Nobby
QLD 4360 · Toowoomba
609 (2021) → 643 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Nobby is a suburb in Toowoomba, QLD 4360, about 119km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Nobby are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 129km inland. Nobby has an overall score of 23/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 72/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.13%), Netherlands (1.15%), New Zealand (1.15%), Scotland (0.49%), USA (0.49%)
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 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 982 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Nobby State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 947
Nearby (within 10km)
- Greenmount State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 976
- Emu Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 1026
- St Francis De Sales SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 9.7kmICSEA 980
- Clifton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 10kmICSEA 941
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 Nobby
Is Nobby safe?
Nobby has a residential safety score of 72/100, 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 Nobby from Brisbane CBD?
Nobby is about 118.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Nobby?
Nobby has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 947 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Nobby?
Nobby has a transport score of 0/100.