Moores Pocket
QLD 4305 · Ipswich
772 (2021) → 792 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Moores Pocket is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4305, about 28km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Moores Pocket are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 61/100, and is about 42km inland. Moores Pocket has an overall score of 66/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 80/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (6.09%), New Zealand (5.96%), Germany (1.17%), Netherlands (0.78%), South Africa (0.65%)
Top languages: Mandarin (0.65%), German (0.52%), Spanish (0.39%)
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 Ipswich 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 975 (below 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)
- Ipswich East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 906
- Tivoli State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 909
- Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 1.9kmICSEA 1120
- Ipswich North State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 906
- Silkstone State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 936
- Sacred Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.1kmICSEA 1026
- Ipswich Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 964
- Ipswich Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 2.3kmICSEA 855
- Australian Industry Trade College - IpswichSecondary · Independent · 2.3kmICSEA 1020
- Bundamba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 903
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1026
- YMCA Vocational School - IpswichSecondary · Independent · 2.7kmICSEA 892
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 Moores Pocket
Is Moores Pocket safe?
Moores Pocket has a residential safety score of 80/100, 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 6,948 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Moores Pocket from Brisbane CBD?
Moores Pocket is about 27.9 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 96 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Moores Pocket?
Moores Pocket has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Moores Pocket?
Moores Pocket has a transport score of 61/100 and 5 bus stops.