Gailes
QLD 4300 · Ipswich
1,831 (2021) → 1,912 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gailes is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4300, about 19km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Gailes are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 61/100, and is about 32km inland. Gailes has an overall score of 59/100, 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 (5.95%), Samoa (3.22%), England (2.89%), Vietnam (2.13%), Philippines (0.98%)
Top languages: Samoan (4.75%), Vietnamese (3.99%), Spanish (0.98%), Filipino (0.87%), Mandarin (0.76%)
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 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 998 (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)
- Camira State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 977
- St Francis Xavier SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 994
- Queensland Pathways State College - Goodna CampusSecondary · Government · 1.8km
- Goodna State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 917
- Goodna Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2kmICSEA 976
- Carole Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 889
- Brisbane Youth Education and Training CentreCombined · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 832
- West Moreton Education and Training CentreCombined · Government · 2.3km
- Westside Christian College - Alice St CampusPrimary · Independent · 2.5km
- Westside Christian CollegeSecondary · Independent · 2.6kmICSEA 1071
- Bellbird Park State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 953
- Kruger State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 946
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 Gailes
Is Gailes safe?
Gailes 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 Gailes from Brisbane CBD?
Gailes is about 19.3 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 70 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Gailes?
Gailes has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gailes?
Gailes has a transport score of 61/100 and 3 bus stops.