Columbia
QLD 4820 · Charters Towers
97 (2021) → 97 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Columbia is a suburb in Charters Towers, QLD 4820, about 1073km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Columbia are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 103km inland. Columbia has an overall score of 18/100, 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 914 (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)
- All Souls St Gabriels SchoolCombined · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 946
- Columba Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.6kmICSEA 948
- Richmond Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 886
- Columba Catholic College - St Mary's CampusPrimary · Catholic · 3.3km
- Blackheath and Thornburgh CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.5kmICSEA 921
- Charters Towers Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 881
- Charters Towers State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 881
- Millchester State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 897
- Charters Towers School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 952
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 Columbia
How far is Columbia from Brisbane CBD?
Columbia is about 1072.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Columbia?
Columbia has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Columbia?
Columbia has a transport score of 0/100.