Rosslea QLD 4812

Living Here

Rosslea is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,903 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,332 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 41% of households own their home and 58% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Hermit Park - Rosslea statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rosslea itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 28 schools

  • St Josephs Christian School
  • Mundingburra State School
  • Oonoonba State School
  • William Ross State High
  • Southern Cross Catholic
  • Pimlico State High School
  • Hermit Park State School
  • Townsville Grammar Junior School
  • The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James
  • Saint Margaret Marys College

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• 14 cafés & restaurants

  • Frank's Pizza Napoli
  • Mr Young
  • Nando's
  • The Spirited Goat
  • Curry Hub
  • Gloria Jean's
  • Pizza Hut
  • Townsville RSL Club
  • Aroi Bangkok Thai Restaurant
  • Bloom Espresso

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• 5 supermarkets

  • Waterleaf
  • Coles
  • Coles
  • Woolworths
  • Woolworths
• 32 parks

  • Sherriff Park
  • Riverside Park - Ross River Bikeway
  • Murray Park
  • Wes Barrett Park
  • Mindham Park
  • River Walk
  • Corcoran Park
  • 5 Tree Park
  • Lakeshore Circuit Park
  • Anderson Gardens

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• 1 Catholic church

  • Sacred Heart Cathedral
• 1 pharmacy

  • TerryWhite Chemmart
• 4 doctors & medical clinics

  • Hyde Park Medical Centre
  • QML Pathology
  • Queensland X-Ray
  • Queensland X-Ray Fairfield
• 1 dentist

  • Cameron&Co
• 3 optometrists

  • BrightEyes
  • The Optical Superstore
  • Virginia Henry
• 7 hospitals

  • Mater Misericordiae Hospital
  • Mater Private Hospital Townsville
  • Mater Women's & Children's Hospital
  • Weststate Private Hospital
  • Townsville Private Clinic
  • Townsville Hospital
  • Kirwan Health Campus
• 6 vets

  • Greencross Vets
  • Patrick Street Vets
  • Greencross Vets
  • JCU Vet
  • Bayside Vet Clinic
  • Palmsvets Bayside
• 3 libraries

  • Citylibraries Aitkenvale
  • Citylibraries Flinders Street
  • Eddie Koiki Mabo Library
• 2 post offices

  • Hermit Park
  • Australia Post
• 17 service stations

  • Puma Rosslea
  • 7-Eleven
  • BP Fairfield Waters
  • Ampol
  • Ampol
  • United
  • Mobil Walkabout Palms Roadhouse (also office for Walkabout Palms Caravan Park)
  • Caltex
  • BP
  • EG Australia

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• 7 gyms & sports centres

  • Murray Basketball Complex
  • Murray Sporting Complex
  • Kakoda Memorial Pool
  • Urban Climb
  • World Gym
  • Cluden Race Course
  • Strand Fitness
• 4 golf clubs

  • Townsville Golf Club
  • Lavarack Golf Club
  • Rowes Bay Golf Club
  • The Willows Golf Course
• 3 dog parks

  • Murray Paw Park - Main Offleash Dog Park
  • Murray Paw Park - Small Offleash Dog Park
  • Rossiter Park Off Leash Dog Park
• 1 bakery

  • Three Loaves
• 3 butchers

  • Precinct Fine Meats
  • Sunvale Meats
  • NQ Game Butchers / Superior Pet Foods
• 4 hardware stores

  • Reece Plumbing
  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Roofguard
  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 3 hairdressers

  • Phresh Barbers
  • Coulture Hair Studio
  • Gentleman Jones Barber Shop
• 9 mechanics

  • Jim Chaillon's Auto
  • NCS Automotive Townsville
  • Supreme Automotive Centre
  • Supreme Panel and Paint
  • Kmart Tyre & Auto Service
  • TJM
  • LM motors
  • UltraTune
  • Double D Automotive
• 2 electricians

  • Townsville Electrical and Appliance Repairs
  • Voltec Services
• 35 places to stay

  • Monte Carlo Motor Inn
  • Pelican Court
  • Raintree Motel
  • Port of Call
  • Discovery Parks - Townsville
  • Vale Hotel
  • Mercure Townsville
  • Town & Country
  • The Lakes Holiday Park
  • Midtown Motel

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Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 3.3 km north · Ferry wharf: Magnetic Island Ferries - Townsville Terminal, 5.4 km north-east · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville, 5.1 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.1% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 66.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

58,109 bird observations recorded near Rosslea — most often seen:

• Australian White Ibis (3,597)
• Masked Lapwing (3,021)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (2,809)
• Peaceful Dove (2,592)
• Magpie-lark (2,539)
• White-gaped Honeyeater (2,529)
• Rainbow Bee-eater (2,415)
• Great Bowerbird (2,244)
• Common Myna (2,119)
• Pacific Black Duck (2,102)
• Brown Honeyeater (2,078)
• Blue-faced Honeyeater (2,076)
• Australasian Figbird (1,912)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Rosslea:

• Mysterton (1.4 km)
• Idalia (1.5 km)
• Mundingburra (1.5 km)
• Oonoonba (1.6 km)
• Hermit Park (1.6 km)
• Pimlico (2.1 km)
• Annandale (2.2 km)
• Hyde Park (2.3 km)

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