Drayton
QLD 4350 · Toowoomba
1,813 (2021) → 1,908 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Drayton is a suburb in Toowoomba, QLD 4350, about 112km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Drayton are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 118km inland. Drayton has an overall score of 33/100, 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 (2.04%), England (1.16%), New Zealand (0.99%), Nepal (0.77%), Philippines (0.77%)
Top languages: Arabic (0.99%), Punjabi (0.83%), Malayalam (0.83%), Nepali (0.77%), Mandarin (0.39%)
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 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
- Drayton State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 944
Nearby (within 10km)
- Darling Heights State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 951
- Darling Downs Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.5kmICSEA 1035
- Concordia Lutheran College - Concordia Primary CampusPrimary · Independent · 3.8km
- Concordia Lutheran CollegeSecondary · Independent · 4.1kmICSEA 1071
- Glenvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 967
- Harristown State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 941
- Harristown State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 856
- Glenvale Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · 4.3kmICSEA 1035
- St Anthony's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.5kmICSEA 984
- Clifford Park Special SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 950
- Highlands Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.9kmICSEA 1071
- OneSchool Global QLD - ToowoombaCombined · Independent · 5.4km
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 Drayton
Is Drayton safe?
Drayton 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 Drayton from Brisbane CBD?
Drayton is about 111.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Drayton?
Drayton has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 944 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Drayton?
Drayton has a transport score of 0/100.