Banks Pocket
QLD 4570 · Gympie
187 (2021) → 192 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Banks Pocket is a suburb in Gympie, QLD 4570, about 151km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Banks Pocket are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 54/100, and is about 38km inland. Banks Pocket has an overall score of 41/100, 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: Canada (1.6%), New Zealand (1.6%)
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 969 (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)
- Victory CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.6kmICSEA 1022
- Gympie West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 958
- James Nash State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 969
- Two Mile State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 921
- Gympie Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 3.9kmICSEA 905
- Gympie Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 942
- Gympie Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 967
- Gympie State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 957
- St Patrick's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 1040
- St Patrick's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 1035
- One Mile State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 943
- Chatsworth State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 932
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 Banks Pocket
How far is Banks Pocket from Brisbane CBD?
Banks Pocket is about 150.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Banks Pocket?
Banks Pocket has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Banks Pocket?
Banks Pocket has a transport score of 54/100.