Highvale
QLD 4520 · Moreton Bay
1,979 (2021) → 2,084 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Highvale is a suburb in Moreton Bay, QLD 4520, about 24km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Highvale are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 24/100, and is about 26km inland. Highvale has an overall score of 43/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (9.85%), New Zealand (3.08%), South Africa (1.06%), USA (0.81%), Netherlands (0.71%)
Top languages: Thai (0.45%), Afrikaans (0.4%), Urdu (0.4%), Malayalam (0.35%), Polish (0.35%)
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 Moreton Bay 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 1085 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Mount Nebo State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 1062
- Samford Valley Steiner SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.1kmICSEA 1097
- Samford State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 1104
- Mount Samson State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 1076
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 Highvale
Is Highvale safe?
Highvale has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 4,716 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Highvale from Brisbane CBD?
Highvale is about 23.7 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 83 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Highvale?
Highvale has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Highvale?
Highvale has a transport score of 24/100 and 5 bus stops.