Carstairs
QLD 4806 · Burdekin
91 (2021) → 94 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Carstairs is a suburb in Burdekin, QLD 4806, about 1038km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Carstairs are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Carstairs has an overall score of 14/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
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
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 907 (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)
- Home Hill State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 892
- Home Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 910
- St Colman's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.2kmICSEA 978
- Jarvisfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 903
- Burdekin SchoolCombined · Government · 9.4kmICSEA 941
- Ayr State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.5kmICSEA 923
- Burdekin Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 9.6kmICSEA 942
- Ayr State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.8kmICSEA 766
- Townsville Flexible Learning Centre - Cunningham Street CampusSecondary · Catholic · 9.8km
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 Carstairs
How far is Carstairs from Brisbane CBD?
Carstairs is about 1038.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Carstairs?
Carstairs has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Carstairs?
Carstairs has a transport score of 0/100.