New Chum
QLD 4303 · Ipswich
3 (2021) → 3 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
New Chum is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4303, about 25km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in New Chum are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 55/100, and is about 39km inland. New Chum has an overall score of 48/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
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 972 (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)
- Bundamba State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 898
- Riverview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 855
- St Peter Claver CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.1kmICSEA 1011
- WoodLinks State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 969
- Queensland Pathways State College - Bundamba CampusSecondary · Government · 2.5km
- YMCA Vocational School - IpswichSecondary · Independent · 2.7kmICSEA 892
- Challenge Trade and Business CollegeSecondary · Independent · 2.7kmICSEA 1010
- Bundamba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 903
- Collingwood Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 957
- YOS Lawnton - Riverview CampusSecondary · Independent · 3.2km
- Redbank State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 920
- St Ann's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 1026
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 New Chum
How far is New Chum from Brisbane CBD?
New Chum is about 25.1 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 87 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in New Chum?
New Chum has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in New Chum?
New Chum has a transport score of 55/100.