Retail
Shopping in Townsville
Local retail precincts, weekend markets and the case for spending close to home.
Townsville retail precincts
Flinders Street East
The heritage CBD strip: bars, restaurants, independent boutiques and the weekend Cotters Market. Best for browsing on foot.
The Strand shopping
Beachside cafes, surf and swimwear, gelato and small homewares along Townsville's most-walked seafront.
Willows Shopping Centre
Major suburban centre with Coles, Woolworths, Big W, Kmart, fashion and food court — the everyday family shop.
Stockland Townsville
Aitkenvale-area regional centre with Myer, Coles, Woolworths, Kmart, fashion, dining and a cinema complex.
Markets in Townsville
Cotters Market
More than 200 stalls — local growers, makers, plants, baking, coffee and live music.
Strand Night Markets
Sunset food trucks, craft stalls and live music on the beachfront.
Currajong Community Markets
Friendly suburban market with bric-a-brac, second-hand finds, plants and home baking.
Aitkenvale Markets
Family-focused mix of produce, handmade and household stalls beside Ross River.
Support local
- Every dollar spent in a Townsville-owned business cycles roughly three times through the local economy before it leaves the region.
- Independent retailers are typically the first to sponsor school fetes, junior sport and community festivals — they need the foot traffic to keep doing it.
- Shopping local does not mean paying more. Compare like-for-like and you will often find independents matching the chains, especially on coffee, baking and fresh produce.
Shop local campaigns
Queensland runs an ongoing Buy Queensland and shop-local initiative through the Department of State Development. Find current campaigns, badges and resources for your business on the official site.
Buying local — Business Queensland →