North Booval
QLD 4304 · Ipswich
3,041 (2021) → 3,162 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
North Booval is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4304, about 27km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in North Booval are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 57/100, and is about 41km inland. North Booval has an overall score of 60/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 78/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (4.24%), England (1.91%), Samoa (1.22%), Philippines (0.92%), India (0.59%)
Top languages: Samoan (2.4%), Tagalog (0.53%), Vietnamese (0.36%), Cantonese (0.23%), Punjabi (0.2%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
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 976 (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 · 1.5kmICSEA 906
- Sacred Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1026
- Bundamba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 903
- YMCA Vocational School - IpswichSecondary · Independent · 2kmICSEA 892
- Tivoli State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 909
- Silkstone State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 936
- Queensland Pathways State College - Bundamba CampusSecondary · Government · 2.3km
- Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.5kmICSEA 1120
- Ipswich North State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 906
- Bundamba State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 898
- Ipswich Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 964
- Ipswich Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 855
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 North Booval
Is North Booval safe?
North Booval has a residential safety score of 78/100, 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 North Booval from Brisbane CBD?
North Booval is about 27.3 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 94 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in North Booval?
North Booval has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in North Booval?
North Booval has a transport score of 57/100 and 8 bus stops.