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QLD · Ipswich Council

Collingwood Park, 4301

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Desirability score

62.4/100
Good

Top 9% of Queensland's suburbs

85% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • High desirability
  • Excellent transport
What Collingwood Park is known for: Green suburb, High desirability, Excellent transport

Suburb profile

In Ipswich, Collingwood Park is a settled established suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. The city and surrounding suburbs are both within comfortable reach, which keeps daily life flexible. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.

The community skews younger, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Local shops and services cover the basics well, with more choice a short trip into neighbouring suburbs. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls.

Public transport links make it easy to move between neighbouring suburbs without relying on the car. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.

On the desirability index, the suburb rates good overall, led by parks and green space and housing affordability, while local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment sit closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.

Population

Population
9,246
Median age
31
Median household income / week
$1,755
Dwelling vacancy
3.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
119 of 3,060
Median monthly mortgage
$1,580
Employment rate
64%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
340 / 237 / 4

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$600

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
448
Against the person
78
Against property
238
Rate per 1,000 residents
48.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 119 residents
State safety percentile
64th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-0.7%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Assault157
  • Drug Offences259
  • Other Property Damage148
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)579
  • Traffic And Related Offences206

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
965
  • Challenge Trade and Business CollegeSecondary
  • Collingwood Park State SchoolPrimary
  • Collingwood Park State Secondary CollegeSecondary
  • WoodLinks State SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

30 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Collingwood Dr at Jamboree Park
  • Collingwood Dr at Jamboree Park hail 'n' ride
  • Duncan St at Dancer Street hail 'n' ride
  • Goss Dr at Hawke Avenue
  • Goss Dr at Hawke Avenue hail 'n' ride

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

56 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • BWSAlcohol
  • Collingwood Park PatisserieBakery
  • Bbq
  • Collingwood Dr at Gibbs AvenueBus stop
  • Collingwood Dr at Jamboree Park hail 'n' rideBus stop
  • Collingwood Dr at Palaszczuk AvenueBus stop
  • Collingwood Dr at Paul Tully AvenueBus stop
  • Collingwood Drive at Jamboree ParkBus stop
  • Eagle St near Bassili DrBus stop
  • Eagle St near Bassili Dr hail 'n' rideBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

7 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Aleisha Court ParkPark
  • Bailey Street ReservePark
  • Brenda Court ReservePark
  • Collingwood Drive Transmission EasementPark
  • Goupong ParkPark
  • Hilltop ParkPark
  • Theodore Court ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
3
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Collingwood Park Family Dentaldentist
  • Collingwood Park Medical Centreclinic
  • Collingwood Park Pharmacypharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • C&K Collingwood Park Community Kindergartenchildcare
  • Imagine Childcarechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

Childcare centre count

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
31
Parks (OSM)
24

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
62.4/100 — Good
State standing
Top 9% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
651st in Australia
State rank
131st in QLD
Peer rank
#90 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#92 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
85%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • 7-Elevenamenitiesfuel
  • Amazon Hub Lockeramenitiesparcel_locker
  • BWSamenitiesalcohol
  • Bbqamenitiesbbq
  • Cignallamenitiestobacco
  • Collingwood Dr at Gibbs Avenueamenitiesbus_stop
  • Collingwood Dr at Jamboree Park hail 'n' rideamenitiesbus_stop
  • Collingwood Dr at Palaszczuk Avenueamenitiesbus_stop
  • Collingwood Dr at Paul Tully Avenueamenitiesbus_stop
  • Collingwood Drive at Jamboree Parkamenitiesbus_stop

Data sources & freshness

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