Townsville..

Where are you moving from.

Pros nice place lovely and warm at this time of the year

Cons Humid in summer if you are not used to it.

I lived there for many years, left there about 12 years ago but still have daughter living there.

I found it a good place to live. Good schools, hospital, uni etc...... I am a keen diver and loved being able to dive the GBR regularly.

If not used to it you may find the summers very hot and humid, but once you have lived through a couple you get used to it. Winters are glorious.

Depends what work you might be looking for but is usually good with plenty of choice.

House prices have boomed over the last few years and finding rental places can be difficult.

Gidday,
I travel to Brownsville weekly and have lived there. I have the lobotomy scare to prove it.

Not a bad place just to many traffic lights for me, guess that's what happens in a growing city.

Many, many places to see out of Townsville and you should spend lots of time exploring them. One of the advantages is many of the places are not that far.

Summer can be a tad hot, you will probably get a bit peeved in summer when many of the storms just seem to follow the ranges and go round the back of Townsville.

They have a great rock pool to keep you away from the stingers in summer
Winter should suit you depending where you are from.

Have a good one

We live in Townsville, moved here from the Isa. We don't mind it, find it easy to get around. Has everything you could want here. Very easy to go anywhere and there is plenty to see and do as well. Some find the humidity to much but most houses are aircond. now and then there are the big shopping centres as well! Most people go up to paluma or chrystal creek in the heat to cool off, beautiful spot! I don't think you would find it hard to find work as there are a lot of industrial, mining and the defence force in town, tho you didn't mention if you needed that aspect of life still. So it's a thumbs up for Townsville from me.

We ran away from Sydney 35 years ago and settled in Townsville. It has the advantage of great education facilities from pre school to University. Townsville is a great place to live though the humidity in December, January & February takes a little getting used to. During our time in North Queensland we also spent 5 years in Cairns where you have very wet wet season and wet dry season. No winter at all.
Townsville has some great suburbs to live in and some areas to avoid. As a retired Real Estate Agent I may be able to help you with suggestions. email me on peter.millar7@bigpond.com if you would like to ask questions.
We are presently on the road full time as my wife wanted to experience a colder winter than what we are used to. Some people say winter in Townsville is the Saturday night of the long weekend in June. This year Townsville may have missed out on winter.
Townsville is no longer Brownsville or Broken Hill by the sea. It is green, clean and going places.
Townsville is the only major city in Australia to have sufficient water reserves to double its population in 10 years and double that population in a further 10 years.
Regards
PeteM

I spent two years living there and really enjoyed it. Yes Brownsville sums it up.
After the wet season in summer you see it all change to browwwwn!
We came from a big city and it was certainly a culture shock, but in a good way. High parking charges, tolls etc are a thing of the past.
You have to love hot weather and the humidity and not yearn for the changing of seasons- as you wont really see it.
One thing we found is that there isnt too much to do within say a 1 hr radius of Tville- if you want to have coffees and all that stuff. However, if you like camping - there are lots of places to explore.
I think Myer is coming soon, so you dont have to go to Cairns for a shopping fix. Shops and variety has changed a whole lot in last few years, so you can pretty much get everything.
What I enjoyed was that the Daintree etc, Whitsundays are all withing 3-5 hrs away- bliss.
Always lots of cheap flights to Brownsville .
Education wise - is pretty good. JCU adds a good mix of youth to the town. Along with the army contingent adds another dimension.
Negatives- Dengue Fever, constant heat, high aircon bills,

Gotta love cyclones, crocodiles, dengue fever, sweat, no daylight savings, and cowboy fanactics....other than that a good place to live LOL

A well serviced major city which one can always find something to do depending on their desires.

Andrew