Hope Vale
QLD 4895 · Cook
1,004 (2021) → 1,069 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Hope Vale is a suburb in Cook, QLD 4895, about 1591km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Hope Vale are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Hope Vale has an overall score of 11/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 67/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (0.7%), Fiji (0.4%), Philippines (0.4%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (58.47%)
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 Cook 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 710 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Cape York Aboriginal Australian AcademyPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 710
- Hopevale Campus of CYAAAPrimary · Government
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
Nearby suburbs in Cook
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Frequently asked questions about Hope Vale
Is Hope Vale safe?
Hope Vale has a residential safety score of 67/100, 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 9,225 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Hope Vale from Brisbane CBD?
Hope Vale is about 1590.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Hope Vale?
Hope Vale has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 710 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Hope Vale?
Hope Vale has a transport score of 0/100.