Child Care Townsville City

As of our last update on May 5, 2026, there are 1 child care centre in Townsville City. Of these, a single centre provides Long Day Care admissions with 80 places. There are no schools in the area with student enrolment data at present.

AreaSearch's latest population estimate for Townsville City as at February 2026 stands at a total of 3,147 people, of this 84 are estimated to be children under five years of age.

Some areas have changed considerably since the 2021 Census was undertaken. At the 2021 Census Townsville City was assessed as having 2,945 people with 73 of these (2.5%) being children under 5 years old. Given changes in localised population estimates by the ABS we estimate that Townsville City has experienced population growth of approximately 202 people from the 2021 Census.

In Townsville City, our latest analysis shows there are 1.1 resident children under 5yo per LDC place. This figure is significantly lower than the 2.1 children per place across Rest of Qld.

Childcare fees in Townsville City average $145, which is comparable to the regional average of $150 in Rest of Qld.

There are no schools reporting attendance in Townsville City, while there is an average of 5.9 students per LDC place across Rest of Qld.

The average LDC in Townsville City was approved 11.2 years ago, while across Rest of Qld the typical centre approval is 12 years old.

Yes, workforce activity is very high in this area and strongly drives child care demand.

Childcare operators, developers, investors and financiers would typically conduct a thorough child care supply and demand analysis (SDA) on Townsville City before allocating the significant amount of capital required. Boundary-based analysis such as this is often used as an initial guide however, and analysis would be undertaken on the specific site adopting a radial, travel time, or custom catchment to take into account nearby competition and demand drivers that would influence a centre's performance.