Meringandan West
QLD 4352 · Toowoomba
2,488 (2021) → 2,843 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
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.
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 (2.49%), 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
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 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
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 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.