Mount Lofty
QLD 4350 · Toowoomba
3,825 (2021) → 3,894 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Lofty is a suburb in Toowoomba, QLD 4350, about 103km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Lofty are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 109km inland. Mount Lofty has an overall score of 47/100, 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: England (2.61%), New Zealand (1.62%), South Africa (1.2%), Iraq (1.18%), India (0.6%)
Top languages: German (0.63%), Afrikaans (0.5%), Arabic (0.47%), Mandarin (0.39%), Spanish (0.37%)
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 1000 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Toowoomba State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 941
Nearby (within 10km)
- Fairholme CollegeCombined · Independent · 2kmICSEA 1113
- Downlands CollegeCombined · Catholic · 2.1kmICSEA 1052
- Good Samaritan CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.4kmICSEA 933
- Mater Dei Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.4kmICSEA 1108
- Toowoomba Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.4kmICSEA 1121
- Harlaxton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 817
- Toowoomba East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1068
- Toowoomba Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 3kmICSEA 1102
- Australian Industry Trade College - ToowoombaSecondary · Independent · 3.3kmICSEA 1021
- Holy Name Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 989
- Toowoomba North State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 915
- St Joseph's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.9kmICSEA 1038
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 Mount Lofty
Is Mount Lofty safe?
Mount Lofty 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 Mount Lofty from Brisbane CBD?
Mount Lofty is about 103.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Mount Lofty?
Mount Lofty has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 941 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Lofty?
Mount Lofty has a transport score of 0/100.