Toogoolawah
QLD 4313 · Somerset
1,200 (2021) → 1,232 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Toogoolawah is a suburb in Somerset, QLD 4313, about 77km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Toogoolawah are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 8/100, and is about 65km inland. Toogoolawah has an overall score of 32/100, 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 (3.83%), New Zealand (1.92%), Philippines (1.08%), Netherlands (0.58%), Scotland (0.58%)
Top languages: Tagalog (0.75%), Mandarin (0.25%)
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 Somerset 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 961 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Toogoolawah State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 970
- Toogoolawah State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 952
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 Toogoolawah
Is Toogoolawah safe?
Toogoolawah 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 4,346 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Toogoolawah from Brisbane CBD?
Toogoolawah is about 77.3 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 244 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Toogoolawah?
Toogoolawah has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 961 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Toogoolawah?
Toogoolawah has a transport score of 8/100 and 1 bus stops.