QLD · Blackall Tambo Council
Blackall, QLD, 4472
Current weather
20.3°CPartly cloudy
62% humidity · 14.5 km/h wind · 25.5° / 14.1° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#53 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Blackall is a small locality in the Blackall Tambo area, home to around 1,365 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 45 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (-4%), roughly 33.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $250, and 2 school and preschool sites in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,365
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,143
- Dwelling vacancy
- 26.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 202 of 755
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 55.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 29 / 0 / 3
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)
- $250
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 45
- Against the person
- 11
- Against property
- 15
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 33
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 124 residents
- State safety percentile
- 4.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -4.3%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences5
- Good Order Offences5
- Other Property Damage5
- Traffic And Related Offences9
- Unlawful Entry6
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 932
- Blackall State SchoolCombined
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
- Banks ParkPark
- Northampton ReserveNature reserve
- Park or reserveNature reserve
- Ram ParkPark
- ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 6
- Emergency department
- On site
- Alliance Outback Chemistpharmacy
- Blackall Hospitalhospital
- Blackall Hospitalhospital
- JAD Wagnerdentist
- Lincoln Wagneroptometrist
- Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
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.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Blackall Masonic TempleState heritage place
- Blackall WoolscourState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 86.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #53 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Blackall Masonic TempleheritageState heritage place
- Blackall WoolscourheritageState heritage place
- Alliance Outback Chemisthealthpharmacy
- Blackall Hospitalhealthhospital
- Blackall Hospitalhealthhospital
- JAD Wagnerhealthdentist
- Lincoln Wagnerhealthoptometrist
- Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Banks Parkgovernmentpark
- Northampton Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site