Home Hill
QLD 4806 · Burdekin
2,876 (2021) → 2,971 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Home Hill is a suburb in Burdekin, QLD 4806, about 1039km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Home Hill are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Home Hill has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 89/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (1.74%), Italy (1.7%), Philippines (1.04%), New Zealand (0.73%), Fiji (0.24%)
Top languages: Italian (2.12%), Greek (0.73%), Tagalog (0.59%), Thai (0.31%), German (0.28%)
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 Burdekin 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 916 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Colman's Catholic SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 978
- Home Hill State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 910
- Home Hill State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 892
Nearby (within 10km)
- Airville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 1048
- Osborne State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.3kmICSEA 859
- Jarvisfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.3kmICSEA 903
- Maidavale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.6km
- Townsville Flexible Learning Centre - Cunningham Street CampusSecondary · Catholic · 8.9km
- Ayr State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 766
- Burdekin SchoolCombined · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 941
- Ayr State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.3kmICSEA 923
- Burdekin Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 9.8kmICSEA 942
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 Home Hill
Is Home Hill safe?
Home Hill has a residential safety score of 89/100, 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 5,985 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Home Hill from Brisbane CBD?
Home Hill is about 1039.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Home Hill?
Home Hill has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 927 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Home Hill?
Home Hill has a transport score of 0/100.