Darling Heights
QLD 4350 · Toowoomba
5,157 (2021) → 5,704 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Darling Heights is a suburb in Toowoomba, QLD 4350, about 110km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Darling Heights are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 116km inland. Darling Heights has an overall score of 46/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 70/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (6.83%), Nepal (3.14%), Iraq (2.81%), Philippines (2%), England (1.14%)
Top languages: Nepali (3.28%), Arabic (2.91%), Malayalam (2.31%), Punjabi (1.63%), Mandarin (1.47%)
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 Toowoomba 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 998 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Darling Heights State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 951
Nearby (within 10km)
- Drayton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 944
- Highlands Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.7kmICSEA 1071
- Middle Ridge State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1049
- OneSchool Global QLD - ToowoombaCombined · Independent · 3.2km
- Concordia Lutheran College - Concordia Primary CampusPrimary · Independent · 3.4km
- Concordia Lutheran College - Martin Luther Primary CampusPrimary · Independent · 3.4km
- Harristown State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 856
- Harristown State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 941
- Concordia Lutheran CollegeSecondary · Independent · 3.8kmICSEA 1071
- St Anthony's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.9kmICSEA 984
- Gabbinbar State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1020
- Darling Downs Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.6kmICSEA 1035
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 Darling Heights
Is Darling Heights safe?
Darling Heights has a residential safety score of 70/100, 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 6,417 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Darling Heights from Brisbane CBD?
Darling Heights is about 109.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Darling Heights?
Darling Heights has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 951 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Darling Heights?
Darling Heights has a transport score of 0/100.