Gowrie Junction
QLD 4352 · Toowoomba
2,242 (2021) → 2,561 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gowrie Junction is a suburb in Toowoomba, QLD 4352, about 113km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Gowrie Junction 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. Gowrie Junction has an overall score of 24/100, 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: England (1.38%), New Zealand (1.34%), South Africa (0.62%), USA (0.36%), Zimbabwe (0.36%)
Top languages: German (0.54%), Mandarin (0.27%), French (0.22%), Cantonese (0.18%), Greek (0.13%)
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 979 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Gowrie State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1014
Nearby (within 10km)
- Fairview Heights State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 946
- Wilsonton State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 911
- Toowoomba Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.6kmICSEA 1062
- Wilsonton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 892
- Kingsthorpe State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 957
- Rockville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 813
- Sacred Heart Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.2kmICSEA 999
- Meringandan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 1019
- Wellcamp State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 970
- Mary MacKillop Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 7.7kmICSEA 1051
- Glenvale Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · 7.9kmICSEA 1035
- Glenvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8kmICSEA 967
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 Gowrie Junction
Is Gowrie Junction safe?
Gowrie Junction 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 Gowrie Junction from Brisbane CBD?
Gowrie Junction is about 113.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Gowrie Junction?
Gowrie Junction has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1014 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gowrie Junction?
Gowrie Junction has a transport score of 0/100.