Question 1

Is Vincent a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Vincent is an inner-west Townsville suburb of single-storey mid-century houses on generous blocks with pockets of newer infill. The streets are largely quiet and lined with established trees, and everyday conveniences such as neighbourhood shops, parks and sporting fields sit alongside public buses linking to the wider city and nearby commercial centres. Local community facilities support regular club and recreational activity, so it reads as an established, practical suburb close to Townsville’s services and employment hubs.

The community is weighted towards families, with couple families with children the largest group at 35.3%, and homes are more often owner-occupied than rented (54.4% owner-occupied, 45.6% rented). Health and community infrastructure includes the Vincent health campus, community health facilities on Cambridge and Palmerston streets, the Vincent Community Centre, Vincent State School and Townsville Christian College. A new six-bed Youth Step Up Step Down mental health facility is planned at the Vincent campus, and Cambridge Park received a substantial upgrade that added a playground, half-basketball court, fitness equipment and a fenced off-leash dog area.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Vincent?

Accepted Answer

At the current median house price of $570,000 in Vincent, buying a house works out to about 7.8 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, which places buying well above local incomes on these figures.

Renting a house at about $520 a week would take roughly 37.2% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a sizeable share of income. If you're renting rather than buying, that rent share is the figure most relevant to you.

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 Vincent a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

The clearest movement in Vincent over the past year was on the house side: median house values climbed 14.6%, a strong rise in capital value. House rents also increased, up 6.1% over the 12 months, a solid gain in rental income, so capital growth outpaced rental income for houses in that period.

Which of those figures matters to you comes down to your priorities. If capital growth is your focus, the house value change is the key number; if rental income is more important, the house rent change is the relevant figure. Whether that balance makes Vincent the right investment for you depends on your 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	$570K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	14.6%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	10	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	13	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$520	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	6.1%	N/A

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