Ironbark
QLD 4306 · Ipswich
1,173 (2021) → 1,362 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ironbark is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4306, about 36km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Ironbark are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 47km inland. Ironbark has an overall score of 21/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 77/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (4.26%), England (2.3%), Thailand (0.85%), Netherlands (0.77%), Scotland (0.6%)
Top languages: Samoan (0.34%), Thai (0.34%), Afrikaans (0.26%)
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 Ipswich 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 974 (below 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)
- Haigslea State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 997
- West Moreton Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 5kmICSEA 1071
- Walloon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 946
- Glamorgan Vale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1005
- Mount Marrow State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.2kmICSEA 987
- Marburg State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.7kmICSEA 989
- Brassall State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.3kmICSEA 917
- Ipswich State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8.3kmICSEA 933
- Ipswich Adventist SchoolPrimary · Independent · 8.6kmICSEA 1004
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 9.3kmICSEA 1026
- Blair State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.8kmICSEA 951
- Leichhardt State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.9kmICSEA 862
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 Ironbark
Is Ironbark safe?
Ironbark has a residential safety score of 77/100, 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 6,948 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Ironbark from Brisbane CBD?
Ironbark is about 36.2 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 121 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Ironbark?
Ironbark has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ironbark?
Ironbark has a transport score of 0/100.