Tolga
QLD 4882 · Tablelands
3,177 (2021) → 3,373 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Tolga is a suburb in Tablelands, QLD 4882, about 1381km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Tolga are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 38km inland. Tolga has an overall score of 18/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 42/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.64%), New Zealand (1.29%), Italy (0.72%), PNG (0.57%), Philippines (0.57%)
Top languages: Italian (0.6%), Afrikaans (0.44%), German (0.41%), Japan (0.31%), Mandarin (0.16%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Tablelands 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 970 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Tolga State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 982
Nearby (within 10km)
- Atherton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 914
- Atherton State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 959
- Walkamin State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.1kmICSEA 962
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.3kmICSEA 1023
- Kairi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 934
- Jubilee Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 9.3kmICSEA 1018
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 Tolga
Is Tolga safe?
Tolga has a residential safety score of 42/100, 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 7,580 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Tolga from Brisbane CBD?
Tolga is about 1381.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Tolga?
Tolga has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 982 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Tolga?
Tolga has a transport score of 0/100.