Carole Park
QLD 4300 · Ipswich
8 (2021) → 8 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Carole Park is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4300, about 19km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Carole Park are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 52/100, and is about 31km inland. Carole Park has an overall score of 46/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 4300 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: Philippines (50%)
Top languages: Tagalog (50%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
This is a commercial / transport hub with few residents — recorded incidents include visitors and workers, so a per-resident rate and safety score would be misleading. Raw incident counts are shown below.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
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 993 (below 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)
- Camira State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.4kmICSEA 983
- Carole Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 905
- Grand Avenue State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1033
- Forest Lake State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1015
- Wacol Youth Remand Education Support HubCombined · Government · 3.1km
- St Francis Xavier SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.2kmICSEA 989
- St John's Anglican College - Alpine Place CampusPrimary · Independent · 3.2km
- Brisbane Youth Education and Training CentreCombined · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 832
- Queensland Pathways State College - Goodna CampusSecondary · Government · 3.5km
- Goodna Special SchoolCombined · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 982
- West Moreton Education and Training CentreCombined · Government · 3.6km
- Goodna State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 921
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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 · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
Childcare
No data
Childcare data isn't available for this suburb.
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Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register · Updated July 2026
Places of Worship
Mapped places of worship within 3km of the suburb centre, grouped by religion where recorded. Community mapping may not capture every congregation.
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Carole Park
How far is Carole Park from Brisbane CBD?
Carole Park is about 19.3 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 70 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Carole Park?
Carole Park has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Carole Park?
Carole Park has a transport score of 52/100.