Jones Hill
QLD 4570 · Gympie
1,135 (2021) → 1,355 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Jones Hill is a suburb in Gympie, QLD 4570, about 142km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Jones Hill are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 40km inland. Jones Hill has an overall score of 22/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 85/100.
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 (3.08%), England (2.64%), South Africa (0.88%), Scotland (0.53%), India (0.44%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.79%), Croatian (0.35%), Gujarati (0.26%), Portuguese (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 Gympie 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 973 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Jones Hill State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 997
Nearby (within 10km)
- Monkland State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 918
- One Mile State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 943
- Gympie South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 959
- Cooloola Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.8kmICSEA 1019
- St Patrick's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5kmICSEA 1040
- St Patrick's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 5.1kmICSEA 1035
- Mawarra Independent SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.4kmICSEA 1029
- Gympie Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 942
- Gympie State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 957
- Gympie Special SchoolCombined · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 967
- Gympie Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 6kmICSEA 905
- James Nash State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 969
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 Jones Hill
Is Jones Hill safe?
Jones Hill has a residential safety score of 85/100, 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 5,175 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Jones Hill from Brisbane CBD?
Jones Hill is about 141.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Jones Hill?
Jones Hill has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 997 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Jones Hill?
Jones Hill has a transport score of 0/100.