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Longreach

Queensland · Outback - South · Queensland - Outback

This profile uses the ABS Longreach statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Longreach is a locality in the Outback - South area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Longreach SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
6
Top ICSEA 977 (gov)
Childcare
2
NQS-rated services
Population
3,741
-0.1% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Longreach SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Longreach

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Longreach State High School Government · 205 students
ICSEA 932
Longreach School of Distance Education Government · 198 students
ICSEA 977
Longreach State School Government · 126 students
ICSEA 956
Isisford State School Government · 14 students
ICSEA 899

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 117 students
ICSEA 978 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Longreach

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Longreach Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 135 places · Longreach
    Meeting NQS
  • C&K Longreach Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Longreach
    Meeting NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
2
Supermarkets
3
Parks
24
Train stations
2

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Longreach SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
3,741
Jun 2025
1yr growth
-0.10%
2024→25
Net change
-4
people / yr
Density
0
people / km²

Where did the loss come from?

-4
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+11
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-29
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+14

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Longreach
-0.10%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%