Middle Ridge
QLD 4350 · Toowoomba
7,595 (2021) → 8,040 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Middle Ridge is a suburb in Toowoomba, QLD 4350, about 105km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Middle Ridge are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 113km inland. Middle Ridge has an overall score of 49/100, 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: India (2.79%), England (2.37%), South Africa (1.46%), New Zealand (1.41%), China (1.22%)
Top languages: Mandarin (2.26%), Malayalam (1.26%), Arabic (0.92%), Punjabi (0.78%), Afrikaans (0.75%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
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 998 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Middle Ridge State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1049
- OneSchool Global QLD - ToowoombaCombined · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Gabbinbar State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 1020
- Highlands Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.8kmICSEA 1071
- Concordia Lutheran College - Martin Luther Primary CampusPrimary · Independent · 2.1km
- Rangeville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1038
- St Thomas More's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3kmICSEA 1033
- Maridahdi Early Childhood Community SchoolPrimary · Independent · 3kmICSEA 1087
- Centenary Heights State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 1017
- Darling Heights State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 951
- St Joseph's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.9kmICSEA 1038
- St Saviour's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.2kmICSEA 1050
- St Saviour's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4.2kmICSEA 960
- Harristown State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 856
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 Middle Ridge
Is Middle Ridge safe?
Middle Ridge 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 Middle Ridge from Brisbane CBD?
Middle Ridge is about 105.5 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Middle Ridge?
Middle Ridge has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1049 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Middle Ridge?
Middle Ridge has a transport score of 0/100.