Amberley
QLD 4306 · Ipswich
619 (2021) → 719 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Amberley is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4306, about 37km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Amberley are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 35/100, and is about 51km inland. Amberley has an overall score of 33/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 81/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: South Africa (1.13%), England (0.81%), China (0.65%), India (0.65%), New Zealand (0.48%)
Top languages: Mandarin (0.65%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Ipswich local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Reasonable school mix
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of schools, though the strongest options may require some travel.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 979 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Leichhardt State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 862
- Immaculate Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.3kmICSEA 1004
- Walloon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 946
- West Moreton Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.8kmICSEA 1071
- Ipswich West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 942
- Churchill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 899
- Blair State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 951
- Ipswich West Special SchoolCombined · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 949
- Bremer State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 945
- Ipswich Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.9kmICSEA 1098
- Amberley District State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 984
- YMCA Vocational School - Ipswich - Limestone St CampusSecondary · Independent · 6.2km
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Fitness
Plenty of options
Well above average — a good spread of gyms and sports facilities within easy reach.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Amberley
Is Amberley safe?
Amberley has a residential safety score of 81/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,948 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Amberley from Brisbane CBD?
Amberley is about 37.1 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 123 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Amberley?
Amberley has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Amberley?
Amberley has a transport score of 35/100.