Wacol
Queensland · Forest Lake - Oxley · Ipswich
This profile uses the ABS Wacol statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Wacol is a locality in the Forest Lake - Oxley area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Wacol SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Wacol SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Wacol
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.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
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 Wacol
- Special · Government · Years 5-12Enrolment195ICSEA832
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment167ICSEA905
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSDarra-Jindalee Catholic Parish After School CareCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Darra
- Meeting NQSKids Academy DarraCentre-Based Care · 105 places · Darra
- Meeting NQSScotts Road Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 97 places · Darra
- Meeting NQSLittle Wonders MontessoriCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Darra
- Working Towards NQSSchool Plus - Darra OSHCCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Darra
- Working Towards NQSUnit Kids Family Day CareFamily Day Care · Wacol
- Not yet ratedMajarm Family Day Care ServiceFamily Day Care · Darra
- Not yet ratedC-Triple-L FDC ServiceFamily Day Care · Wacol
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 0
- Parks
- 17
- Train stations
- 2
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Wacol SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Commute
- To CBD by train, AM peak
- 33 min
- Nearest station
- Wacol station (0.3 km)
Median scheduled weekday AM-peak train travel time from the nearest station to the CBD terminus. Distance to that station is straight-line, not a walk time.
Where did the gain come from?
+71Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Forest Lake - Oxley
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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