Kirwan Health Campus
- Riverway precinct, lagoons and CityLibraries Riverway
- Riverway Stadium and Tony Ireland Stadium
- Willows Rotary Markets
Getting around
Thuringowa Drive and Riverway Drive meet here, linking to Kirwan, JCU, Douglas and the CBD, and local bus services run through the shopping precinct.
JCU is under 4 km away in a straight line, and the hospital about 4 km. Lavarack Barracks is about 7 km.
Things to check
Parts of Thuringowa Central near the Ross River and drainage corridors can be affected in major floods. Check the council's flood maps for the address.
Thuringowa Central FAQs
What's in Thuringowa Central?
Willows Shopping Centre, the Kirwan Health Campus, the Riverway precinct and lagoons, CityLibraries Riverway, Riverway Stadium, Tony Ireland Stadium and the Willows Rotary Markets.
Which school is in Thuringowa Central?
Weir State School (Prep to Year 6). More schools are close by in Kirwan, Condon and Rasmussen.
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Suburb facts reviewed September 2026. Population from the 2021 Census.