Eastern Heights
QLD 4305 · Ipswich
3,631 (2021) → 3,776 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Eastern Heights is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4305, about 30km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Eastern Heights are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 63/100, and is about 44km inland. Eastern Heights has an overall score of 69/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 78/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (3.03%), England (2.78%), Philippines (0.47%), Netherlands (0.41%), India (0.39%)
Top languages: Punjabi (0.3%), Samoan (0.3%), Mandarin (0.25%), Hindi (0.25%), Japan (0.22%)
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 Ipswich 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 973 (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)
- Ipswich Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.8kmICSEA 982
- Silkstone State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 936
- Bethany Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 1.3kmICSEA 1039
- Claremont Special SchoolCombined · Government · 1.4kmICSEA 965
- Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 1.4kmICSEA 1120
- Ipswich Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 855
- Ipswich Special SchoolCombined · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 964
- Raceview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 944
- Bremer State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 945
- YMCA Vocational School - Ipswich - Limestone St CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.1km
- Ipswich East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 906
- Sacred Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1026
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 Eastern Heights
Is Eastern Heights safe?
Eastern Heights has a residential safety score of 78/100, 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 6,948 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Eastern Heights from Brisbane CBD?
Eastern Heights is about 30.3 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 103 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Eastern Heights?
Eastern Heights has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Eastern Heights?
Eastern Heights has a transport score of 63/100 and 14 bus stops.