Harristown
QLD 4350 · Toowoomba
9,081 (2021) → 9,557 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Harristown is a suburb in Toowoomba, QLD 4350, about 109km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Harristown are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 5 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 115km inland. Harristown has an overall score of 45/100, 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: Iraq (3.35%), England (1.54%), New Zealand (1.35%), Philippines (1.21%), India (1.08%)
Top languages: Arabic (1.02%), Filipino (0.67%), Mandarin (0.47%), Gujarati (0.46%), Tagalog (0.41%)
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 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
- Concordia Lutheran CollegeSecondary · IndependentICSEA 1071
- St Anthony's SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 984
- Harristown State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 941
- Harristown State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 856
- Concordia Lutheran College - Concordia Primary CampusPrimary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Clifford Park Special SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 950
- The Glennie SchoolCombined · Independent · 2kmICSEA 1076
- Darling Heights State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 951
- Newtown State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 911
- Darling Downs Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.3kmICSEA 1035
- Our Lady of Lourdes Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.4kmICSEA 1035
- St Mary's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1024
- St Saviour's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1050
- St Saviour's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.8kmICSEA 960
- Glenvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 967
- St Ursula's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 1058
- Drayton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 944
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 Harristown
Is Harristown safe?
Harristown 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 Harristown from Brisbane CBD?
Harristown is about 109.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Harristown?
Harristown has 5 schools, with an average ICSEA of 963 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Harristown?
Harristown has a transport score of 0/100.