Swanbank
QLD 4306 · Ipswich
4 (2021) → 7 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Swanbank is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4306, about 30km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Swanbank are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 43km inland. Swanbank has an overall score of 26/100, 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 979 (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)
- Fernbrooke State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 963
- St Ann's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3kmICSEA 1026
- Staines Memorial CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.5kmICSEA 1002
- Ripley Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1023
- Redbank Plains State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 912
- Ripley Valley State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 993
- Ripley Valley State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 1012
- Raceview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 944
- Claremont Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 965
- Bethany Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 4.8kmICSEA 1039
- WoodLinks State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 969
- Bundamba State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 898
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 Swanbank
How far is Swanbank from Brisbane CBD?
Swanbank is about 29.6 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 101 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Swanbank?
Swanbank has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Swanbank?
Swanbank has a transport score of 0/100.