Howard
QLD 4659 · Fraser Coast
1,394 (2021) → 1,563 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Howard is a suburb in Fraser Coast, QLD 4659, about 243km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Howard are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 15km inland. Howard has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 91/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.95%), New Zealand (2.94%), Scotland (0.79%), China (0.43%), France (0.43%)
Top languages: Italian (0.5%), Spanish (0.36%), Afrikaans (0.29%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.29%), French (0.22%)
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 Fraser Coast 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 931 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Howard State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 909
Nearby (within 10km)
- Torbanlea State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 953
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 Howard
Is Howard safe?
Howard has a residential safety score of 91/100, 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 5,606 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Howard from Brisbane CBD?
Howard is about 242.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Howard?
Howard has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 909 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Howard?
Howard has a transport score of 0/100.