Townsville Investor Scout: Yield vs Risk Map
⭐️ What the Locals are Saying
Validated by the "Everything Townsville" community.
(Project: Educational Data Visualization Portfolio)
⚠️ Don't Buy a "Lemon" in Townsville.
Townsville offers some of the best rental yields in Australia (6%+), but it has a hidden danger: The Flood Zones.
Real estate sites show you the house, but they don't overlay the 2019 Flood Map or the Crime Heatmaps. I learned this the hard way while researching my own investment.
I’m a QUT Engineering student. I got tired of having 3 different tabs open (Council Flood Map + Police Crime Map + Realestate.com.au), so I wrote a Python script to visualize all those datasets onto one interactive map.
What This Map Shows You:
- 🟢 Green Pins (The Sweet Spot): Suburbs with High Yields (>5%) but Low Flood & Crime Risk.
- 🔴 Red Pins (High Risk Factors): Areas flagged for historic Flood Risk (based on 2019 data) or High Crime rates.
- 🔵 Blue Pins (Lifestyle): Premium, safe suburbs with lower yields (Capital Growth plays).
Why use this tool?
- Spot Anomalies: See why Annandale is "Green" (Safe) but Idalia (right next door) is "Red" (Flood Zone).
- Save Time: Stop manually checking council PDFs. The data is right on the map.
- Instant Links: Click any pin to jump straight to current listings or the official Govt verification maps.
Is it accurate? I compiled this data using the Townsville City Council Flood Models (2019 Event) and QLD Police Crime Map (filtering out minor traffic offenses). However, I am a student, not a financial advisor. Use this as a "Scout Tool" to narrow your search, then verify with official sources (links included in the tool).
How to use:
- Download the file.
- Desktop: Double-click to open instantly in Chrome/Safari.
- Mobile: Save to "Files," then open in your browser. (Works best on Desktop).
Price: Pay What You Want. If you grab it for $0, that's cool—I just want the data to help people. If it saves you from a bad buy and you want to chip in for my uni textbooks, that's awesome too! 🍺
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LEGAL DISCLAIMER: THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY.