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Townsville
Queenslandcity
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Townsville is a city that lies in Queensland, Australia. Located at -19.259°, 146.817°, Townsville occupies a tropical portion of the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Long-term weather observations show average highs near 82.2°F and lows near 70°F with about 62.8 in of annual precipitation (a wet total). Open solar datasets indicate about 2,093 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 82% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves9,243
- Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves8,237
- Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) · Aves8,114
- Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves7,386
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves7,292
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves7,166
- Great BowerbirdChlamydera nuchalis (Jardine & Selby, 1830) · Aves6,260
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus Latham, 1801 · Aves5,876
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2025-03-010 km SE of Kelso, Australia
- M 4.8 — 2003-08-1165 km ENE of Palm Island, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here









People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Queensland
- Ravenswood58.3 mi away
- Kirkton Homestead60.5 mi away
- Plumwood Homestead61.1 mi away
- Trebonne65.1 mi away · pop. 270
- Brookville Homestead65.4 mi away
- Strathalbyn Homestead70.7 mi away
- Carse O Gowrie Homestead71.3 mi away
- Warrawee Homestead73.1 mi away
- Lulu Pocket74 mi away
- Saint Pauls Homestead75.8 mi away
- Castleview76.2 mi away
- Rangeview Homestead76.6 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Townsville

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library