Rising Sun, QLD 4812
Townsville City CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4812
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What to know about Rising Sun
Rising Sun (4812) sits in the Townsville region of Queensland.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Rising Sun scores 16/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 32°C (warm), winter mornings around 14°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,086 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 8 government primary, 3 government secondary, 5 Catholic, 3 independent.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 16/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Very 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
- 1,086 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 32.0°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 14.0°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 Rising Sun
- What is the Rising Sun postcode?
- Rising Sun is in the 4812 postcode, in QLD, in the Townsville City Council region.
- Where is Rising Sun?
- Rising Sun is a suburb in the Townsville City Council area, QLD 4812.
- What schools are in Rising Sun?
- There are 20 schools serving Rising Sun on this page, including St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra State School, Pimlico State High School.
- How walkable is Rising Sun?
- Rising Sun has a Walk Score of 16 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Rising Sun?
- Rising Sun is close to Rosslea, Mysterton, Hermit Park, Pimlico, Mundingburra.
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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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