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Longreach

QLD 4730 · Longreach

3,124 (2021)3,166 est. (2025)

27
Overall score

Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.

3,124
Population
Limited sales data
Median price
71
Safety score
0
Transport score

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.

1042.0 km
To Brisbane CBD
553.8 km
To coast
Data not available
Median rent (house)
951.5 km
To nearest station

Demographics

3,124
Population
39
Median age
2.3
Avg household

Age distribution

Housing tenure

  • Owned
  • Mortgage
  • Rented

Commute to work

  • Car
  • Public transport
  • Walk/cycle
  • Work from home
Median household income (weekly)$1,625
vs NSW median-12.2%
Bachelor degree or higher23.6%
Born in Australia79.5%
Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse999 / 33 / 66

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

71
Residential

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:

27
Break & enter dwelling864/100k
8
Steal from dwelling256/100k
7
Motor vehicle theft224/100k
Domestic assaultNot reported
0
Robbery0/100k

Residential incidents over time

Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.

Area crime context

Total recorded incidents: 237 (all categories, latest year)7,585 per 100,000 residents2-yr5-yr

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

4
Within 10km4 in suburb
3
Govt (suburb)
1
Catholic (suburb)
0
Indep. (suburb)

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

0
CBD commute (est.)Data not available
Nearest train stationGympie North station (951.5 km)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Liveability

35.0°C
Summer max
20.5°C
Winter max
500mm
Rainfall/yr
8.5h
Sun/day

Amenities within 2–3km

Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.

22 in suburbSupermarkets
77 in suburbCafes/Rest.
1818 in suburbParks
0Playgrounds
77 in suburbPools
22 in suburbGyms
0Dog parks
00 in suburbGPs
22 in suburbPharmacies
00 in suburbChildcare
22 in suburbLibraries
2626 in suburbSports fields
11 in suburbVets
Nearest beachData not available
Nearest hospitalLongreach Base Hospital (57.4 km)
Nearest vet56.3 km
Nearest airportMount Isa (527.1 km)

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.

Data sources: ABS Census 2021 & ERP, NSW Valuer General, BOCSAR, TfNSW, ACARA, Bureau of Meteorology, OpenStreetMap, NSW DPHI. Data refreshed quarterly.

Data shown is from public sources and may not reflect current conditions. How we calculate scores.