Charters Towers City, QLD 4820
Charters Towers Regional CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4820
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What to know about Charters Towers City
Charters Towers City (4820) sits in the Charters Towers region of Queensland.
Charters Towers City has roughly 2,219 residents, with a typical family-age mix. Households are a roughly even mix of owners and renters. The area is somewhat walkable for a typical errand run, but a car still helps for grocery runs and weekend trips.
What it’s like to live here
Charters Towers City scores 54/100 on walkability, which makes it somewhat walkable with limited public transport. A short drive opens up most amenities; a car-light household is workable but not optimal.
Summer days here average around 34°C (hot), winter mornings around 11°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 625 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 3 government primary, 1 government secondary, 1 Catholic, 2 independent.
Schools in Charters Towers City
Schools serving Charters Towers City: government first, then Catholic and independent.
Government schools
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 54/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Somewhat walkable. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
The 2021 Census put Charters Towers City's population at 2,219, with a median age of 41. That sits as a typical family-age mix. Households are a roughly even mix of owners and renters (54% own, 41% rent), which shapes everything from school catchment stability to how often properties turn over. Lone-person households are notable here (39%), often a marker of unit-heavy stock and walkable infrastructure.
- Population
- 2,219
- Median age
- 41
- Family households
- 57%
- Lone person
- 39%
- Owner occupied
- 54%
- Renter occupied
- 41%
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Crime and safety
4,112 offences recorded in 2026 across the Charters Towers Regional Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Charters Towers Regional 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
- 625 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 34.6°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 11.1°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 Charters Towers City
- What is the Charters Towers City postcode?
- Charters Towers City is in the 4820 postcode, in QLD, in the Charters Towers Regional Council region.
- Where is Charters Towers City?
- Charters Towers City is a suburb in the Charters Towers Regional Council area, QLD 4820.
- What schools are in Charters Towers City?
- There are 8 schools serving Charters Towers City on this page, including Charters Towers State High School, Charters Towers Central State School, Blackheath and Thornburgh College.
- How walkable is Charters Towers City?
- Charters Towers City has a Walk Score of 54 out of 100, somewhat walkable. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Charters Towers City?
- Charters Towers City is close to Charters Towers, Sellheim, Alabama Hill, Richmond Hill, Grand Secret.
- What is the population of Charters Towers City?
- The population of Charters Towers City is approximately 2,219 (2021 Census). The median age is 41.
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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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