Bloomsbury
QLD 4799 · Mackay
539 (2021) → 574 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bloomsbury is a suburb in Mackay, QLD 4799, about 878km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Bloomsbury are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 14km inland. Bloomsbury has an overall score of 16/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 74/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.78%), New Zealand (1.86%), Germany (0.74%), Philippines (0.74%), South Africa (0.56%)
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 Mackay 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 945 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Bloomsbury State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 945
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 Bloomsbury
Is Bloomsbury safe?
Bloomsbury has a residential safety score of 74/100, 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 6,967 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Bloomsbury from Brisbane CBD?
Bloomsbury is about 877.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Bloomsbury?
Bloomsbury has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 945 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bloomsbury?
Bloomsbury has a transport score of 0/100.