QLD · Hinchinbrook Council
Ingham, QLD, 4850
Current weather
19.9°CLight drizzle
93% humidity · 1.9 km/h wind · 24.8° / 15.6° today · 3.3 mm rain
Desirability index
#56 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Ingham is a smaller suburban community in the Hinchinbrook area, home to around 4,455 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 431 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-56%), roughly 96.7 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $340, 5 school and preschool sites in the area, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 4,455
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,028
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 308 of 2,131
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 46.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 158 / 141 / 94
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)
- $340
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)
- 431
- Against the person
- 120
- Against property
- 114
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 96.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 37 residents
- State safety percentile
- 13.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -56%
Most common offence types
- Assault61
- Drug Offences70
- Good Order Offences50
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)47
- Traffic And Related Offences101
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
- 5
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 960
- Gilroy Santa Maria CollegeSecondary
- Hinchinbrook Christian SchoolCombined
- Ingham State High SchoolSecondary
- Ingham State SchoolPrimary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic 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
74 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
- Picture This FramedArt
- ATM
- BendigoATM
- NABATM
- WestpacATM
- Bakehouse on CentralBakery
- Bendigo BankBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
- NABBank
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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
- Cassady ParkPark
- Garbutt ParkPark
- Gino Paris ReservePark
- Ingham Memorial Botanic GardensPark
- Ingham ShowgroundsPark
- Keith Payne Botanical GardensPark
- TYTO wetlandsPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 5
- Emergency department
- On site
- Hinchinbrook Health Centredoctor
- Ingham Family Medicalclinic
- Ingham HospitalMcIlwraith Streethospital
- Rachel Cauchi Optometristsoptometrist
- Wholelife Pharmacy & Healthfoodspharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
- 5 Lynch StreetState heritage place
- Ingham Court HouseState 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)
- 13
- Parks (OSM)
- 12
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
- 86.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #56 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
- 5 Lynch StreetheritageState heritage place
- Ingham Court HouseheritageState heritage place
- Hinchinbrook Health Centrehealthdoctor
- Ingham Family Medicalhealthclinic
- Ingham HospitalhealthMcIlwraith Streethospital
- Rachel Cauchi Optometristshealthoptometrist
- Wholelife Pharmacy & Healthfoodshealthpharmacy
- Cassady Parkgovernmentpark
- Garbutt Parkgovernmentpark
- Gino Paris Reservegovernmentpark
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
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