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Funeral directors in Townsville

Townsville funeral directors serve North Queensland from Magnetic Island and the suburbs to surrounding rural areas. It is a small market, so call ahead to check chapel availability and cultural or religious service options rather than assume.

According to Funerals Direct, there are 4 funeral directors listed in Townsville, Queensland.

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Townsville Funerals, Cremations & Crematorium
4.872 reviewsTownsville, QLD1.2 km

Townsville Funerals, Cremations & Crematorium has been owned and run by a local family since September 2025 and describes itself as Townsville's only family owned and operated funeral home. The Railway Estate funeral home has a chapel seating up to 300 with livestreaming, three private arrangement rooms, a function room and a children's room. Families can choose flame cremation at Woongarra or Whitsunday Crematorium, or The Gentle Way, a water-based alternative carried out by the team in Townsville. Calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Oceanview Low Cost Funeral Services
4.714 reviewsGarbutt, QLD4.7 km

Oceanview Low Cost Funeral Services is a funeral director serving families in Garbutt, QLD and surrounding areas. Facilities include an on-site chapel, on-site refrigeration. Member of the Australian Funeral Directors Association, with 24-hour first-call coverage every day.

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Morleys Funerals Pty. Ltd.
4.568 reviewsWest End, QLD2.4 km

Morleys Funerals Pty. Ltd. has served Townsville since 1961. Ray Valdeter leads the team serving North Queensland. The funeral home offers burials, cremations, personalised services and memorial urns, for religious and non-religious services. Contact Morleys to discuss funeral arrangements at any time.

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Fitzgerald's Funerals
4.414 reviewsHyde Park, QLD0.8 km

Fitzgerald's Funerals has served Townsville and surrounding districts since 1997. Located at 7 Yeatman Street, Hyde Park, the business offers preparation services and transfer vehicles, with facilities available around the clock. The team arranges services with clergy, celebrants, cemeteries, crematoria, churches and chapels, and handles the required documentation and government registration. Contact them to discuss funeral arrangements.

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Funeral prices near Townsville

Across Queensland, the median published starting price for a direct cremation is $3,260, from 80 providers, and half advertise between $2,628 and $4,470. A direct cremation is a cremation with no funeral service. These are starting prices read from provider websites, updated 26 September 2026, so ask for a written quote.

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No TOWNSVILLE funeral director publishes a direct cremation package price on its own website, so this site does not print a figure. A cremation with a service or a burial costs substantially more, and this site publishes no TOWNSVILLE figure for those because we have found too few published package totals. Compare the directors listed on this page to see current pricing for Townsville.

This page lists 4 funeral directors serving Townsville. Listings are compiled from publicly available sources for current contact details, services, and pricing where the provider publishes it.

Cremation reduces the body to ashes through high heat, returned to the family in an urn. Burial places the body in a coffin in a cemetery plot. Cremation is generally less expensive, because a burial also carries the cemetery's plot and interment fees. The Australian Seniors Cost of Death 2.0 Report (2023) estimated $11,039 for a burial against $8,045 for a cremation. Cremation also offers more flexibility around the timing and location of any memorial service.

No. In every Australian state and territory, families have the legal right to arrange a funeral without engaging a funeral director. Most families choose to use a director because the practical work (transport, paperwork, coordinating with the cemetery or crematorium) is significant, and a director handles it. If you are considering arranging a funeral yourself, contact your state's Births Deaths and Marriages office for the required paperwork.

Compare on three things. First, transparent pricing: providers who publish package prices upfront tend to be more straightforward to deal with. Second, reviews and Funerals Australia membership: membership of Funerals Australia (formerly the AFDA) signals adherence to the peak body's code of conduct. Third, the services included in the package, since the same headline price can include very different inclusions. Every listing on this page shows these signals where the provider publishes them.

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