Go, but pay attention.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Townsville at 39/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Australia's national picture overall (77/100 vs 87/100).
City page · part of Australia
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Townsville report
Numbeo aggregates thousands of resident-submitted perception surveys into a per-city Crime Index (higher = worse) and its inverse, a Safety Index — the only real city-granularity crime signal feeding this page, alongside Australia's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
61.2
Safety Index
38.8
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Australia's national page, with crime swapped for Townsville's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Always legal for women. Male legal in some states and territories since 1975, nationwide since 1997. Tasmania was the last state to legalise male homosexuality; Equal age of consent in some states and territories since 1975, nationwide since 2016.+ UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
I · 230V
Driving side
left
Emergency
police: 000 / ambulance: 000 / fire: 000
How this compares to Australia
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Townsville at 39/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Australia's national picture overall (77/100 vs 87/100).
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