Townsville

Townsville

• Latitude: 19.23945, Longitude 146.83505
• Population: 178,860 (2016) United Nations
• Post Code: 4810
• Area: 693.3 km²
• Elevation:  15 metres

Townsville is a seaside city in North  Queensland, Australia.

Places to visit

The Strand esplanade is well-known for its pier and water park.  The Reef HQ Aquarium features Great Barrier Reef marine animals and coral.  While you are there, make sure you pop to see the Turtle hospital. The Billabong Sanctuary wildlife park, located southeast of the city, is home to koalas, wombats, and crocodiles. Off the coast from Townsville is beautiful Magnetic Island.  Magnetic Island has coral reefs, a wildlife-rich national park, stunning beaches and koalas. Spend your days exploring by land or water or simply taking advantage of the town's wealth of activities.  A 20-minute ferry ride to Magnetic Island's coral-fringed sands tempts visitors daily.  Grab a snorkel and explore the Great Barrier Reef's kaleidoscopic colours and the island's abundance of national park reserves, secret beaches, and palm trees.

Reef HQ

Visitors to Townsville can learn about the natural wonder without getting their feet wet, thanks to the Reef HQ Great Barrier Reef Aquarium.  This Aquarium is the World's largest living coral Reef aquarium, a 2.5 million litre exhibition and a Sea Turtle rehabilitation centre. The Reef also puts the inaugural sculpture "Ocean Siren" by the Museum of Underwater Art to life, which can be seen from The Strand Jetty as it changes colour depending on the water temperature. Next, visitors can explore Townsville's growing collection of cafes, restaurants, boutiques, and galleries.   The Strand is popular with families with its fantastic water adventure playground.

Where is Townsville

The regional hub in North Queensland is 350 kilometres from the northern epicentre of Cairns and 1,300 kilometres from Brisbane.

How to get to Townsville

There are several options for getting to town, the most convenient of which is a direct flight to the domestic airport. There's also a dependable train system, a relaxing way to get to the above cities.

How far is Townsville from Cairns?

Cairns is six hours away,

How Far is Brisbane from Townsville?

While Brisbane is 18 hours from Townsville, alternatively, you can drive the 1300-kilometer, 15-hour journey from the state capital.  Not only will you want to stop for a night or two along the route to break up the journey, but with so much to see and do, you'll get a lot more out of your trip if you spend a few days exploring the Queensland coastline from Brisbane to Townsville.

Things to do in Townsville

The climb to the summit of Castle Hill is not easy, but it is well worth the effort. After an exciting hike to the 268-meter-high landmark Centrepoint, with 360-degree views and the chance to catch an incredibly stunning sunset. One of the best wreck dives in the World is close by the SS Yongala has a lot of history, and unfortunately, there were no survivors.