Deeragun is located approximately west of the Townsville CBD. Deeragun is mainly a residential and rural-residential suburb characterised by the hill at Innes Estate and the Saunders Creek nature strip. Deeragun is bounded to the north by the Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line, by Veale Street to the north-west and Saunders Creek to the south-west.
The suburb contains the Woodlands Centro shopping complex that provides Northern Beaches residents access to a supermarket, a post office, several fast food outlets, medical and veterinary services, some recreational businesses and fuel service stations. Additional shopping and restaurant amenities are in various stages of construction since 2011. A police station, Community Recreation Hall, a few churches and Woodlands Skate Park are also located in Deeragun. The Townsville City Council operate a mobile library service which visits the North Townsville Community Hub at Deeragun on Monday mornings.
Transport
Arterial road
The Bruce Highway borders Deeragun to the north. It is at Deeragun where the Bruce Highway becomes a dual lane carriageway for the first time when approaching Townsville from the north. The final stage of the Townsville Ring Road is due for construction and will be a high-speed bypass road for traffic between Deeragun and Bohle Plains suburbs.
Public transport
Hermit Park Bus Service connects Deeragun with Townsville by providing through its "Route 33" a direct bus route to the Aitkenvale and Townsville CBD bus exchanges. Route 33 is part of the Department of Transport and Main Roadsqconnect initiative and also has a major stop in Bushland Beach. The taxi service as an alternative form of public transport is also available in Deeragun. This service is operated by Townsville Taxis.
St Anthony's Catholic College is a Catholic primary and secondary school at the corner Veales Road and Joanne Street for boys and girls at Veales Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,236 students with 92 teachers and 76 non-teaching staff. Northern Beaches State High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls at Meranti Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 760 students with 69 teachers and 43 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program. There is no government primary school in the suburb; the nearest is Bohlevale State School just across the Bruce Highway in Burdell. Additionally, there is a number of child care facilities available in the suburb.
