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Townsville, Queensland

A suburb with a median age of 28.

Burdell is one of Townsville's younger suburbs, and the numbers back that up: population 7,171, median age 28, and 40.2% of residents under 25. Household income runs to $2,232 a week, well above what a suburb this size usually pulls, so there's actual spending power behind the growth. New blocks keep being released on the northern edge of the city, and construction is the trade riding that wave hardest, the biggest single business category across the Townsville council area. This isn't a retiree suburb settling in; it's a suburb still filling up.

Burdell already counts 480 local businesses, and a lot of them are still running on a phone number, a ute door sign and a Facebook page nobody's touched in months. It's a gap in a suburb where 40.2% of residents are under 25 and search Google before they ask a neighbour. A plumber, a physio, a real estate agent or a mortgage broker who can't be found in ten seconds loses the job to whoever can. Health care and social assistance is the second-largest business category in the Townsville council area, with 1,546 businesses, and rental, hiring and real estate follows at 1,430, so the competition for that search result is only getting thicker. A website beats a Facebook page for one simple reason: Facebook decides who sees you, and a website doesn't.

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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29

The Burdell market, by the numbers.

Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Burdell itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Townsville area. This is the market your website sells into.

Who lives here
7,171
residents at the 2021 Census
  • Median age28
  • Aged 65+5.6%
  • Under 2540.2%
  • Median household income$2,232/wk
  • Median rent$360/wk
The business scene
~480
businesses in Burdell (estimated*)
  • Townsville total13,122
  • Solo / non-employing7,408
  • 1–4 staff3,547
  • 5–19 staff1,664
  • 20+ staff503

83% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.

Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Townsville (2025)
  • Construction2,529
  • Health care & social assistance1,546
  • Rental, hiring & real estate1,430
  • Professional, scientific & technical services1,373
  • Transport, postal & warehousing1,045
  • Other services1,037

*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.

Typical projects

What Burdell businesses actually build.

Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.

Trade & Service Website
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks

For builders, electricians, plumbers and other trades getting steady work from Townsville's growth corridor. Clear services, past work, and a contact form that doesn't get lost in a spam folder.

  • Mobile-first layout for on-site enquiries
  • Service area and callout information
  • Photo gallery of completed jobs
  • Contact form with instant email alert
Allied Health Booking Site
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks

For physios, dentists, GPs and allied health clinics that need online appointment booking, not just a phone number and a fax machine nobody uses.

  • Online appointment booking calendar
  • Patient intake forms
  • Practitioner profiles and services
  • SMS and email booking reminders
Property & Real Estate Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,000
Timeline
3–5 weeks

For real estate agents and property managers listing rentals and sales across Burdell and the wider Townsville corridor, with enquiry forms that reach an inbox, not a black hole.

  • Property listings with search filters
  • Enquiry forms routed to your inbox
  • Suburb and school catchment info
  • Fast load times on mobile data

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Why FindDevs in Burdell

Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.

Three quotes, not one local guess.

In a town of ~480 businesses there might be one or two people building websites, if they're taking work on. We put your brief in front of vetted developers across Australia and hand you three written quotes to compare, in 24 hours.

All Australian. All vetted.

Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.

Built for Burdell's actual customers.

The median age in Burdell is 28. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.

Free, with a safety net.

The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.

FAQ

Burdell questions.

It depends on what the site needs to do. A straightforward trade or service site for a builder or electrician runs $3,000 - $8,000 and takes 2-4 weeks. A booking site for a clinic or allied health practice, where people fill in forms and book appointments online, runs $4,500 - $12,000. A property or real estate site with listings and enquiry forms sits around $3,500 - $9,000. You'll get three fixed-price quotes from vetted Australian developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to anything.
Not necessarily, and that's fine. FindDevs matches you with three vetted Australian developers based on your brief, not your postcode. What matters for a Burdell business is a developer who understands regional Queensland conditions, mobile-first design for a young population, and reliable turnaround, not a local shopfront. All three developers you're matched with quote fixed prices within 24 hours, so you can compare and pick without chasing anyone for a number.
Yes, more than most places. 40.2% of Burdell's residents are under 25, and that group finds tradies, clinics and shops by searching on a phone, not by driving past a sign. Every project quoted through FindDevs is built mobile-first: fast loading, clear contact details and forms that work with a thumb, not a mouse. If your current site was built for a desktop screen five years ago, it's costing you jobs in a suburb this young.
Your industry

Developers who have built for your trade before.

The biggest employers around Burdell, by registered businesses in Townsville. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.

Construction
2,529 local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
1,546 local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
1,430 local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Professional, scientific & technical services
1,373 local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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