Blackstone
QLD 4304 · Ipswich
1,144 (2021) → 1,258 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Blackstone is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4304, about 28km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Blackstone are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 51/100, and is about 42km inland. Blackstone has an overall score of 56/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 81/100.
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 (5.16%), England (2.45%), Philippines (1.4%), India (0.96%), PNG (0.87%)
Top languages: Filipino (0.87%), Punjabi (0.7%), Thai (0.7%), Hindi (0.52%), Tagalog (0.44%)
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:
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 976 (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)
- Claremont Special SchoolCombined · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 965
- Sacred Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1026
- Bundamba State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 2kmICSEA 898
- Bundamba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 903
- Silkstone State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 936
- Raceview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 944
- Bethany Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 2.8kmICSEA 1039
- YMCA Vocational School - IpswichSecondary · Independent · 2.9kmICSEA 892
- Queensland Pathways State College - Bundamba CampusSecondary · Government · 3km
- Ipswich Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 982
- Ipswich East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 906
- Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.6kmICSEA 1120
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 Blackstone
Is Blackstone safe?
Blackstone 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 Blackstone from Brisbane CBD?
Blackstone is about 28.2 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 97 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Blackstone?
Blackstone has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Blackstone?
Blackstone has a transport score of 51/100 and 9 bus stops.