| Type: | suburb |
| Shaw | |
| City: | Townsville |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -19.2794°N 146.6994°W |
| Pop: | 760 |
| Established: | 1991 |
| Postcode: | 4818 |
| Area: | 7.6 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 13.8 |
| Dir1: | W |
| Location1: | Townsville CBD |
| Dist2: | 1375 |
| Dir2: | NNW |
| Location2: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | City of Townsville |
| Stategov: | Hinchinbrook |
| Fedgov: | Herbert |
| Near-N: | Burdell |
| Near-Ne: | Bohle Cosgrove |
| Near-E: | Mount Louisa |
| Near-Se: | Kirwan |
| Near-S: | Bohle Plains |
| Near-Sw: | Bohle Plains |
| Near-W: | Bohle Plains |
| Near-Nw: | Deeragun |
Shaw is a locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Shaw had a population of 760 people.
Shaw Road runs through from south to north, and North Townsville Road runs along the northern boundary.
Shaw is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country.[2] The district was named on 27 July 1991.
St Benedict's Catholic School opened with 163 students in January 2018.[3]
In the, Shaw had a population of 550 people.
In the, Shaw had a population of 760 people.
St Benedict's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school at 890 Dalrymple Road (-19.2868°N 146.7325°W).[4] [5]
There are no government schools in Shaw. The nearest government primary schools are Bohlevale State School in neighbouring Deeragun to the north-west and The Willows State School in neighbouring Kirwan to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Northern Beaches State High School in Deeragun and Kirwan State High School in Kirwan.