Wulkuraka
QLD 4305 · Ipswich
1,325 (2021) → 1,407 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Wulkuraka is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4305, about 33km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Wulkuraka are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 83/100, and is about 47km inland. Wulkuraka has an overall score of 65/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 77/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (3.7%), England (1.74%), Philippines (1.66%), PNG (0.91%), South Africa (0.83%)
Top languages: Samoan (0.83%), Mandarin (0.6%), Arabic (0.45%), Filipino (0.45%), Tagalog (0.45%)
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 Ipswich 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 971 (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)
- Leichhardt State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 862
- Blair State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 951
- Immaculate Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.1kmICSEA 1004
- Ipswich Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.4kmICSEA 1098
- Ipswich West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 942
- Ipswich West Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 949
- St Edmund's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1040
- Ipswich Adventist SchoolPrimary · Independent · 2.7kmICSEA 1004
- St Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.8kmICSEA 1034
- St Mary's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 1046
- YMCA Vocational School - Ipswich - Limestone St CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.9km
- Ipswich State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 933
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 Wulkuraka
Is Wulkuraka safe?
Wulkuraka has a residential safety score of 77/100, 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 6,948 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Wulkuraka from Brisbane CBD?
Wulkuraka is about 33.4 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 75 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Wulkuraka?
Wulkuraka has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Wulkuraka?
Wulkuraka has a transport score of 83/100, including 1 train station.