Araluen
QLD 4570 · Gympie
649 (2021) → 667 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Araluen is a suburb in Gympie, QLD 4570, about 150km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Araluen are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 69/100, and is about 39km inland. Araluen has an overall score of 49/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 84/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.7%), New Zealand (2.16%), South Africa (1.54%), USA (1.08%), Canada (0.92%)
Top languages: German (0.46%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Gympie local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 969 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Victory CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1022
Nearby (within 10km)
- Gympie West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 958
- James Nash State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2kmICSEA 969
- Two Mile State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 921
- Gympie Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 942
- Gympie Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 3.5kmICSEA 905
- Gympie Special SchoolCombined · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 967
- St Patrick's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.7kmICSEA 1035
- Gympie State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 957
- St Patrick's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.8kmICSEA 1040
- One Mile State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 943
- Gympie South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 959
- Cooloola Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.9kmICSEA 1019
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Araluen
Is Araluen safe?
Araluen has a residential safety score of 84/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 5,175 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Araluen from Brisbane CBD?
Araluen is about 150.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Araluen?
Araluen has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1022 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Araluen?
Araluen has a transport score of 69/100, including 1 train station and 1 bus stops.