Ballard
QLD 4352 · Lockyer Valley
167 (2021) → 180 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ballard is a suburb in Lockyer Valley, QLD 4352, about 103km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Ballard are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 108km inland. Ballard has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.99%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
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
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1001 (above 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)
- Toowoomba Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.4kmICSEA 1062
- Good Samaritan CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4.4kmICSEA 933
- Downlands CollegeCombined · Catholic · 4.5kmICSEA 1052
- Highfields State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1031
- Harlaxton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 817
- Toowoomba State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 941
- Rockville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 813
- Fairholme CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.2kmICSEA 1113
- Toowoomba West Special SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 949
- Mary MacKillop Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 6.5kmICSEA 1051
- Sacred Heart Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.5kmICSEA 999
- Highfields State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 1008
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
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Frequently asked questions about Ballard
How far is Ballard from Brisbane CBD?
Ballard is about 103.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Ballard?
Ballard has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ballard?
Ballard has a transport score of 0/100.