Bundamba
QLD 4304 · Ipswich
6,542 (2021) → 7,192 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bundamba is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4304, about 26km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Bundamba are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 89/100, and is about 39km inland. Bundamba has an overall score of 69/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 79/100.
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 (3.91%), England (2.26%), Philippines (0.98%), Samoa (0.93%), Vietnam (0.49%)
Top languages: Samoan (1.82%), Mandarin (0.54%), Vietnamese (0.43%), Hindi (0.35%), Cantonese (0.32%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
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 974 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Bundamba State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 903
- Bundamba State Secondary CollegeSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 898
- YMCA Vocational School - IpswichSecondary · IndependentICSEA 892
- Queensland Pathways State College - Bundamba CampusSecondary · Government
Nearby (within 10km)
- Sacred Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.4kmICSEA 1026
- St Peter Claver CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1011
- Silkstone State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 936
- Ipswich East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 906
- Riverview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 855
- Tivoli State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 909
- Claremont Special SchoolCombined · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 965
- YOS Lawnton - Riverview CampusSecondary · Independent · 4km
- Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.1kmICSEA 1120
- Karalee State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 1046
- Ipswich Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 964
- Ipswich North State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 906
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 Bundamba
Is Bundamba safe?
Bundamba has a residential safety score of 79/100, 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 Bundamba from Brisbane CBD?
Bundamba is about 25.7 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 59 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Bundamba?
Bundamba has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 898 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bundamba?
Bundamba has a transport score of 89/100, including 1 train station and 30 bus stops.