Calliope
QLD 4680 · Gladstone
5,263 (2021) → 5,536 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Calliope is a suburb in Gladstone, QLD 4680, about 424km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Calliope are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 19km inland. Calliope has an overall score of 20/100, 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 (2.76%), England (1.63%), South Africa (0.82%), Philippines (0.51%), Scotland (0.36%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.4%), Filipino (0.25%), Spanish (0.21%), Croatian (0.19%), Tagalog (0.17%)
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 Gladstone 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 946 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Calliope State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 948
- Calliope State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 943
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 Calliope
Is Calliope safe?
Calliope 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 7,584 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Calliope from Brisbane CBD?
Calliope is about 424.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Calliope?
Calliope has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 946 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Calliope?
Calliope has a transport score of 0/100.