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Meringandan West

QLD 4352 · Toowoomba

2,488 (2021)2,843 est. (2025)

28
Overall score

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

2,488
Population
Limited sales data
Median price
70
Safety score
0
Transport score

Meringandan West is a suburb in Toowoomba, QLD 4352, about 112km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Meringandan West are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 115km inland. Meringandan West has an overall score of 28/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 70/100.

112.3 km
To Brisbane CBD
114.5 km
To coast
Data not available
Median rent (house)
73.2 km
To nearest station

Demographics

2,488
Population
32
Median age
3.1
Avg household

Age distribution

Housing tenure

  • Owned
  • Mortgage
  • Rented

Commute to work

  • Car
  • Public transport
  • Walk/cycle
  • Work from home
Median household income (weekly)$2,194
vs NSW median+18.6%
Bachelor degree or higher24.8%
Born in Australia89.6%
Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse776 / 0 / 0

Top countries of birth: New Zealand (2.49%), England (1.45%), South Africa (0.96%), Philippines (0.32%), USA (0.28%)

Top languages: Afrikaans (0.6%), Portuguese (0.2%), German (0.16%), Urdu (0.12%), Tagalog (0.12%)

Source: ABS Census 2021

Residential Safety

70
Residential

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:

22
Break & enter dwelling884/100k
3
Steal from dwelling121/100k
8
Motor vehicle theft322/100k
Domestic assaultNot reported
1
Robbery40/100k

Residential incidents over time

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

Area crime context

Total recorded incidents: 160 (all categories, latest year)6,417 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

6
Within 10km1 in suburb
1
Govt (suburb)
0
Catholic (suburb)
0
Indep. (suburb)

Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1013 (above the national average of 1000).

In suburb

  • Meringandan State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1019

Nearby (within 10km)

  • Mary MacKillop Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 6.6kmICSEA 1051
  • Highfields State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 7kmICSEA 1008
  • Highfields State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 1031
  • Gowrie State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.5kmICSEA 1014
  • Kingsthorpe State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 957
  • Toowoomba Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 10kmICSEA 1062

Source: ACARA 2023

Transport

0
CBD commute (est.)Data not available
Nearest train stationRosewood station (73.2 km)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Liveability

27.0°C
Summer max
16.8°C
Winter max
720mm
Rainfall/yr
7h
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.

00 in suburbSupermarkets
00 in suburbCafes/Rest.
1717 in suburbParks
55 in suburbPlaygrounds
66 in suburbPools
00 in suburbGyms
0Dog parks
00 in suburbGPs
00 in suburbPharmacies
00 in suburbChildcare
00 in suburbLibraries
43 in suburbSports fields
0Vets
Nearest beachData not available
Nearest hospitalToowoomba Base Hospital (18.1 km)
Nearest vet14.8 km
Nearest airportBrisbane (121.3 km)

Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap

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Frequently asked questions about Meringandan West

Is Meringandan West safe?

Meringandan West 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 Meringandan West from Brisbane CBD?

Meringandan West is about 112.3 km from Brisbane CBD.

What schools are in Meringandan West?

Meringandan West has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1019 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.

What is public transport like in Meringandan West?

Meringandan West 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.