Koongal
QLD 4701 · Rockhampton
4,252 (2021) → 4,335 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Koongal is a suburb in Rockhampton, QLD 4701, about 519km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Koongal are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 22km inland. Koongal has an overall score of 32/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 32/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: China (2.33%), Philippines (1.74%), Vietnam (1.67%), New Zealand (1.13%), England (0.94%)
Top languages: Mandarin (2.47%), Vietnamese (1.98%), Tagalog (0.85%), Tamil (0.56%), Filipino (0.52%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Rockhampton 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 950 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Mount Archer State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 915
Nearby (within 10km)
- Lakes Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.4kmICSEA 894
- Berserker Street State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 819
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1027
- Rockhampton North Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 937
- North Rockhampton State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 913
- Frenchville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1005
- Emmaus College - Yaamba Road CampusSecondary · Catholic · 3.4km
- Emmaus CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.4kmICSEA 997
- Kingsley CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.4kmICSEA 951
- Lighthouse Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.5kmICSEA 991
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.7kmICSEA 1001
- Rockhampton Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 926
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 Koongal
Is Koongal safe?
Koongal has a residential safety score of 32/100, 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 12,380 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Koongal from Brisbane CBD?
Koongal is about 519.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Koongal?
Koongal has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 915 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Koongal?
Koongal has a transport score of 0/100.