Upper Barron
QLD 4883 · Tablelands
503 (2021) → 532 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Upper Barron is a suburb in Tablelands, QLD 4883, about 1361km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Upper Barron are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 50km inland. Upper Barron has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 44/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (1.99%), Canada (1.79%), New Zealand (1.79%), Germany (1.19%), Italy (0.6%)
Top languages: Italian (0.99%), German (0.8%), Thai (0.8%), Sinhal (0.6%)
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 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 995 (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)
- Malanda State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9kmICSEA 992
- Malanda State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.5kmICSEA 998
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 Upper Barron
Is Upper Barron safe?
Upper Barron has a residential safety score of 44/100, 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 Upper Barron from Brisbane CBD?
Upper Barron is about 1360.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Upper Barron?
Upper Barron has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Upper Barron?
Upper Barron has a transport score of 0/100.