Brandon
QLD 4808 · Burdekin
1,088 (2021) → 1,124 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Brandon is a suburb in Burdekin, QLD 4808, about 1054km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Brandon are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 14km inland. Brandon has an overall score of 17/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 91/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Italy (1.19%), New Zealand (0.55%), Scotland (0.46%), South Africa (0.46%), Zimbabwe (0.37%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.01%), Italian (1.01%), Vietnamese (0.37%), Indonesian (0.28%), Thai (0.28%)
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 Burdekin 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 917 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Brandon State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 871
- Kalamia State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 853
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Francis Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.7kmICSEA 999
- Townsville Flexible Learning Centre - Cunningham Street CampusSecondary · Catholic · 6.2km
- Ayr State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 766
- Maidavale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6km
- Burdekin Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Catholic · 6.8kmICSEA 1003
- East Ayr State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 955
- Ayr State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 923
- Burdekin SchoolCombined · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 941
- Burdekin Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 7.4kmICSEA 942
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 Brandon
Is Brandon safe?
Brandon has a residential safety score of 91/100, 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 5,985 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Brandon from Brisbane CBD?
Brandon is about 1053.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Brandon?
Brandon has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 862 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Brandon?
Brandon has a transport score of 0/100.