Blackall
QLD 4472 · Blackall Tambo
1,365 (2021) → 1,402 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Blackall is a suburb in Blackall Tambo, QLD 4472, about 826km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Blackall are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 489km inland. Blackall has an overall score of 22/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (1.76%), Philippines (0.73%), England (0.66%), Germany (0.29%), India (0.29%)
Top languages: Malayalam (0.44%), German (0.29%), Tagalog (0.29%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.22%), Filipino (0.22%)
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 Blackall Tambo 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:
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
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 934 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 982
- Blackall State SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 887
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 Blackall
Is Blackall safe?
Blackall has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 3,026 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Blackall from Brisbane CBD?
Blackall is about 825.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Blackall?
Blackall has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 935 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Blackall?
Blackall has a transport score of 0/100.