City profile · Australia · Oceania
Townsville
City population
201,313
#15
in Australia
#5
in Queensland
#2,848
worldwide
-19.266, 146.806 · 1,796 km from Canberra
About Townsville
Townsville is a city in Queensland, Australia with a population of 201,313. It is the 15th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Australia, and the 2,848th largest worldwide. It lies 1,796 km from Canberra.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 19
Elevation
15 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Australia/Brisbane
Coordinates
-19.266, 146.806
Record updated
2025-11-10
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
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