Cabarlah
QLD 4352 · Toowoomba
1,307 (2021) → 1,470 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Cabarlah is a suburb in Toowoomba, QLD 4352, about 102km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Cabarlah are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 105km inland. Cabarlah has an overall score of 31/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 68/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (2.07%), New Zealand (1.68%), South Africa (0.99%), Zimbabwe (0.84%), Germany (0.61%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.61%), Mandarin (0.23%), French (0.23%), German (0.23%), Japan (0.23%)
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 Toowoomba 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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Reasonable school mix
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of schools, though the strongest options may require some travel.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1034 (above 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)
- Geham State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 1035
- Highfields State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1008
- Highfields State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 1031
- Mary MacKillop Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 1051
- Murphy's Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 1031
- Toowoomba Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 7.5kmICSEA 1062
- Meringandan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 1019
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
Fitness
Decent access
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of fitness facilities, with more variety a short drive away.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
Limited cultural access
Below average — fewer cultural venues nearby.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
A few good options
A handful of local venues to choose from — nothing epic, but you're not driving far either.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Cabarlah
Is Cabarlah safe?
Cabarlah has a residential safety score of 68/100, 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 6,417 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Cabarlah from Brisbane CBD?
Cabarlah is about 101.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Cabarlah?
Cabarlah has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Cabarlah?
Cabarlah has a transport score of 0/100.