Hatton Vale
QLD 4341 · Lockyer Valley
1,555 (2021) → 1,736 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Hatton Vale is a suburb in Lockyer Valley, QLD 4341, about 55km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Hatton Vale are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 64km inland. Hatton Vale has an overall score of 22/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 86/100.
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 (3.79%), England (2.25%), South Africa (0.58%), Ireland (0.51%), Thailand (0.39%)
Top languages: Russian (0.58%), Spanish (0.51%), German (0.32%), Thai (0.32%), Mandarin (0.26%)
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 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 968 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Hatton Vale State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 967
Nearby (within 10km)
- Prenzlau State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 989
- Sophia CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 5.7kmICSEA 991
- Minden State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 972
- Faith Lutheran College - PlainlandSecondary · Independent · 6.4kmICSEA 1010
- Lockrose State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8kmICSEA 916
- Glenore Grove State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.1kmICSEA 933
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 Hatton Vale
Is Hatton Vale safe?
Hatton Vale has a residential safety score of 86/100, 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 Hatton Vale from Brisbane CBD?
Hatton Vale is about 54.6 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 176 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Hatton Vale?
Hatton Vale has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 967 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Hatton Vale?
Hatton Vale has a transport score of 0/100.