Arcadia Bay, QLD 4819
Townsville City CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4819
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What to know about Arcadia Bay
Arcadia Bay (4819) sits in the Townsville region of Queensland.
Daily life is car-friendly: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Arcadia Bay scores 40/100 on walkability, which makes it car-friendly with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 31°C (warm), winter mornings around 14°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,304 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 9 government primary, 2 government secondary, 6 Catholic, 2 independent.
Schools in Arcadia Bay
Schools serving Arcadia Bay: government first, then Catholic and independent.
Government schools
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 40/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
78,602 offences recorded in 2026 across the Townsville City Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Townsville City Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,304 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 30.6°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 13.9°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Arcadia Bay
- What is the Arcadia Bay postcode?
- Arcadia Bay is in the 4819 postcode, in QLD, in the Townsville City Council region.
- Where is Arcadia Bay?
- Arcadia Bay is a suburb in the Townsville City Council area, QLD 4819.
- What schools are in Arcadia Bay?
- There are 20 schools serving Arcadia Bay on this page, including Magnetic Island State School, St Patrick's College Townsville, Townsville Central State School.
- How walkable is Arcadia Bay?
- Arcadia Bay has a Walk Score of 40 out of 100, car-dependent for most errands. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Arcadia Bay?
- Arcadia Bay is close to Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island, Arcadia, Picnic Bay, Horseshoe Bay.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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