Palmerston
QLD 4860 · Tablelands
8 (2021) → 8 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Palmerston is a suburb in Tablelands, QLD 4860, about 1329km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Palmerston are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 42km inland. Palmerston has an overall score of 35/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 4860 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
This is a commercial / transport hub with few residents — recorded incidents include visitors and workers, so a per-resident rate and safety score would be misleading. Raw incident counts are shown below.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
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
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Palmerston
How far is Palmerston from Brisbane CBD?
Palmerston is about 1329.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Palmerston?
Palmerston has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Palmerston?
Palmerston has a transport score of 0/100.