Gatton
QLD 4343 · Lockyer Valley
7,851 (2021) → 8,662 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gatton is a suburb in Lockyer Valley, QLD 4343, about 74km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Gatton are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 16/100, and is about 82km inland. Gatton has an overall score of 41/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 89/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (4.13%), Taiwan (3.81%), China (1.66%), New Zealand (1.32%), England (1.26%)
Top languages: Mandarin (5.81%), Gujarati (2.48%), Arabic (1.4%), Punjabi (1.26%), Korean (1.08%)
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 Lockyer Valley 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 963 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Our Lady of Good Counsel SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 999
- Peace Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · IndependentICSEA 996
- Lockyer District State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 941
- Gatton State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 903
Nearby (within 10km)
- Tent Hill Lower State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 986
- Grantham State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.7kmICSEA 962
- Forest Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 941
- Lake Clarendon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 978
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
Nearby suburbs in Lockyer Valley
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Frequently asked questions about Gatton
Is Gatton safe?
Gatton has a residential safety score of 89/100, 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 6,567 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Gatton from Brisbane CBD?
Gatton is about 74.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Gatton?
Gatton has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 960 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gatton?
Gatton has a transport score of 16/100 and 7 bus stops.