Quilpie
QLD 4480 · Quilpie
530 (2021) → 538 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Quilpie is a suburb in Quilpie, QLD 4480, about 874km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Quilpie are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 736km inland. Quilpie has an overall score of 18/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.08%), Netherlands (0.94%), New Zealand (0.94%), Italy (0.75%), PNG (0.75%)
Top languages: German (0.57%), Serbian (0.57%)
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 Quilpie 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 862 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Finbarr's SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 947
- Quilpie State CollegeCombined · GovernmentICSEA 776
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
Nearby suburbs in Quilpie
Compare Quilpie with another suburb
Compare two suburbs
Frequently asked questions about Quilpie
Is Quilpie safe?
Quilpie has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 8,000 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Quilpie from Brisbane CBD?
Quilpie is about 873.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Quilpie?
Quilpie has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 862 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Quilpie?
Quilpie has a transport score of 0/100.