Shaw QLD 4818

Living Here

Shaw is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 760 people, with a median age of 28. The typical household earns around $2,016 a week, with median rent near $322 a week. Most homes are houses. About 48% of households own their home and 50% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bohle Plains statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Shaw itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 12 schools

  • St Benedict's Kindergarten and Catholic School
  • St Clare's Catholic school
  • The Willows State School
  • Townsville Catholic Education Office
  • Ryan Catholic College, Junior Campus
  • Kirwan State School
  • Ryan Catholic College, Senior Campus
  • Calvary Christian College
  • Bohlevale State School
  • Kirwan State High School

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• 1 supermarket

  • Aldi
• 12 parks

  • Maidens Green Park
  • Greater Ascot Adventure Park
  • Cosgrove Park
  • Roosevelt Loop Park
  • Willowbank Park
  • Bellingham Crescent Park
  • Kirwan Park
  • Hibiscus Park
  • Regal Park
  • Burbank Way Park

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• 7 hospitals

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

  • North Shore Townsville Clinic
  • Greencross Vets
• 1 library

  • Citylibraries Riverway
• 5 service stations

  • Puma Bohle Roundhouse
  • Ampol
  • 7 Eleven
  • Coles Express
  • Ampol Kirwan
• 5 gyms & sports centres

  • Townsville Kart Club
  • Snap Fitness
  • Strand Fitness North Shore
  • Northern Beaches Leisure Centre
  • Junior Rugby League
• 3 golf clubs

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

  • Douglas small dog park
  • Douglas Dog Park
  • Riverside Off Leash Dog Park Cranbrook
• 2 hardware stores

  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 2 mechanics

  • My Car
  • mycar Tyre & Auto
• 2 electricians

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

  • Coconut Glen Van Village
  • Townsville Tourist & Lifestyle Village
  • Coral Coast Tourist Park Mount St John
  • BIG4 Ingenia Holidays Townsville

Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 11.2 km east · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport, 7.2 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 47.7% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 78.6%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

43,079 bird observations recorded near Shaw — most often seen:

• Peaceful Dove (2,512)
• Brown Honeyeater (2,381)
• Magpie-lark (2,333)
• Common Myna (2,331)
• White-gaped Honeyeater (2,316)
• Great Bowerbird (2,242)
• House Sparrow (2,226)
• Australian White Ibis (2,216)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (2,137)
• White-breasted Woodswallow (2,122)
• Spotted Turtle-dove (1,996)
• Rainbow Bee-eater (1,493)
• Australasian Figbird (1,234)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Shaw:

• Cosgrove (1.8 km)
• Bohle Plains (2.9 km)
• Bohle (3.3 km)
• Kirwan (3.5 km)
• Mount Louisa (3.6 km)
• Thuringowa Central (4.2 km)
• Burdell (4.5 km)
• Mount St John (4.6 km)

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