Townsville, Queensland · October 2026 figures
Best book shops & newsagents in Townsville, QLD
The top-ranked book shops & newsagents in Townsville are Mary Who? Bookshop (4.8 from 242 reviews), Arcane Books (5.0 from 36 reviews) and The Navigation Centre (4.9 from 49 reviews). 15 are ranked here by proven rating.
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- 15
- Median rating
- 4.8
- Reviews behind the list
- 882
- Open Saturday
- 12 of 15
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Book Shops & Newsagents in Townsville at a glance
- 15 book shops & newsagents in Townsville are ranked here, with 882 Google reviews between them and a median rating of 4.8.
- 80% list a website and 93% a phone number on Google.
- 12 of the 15 that list opening hours open on Saturday, and 9 on Sunday.
- QBD Books Townsville in Aitkenvale has the most Google reviews (293), averaging 4.6.
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Questions
Who are the best book shops & newsagents in Townsville?
The top-ranked book shops & newsagents in Townsville are Mary Who? Bookshop (4.8 from 242 reviews), Arcane Books (5.0 from 36 reviews) and The Navigation Centre (4.9 from 49 reviews). Each is ranked by proven rating, its Google rating weighted by the number of reviews behind it.
How many book shops & newsagents are there in Townsville?
The Agentize Directory ranks 15 book shops & newsagents in Townsville, each with a Google rating from at least five reviews. Their median rating is 4.8, from 882 reviews in all.
Which book shops & newsagents in Townsville are open on weekends?
9 of the 15 that list hours on Google open on both Saturday and Sunday. The highest ranked of them are Mary Who? Bookshop, Angelfish Dragonfly Children's Boutique and QBD Books Townsville.
Which book shop in Townsville has the most reviews?
QBD Books Townsville has the most Google reviews of any book shop ranked in Townsville: 293, averaging 4.6.
How is this list of book shops & newsagents ranked?
Every list is ranked by proven rating: a business's Google rating weighted by the reviews behind it, so a perfect score from five reviews cannot outrank a near-perfect one from five hundred. No business pays to be listed or to move up. How the ranking works.
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Ratings and review counts are Google's, as listed in October 2026. Phone numbers, websites and opening hours are the ones each business lists on Google. No business pays to be listed or to move up, and none is verified or endorsed by Agentize. How the ranking works.