Kingsthorpe
QLD 4400 · Toowoomba
2,159 (2021) → 2,182 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Kingsthorpe is a suburb in Toowoomba, QLD 4400, about 121km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Kingsthorpe are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 125km inland. Kingsthorpe has an overall score of 21/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 70/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (1.85%), New Zealand (1.67%), South Africa (0.79%), Philippines (0.37%), France (0.28%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.51%), Tagalog (0.19%), Vietnamese (0.14%)
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 Toowoomba 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 952 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Kingsthorpe State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 957
Nearby (within 10km)
- Wellcamp State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 970
- Gowrie State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.3kmICSEA 1014
- Oakey State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 938
- Oakey State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.9kmICSEA 869
- St Monica's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 9.9kmICSEA 965
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 Kingsthorpe
Is Kingsthorpe safe?
Kingsthorpe has a residential safety score of 70/100, 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 6,417 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Kingsthorpe from Brisbane CBD?
Kingsthorpe is about 121.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Kingsthorpe?
Kingsthorpe has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 957 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Kingsthorpe?
Kingsthorpe has a transport score of 0/100.