Highfields
QLD 4352 · Toowoomba
8,568 (2021) → 9,640 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Highfields is a suburb in Toowoomba, QLD 4352, about 106km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Highfields are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 110km inland. Highfields has an overall score of 41/100, 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 (2.79%), New Zealand (1.87%), South Africa (1.25%), Zimbabwe (0.85%), USA (0.42%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.71%), Mandarin (0.23%), Spanish (0.18%), Italian (0.16%), Urdu (0.12%)
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 970 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Toowoomba Christian CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1062
- Mary MacKillop Catholic CollegeCombined · CatholicICSEA 1051
- Highfields State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1031
- Highfields State Secondary CollegeSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 1008
Nearby (within 10km)
- Meringandan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 1019
- Gowrie State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 1014
- Rockville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.5kmICSEA 813
- Good Samaritan CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 7.7kmICSEA 933
- Geham State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8kmICSEA 1035
- Downlands CollegeCombined · Catholic · 8kmICSEA 1052
- Harlaxton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 817
- Wilsonton State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8.5kmICSEA 911
- Sacred Heart Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.5kmICSEA 999
- Fairview Heights State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.6kmICSEA 946
- Wilsonton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.1kmICSEA 892
- Toowoomba State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 941
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 Highfields
Is Highfields safe?
Highfields 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 Highfields from Brisbane CBD?
Highfields is about 106.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Highfields?
Highfields has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1038 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Highfields?
Highfields has a transport score of 0/100.