Meringandan
QLD 4352 · Toowoomba
530 (2021) → 596 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Meringandan is a suburb in Toowoomba, QLD 4352, about 109km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Meringandan are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 111km inland. Meringandan has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 65/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (1.32%), South Africa (1.32%), Zimbabwe (1.13%), New Zealand (0.75%), Canada (0.57%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.94%)
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 1029 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Meringandan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1019
- Highfields State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1008
- Mary MacKillop Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5.9kmICSEA 1051
- Geham State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 1035
- Highfields State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 1031
- Toowoomba Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 10kmICSEA 1062
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 Meringandan
Is Meringandan safe?
Meringandan has a residential safety score of 65/100, 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 Meringandan from Brisbane CBD?
Meringandan is about 109.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Meringandan?
Meringandan has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Meringandan?
Meringandan has a transport score of 0/100.