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Kirwan
Big residential suburb on Townsville's west, with schools, a shopping hub and steady foot traffic.
Snapshot
- Population: 20,780 at the 2021 Census (Kirwan suburb)
- Character: family suburb, with 5,716 families and 88.7% of occupied homes separate houses (2021 Census)
- Top industries of employment (2021 Census): hospitals 6.0%, defence 3.9%, social assistance 3.5%, supermarkets and grocery 3.5%, primary education 3.3%
Sources: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats, Kirwan (SAL31558), https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL31558
What's selling
1 public listing right now (below). What we're seeing: Kirwan is suburban bread-and-butter. Businesses that serve families every day (food, health, services, convenience) suit buyers who want a solid, low-drama operation close to home.
Life up here
Trent will eat just about anything put in front of him on the road. Just about. Eel's still off the menu, and he's not sorry.