Question 1

Is Castle Hill a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Castle Hill is centred on the granite monolith that dominates Townsville's inner city skyline. The hill is a bushland reserve with steep slopes crisscrossed by walking tracks and a sealed road to summit lookouts that give panoramic views over the harbour, city and Magnetic Island. Residential streets sit at the hill's base, with established timber Queenslander homes and pockets of more recent infill, and the area attracts people who value an active outdoor lifestyle and a leafy, elevated address with easy access to the waterfront, city services and nearby amenities.

Home to 972 people with a median age of 46, Castle Hill is a small, mostly owner-occupied community — 47.3% owned outright and 39.5% owned with a mortgage, while 13.2% of dwellings are rented. Couple families with and without children make up 91.5% of families. Ongoing council works on slope stabilisation, summit access and track handrails, water infrastructure and upgrades to the road carpark and footpaths are improving access and facilities. If regular walking, lookout views and an established residential feel matter to you, Castle Hill shows those qualities; whether it suits you depends on what you want from a suburb.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Castle Hill?

Accepted Answer

Castle Hill's typical household earned $3,781 a week at the last Census, but there haven't been enough recent sales or rentals to publish reliable house or unit prices and rents for the suburb. Without current price or rent figures, it isn't possible to describe how expensive living in Castle Hill is compared with what a typical local household earned at the last Census.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Castle Hill a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

House values in Castle Hill climbed 8.2% over the past 12 months, a solid rise in the capital value of houses. That is the figure an investor focused on capital growth would pay most attention to.

Whether that movement makes Castle Hill a suitable investment for you depends on your own goals and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	8.2%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	3	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	41	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A

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