Longreach
QLD 4730 · Longreach
3,124 (2021) → 3,166 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Longreach is a suburb in Longreach, QLD 4730, about 1042km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Longreach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 554km inland. Longreach has an overall score of 27/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 71/100.
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 (2.05%), England (1.34%), Philippines (0.61%), South Africa (0.42%), China (0.35%)
Top languages: Tagalog (0.38%), Afrikaans (0.26%), Mandarin (0.26%), Punjabi (0.26%), German (0.22%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Longreach 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 944 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Longreach School of Distance EducationCombined · GovernmentICSEA 981
- Longreach State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 941
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 934
- Longreach State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 922
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 Longreach
Is Longreach safe?
Longreach has a residential safety score of 71/100, 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 7,585 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Longreach from Brisbane CBD?
Longreach is about 1042.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Longreach?
Longreach has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 945 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Longreach?
Longreach has a transport score of 0/100.