Chuwar
QLD 4306 · Brisbane
2,178 (2021) → 2,210 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Chuwar is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4306, about 26km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Chuwar are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 39km inland. Chuwar has an overall score of 30/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 66/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.96%), New Zealand (2.57%), South Africa (1.33%), Scotland (0.83%), India (0.51%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.73%), Korean (0.64%), Mandarin (0.37%), Spanish (0.37%), Russian (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 Brisbane 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 971 (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)
- Tivoli State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 909
- Mount Crosby State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 1053
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.2kmICSEA 1026
- Brassall State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 917
- Ipswich State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 933
- Karalee State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1046
- Ipswich North State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 906
- Ipswich Adventist SchoolPrimary · Independent · 5.3kmICSEA 1004
- Ipswich East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 906
- Australian Industry Trade College - IpswichSecondary · Independent · 5.9kmICSEA 1020
- St Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.2kmICSEA 1034
- YMCA Vocational School - IpswichSecondary · Independent · 6.2kmICSEA 892
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 Chuwar
Is Chuwar safe?
Chuwar has a residential safety score of 66/100, 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 6,145 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Chuwar from Brisbane CBD?
Chuwar is about 26.4 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 91 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Chuwar?
Chuwar has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Chuwar?
Chuwar has a transport score of 0/100.