Miles
QLD 4415 · Western Downs
1,874 (2021) → 1,954 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Miles is a suburb in Western Downs, QLD 4415, about 296km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Miles are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 285km inland. Miles has an overall score of 28/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 76/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Philippines (2.51%), India (1.17%), New Zealand (1.17%), South Africa (0.91%), England (0.85%)
Top languages: Filipino (1.81%), Afrikaans (0.91%), Malayalam (0.43%), Punjabi (0.32%), Sinhal (0.32%)
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
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 Western Downs 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 922 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Miles State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 937
- Miles State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 908
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 Miles
Is Miles safe?
Miles has a residential safety score of 76/100, 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 7,794 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Miles from Brisbane CBD?
Miles is about 296.5 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Miles?
Miles has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 923 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Miles?
Miles has a transport score of 0/100.