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Living in Charters Towers City, QLD
Charters Towers City is in the Charters Towers council area. About 2,219 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Charters Towers and Queensland.
Rent now
$360 a week
That's the median rent on new leases in Charters Towers City, in the June quarter 2026 (from a small number of leases). Half of new leases cost more and half cost less.
Who lives here
| Measure | Charters Towers City | Charters Towers | QLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 42 | 38 |
| People per home | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Household income, a week (median) | $1,078 | $1,307 | $1,675 |
Homes
| Measure | Charters Towers City | Charters Towers | QLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 33% | 38% | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 22% | 29% | 35% |
| Rented | 42% | 28% | 34% |
| Separate houses | 86% | 89% | 75% |
| Flats and apartments | 1% | 0% | 13% |
| Rent, a week (median, 2021) | $220 | $220 | $365 |
| Mortgage repayment, a month (median) | $1,009 | $1,300 | $1,733 |
Shares of homes where people answered the question. Rent and mortgage figures are from 2021, so they're well below today's. See what tenants pay now.
Getting around
| Measure | Charters Towers City | Charters Towers | QLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with no car | 13% | 6% | 6% |
| Homes with two or more cars | 44% | 58% | 58% |
| Went to work by car | 77% | 72% | 72% |
| Went to work by public transport | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Walked or cycled to work | 11% | 8% | 4% |
| Worked from home | 6% | 12% | 16% |
How people got to work on Census day, as a share of those who went to work or worked at home. The Census was on 10 August 2021, when Greater Sydney and Melbourne were in lockdown, so many more people there worked from home than usual, and fewer took public transport.
Public transport
There's no train station within 50 km.
Each time a train, tram, ferry or bus stops counts once, in both directions. Train and tram stations count once however many platforms they have.
Schools
In Charters Towers City
- Charters Towers Central State School Government, primary
- Charters Towers State High School Government, secondary
Within 2 km
- Blackheath and Thornburgh College (Charters Towers) Independent, primary and secondary, 0.7 km
- Richmond Hill State School Government, primary, 1.8 km
School zones for 2026
- Charters Towers Central State School primary
- Charters Towers State High School high school
The middle of Charters Towers City is in these government school zones. A zone is set by your exact address, and streets near its edge may be zoned for another school, so check your address with the school before you rent or buy.
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Charters Towers City. Check enrolment rules with the school or the state's education department. We don't rank or rate schools.
More about Charters Towers
- What it costs to live in Charters Towers: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against Queensland.
- Compare Charters Towers with another area.
- Is living in Charters Towers City worth the drive? Add up rent and fuel against another suburb.
- Other suburbs in Charters Towers.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Charters Towers figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. Public transport: Translink, © State of Queensland, CC BY 4.0. Schools: Queensland Department of Education (May 2020 list), CC BY 4.0. School zones: Queensland Department of Education, state school catchments, CC BY 4.0. Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages).