Blacksoil
QLD 4306 · Ipswich
106 (2021) → 113 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Blacksoil is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4306, about 34km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Blacksoil are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 50/100, and is about 46km inland. Blacksoil has an overall score of 42/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 4306 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (2.83%)
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.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
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 977 (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)
- West Moreton Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.3kmICSEA 1072
- Brassall State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 901
- Ipswich State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 925
- Ipswich Adventist SchoolPrimary · Independent · 4.4kmICSEA 1026
- Walloon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 945
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 1029
- Blair State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 952
- St Edmund's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5.9kmICSEA 1049
- Leichhardt State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 862
- St Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6kmICSEA 1033
- Ipswich Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 6kmICSEA 1114
- Ipswich West Special School - Larsen Street CampusPrimary · Government · 6km
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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.
In this suburb
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
Childcare
No data
Childcare data isn't available for this suburb.
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Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register · Updated July 2026
Places of Worship
Mapped places of worship within 3km of the suburb centre, grouped by religion where recorded. Community mapping may not capture every congregation.
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Blacksoil
How far is Blacksoil from Brisbane CBD?
Blacksoil is about 33.7 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 94 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Blacksoil?
Blacksoil has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Blacksoil?
Blacksoil has a transport score of 50/100 and 2 bus stops.