Aroona
QLD 4551 · Sunshine Coast
3,466 (2021) → 3,537 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Aroona is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4551, about 77km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Aroona are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 29/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Aroona has an overall score of 62/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.14%), New Zealand (4.21%), South Africa (0.78%), Germany (0.72%), Netherlands (0.52%)
Top languages: German (0.58%), Vietnamese (0.29%), Polish (0.26%), Cantonese (0.23%), Thai (0.23%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Sunshine Coast 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 1043 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Talara Primary CollegePrimary · Government · 1kmICSEA 1034
- Meridan State CollegeCombined · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 1019
- Caloundra State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 1012
- Currimundi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 1039
- Currimundi Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2kmICSEA 1009
- Caloundra Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2kmICSEA 1048
- Kairos Community College - Caloundra CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.4km
- Caloundra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 1022
- Pacific Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.9kmICSEA 1112
- Our Lady of the Rosary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.2kmICSEA 1086
- Unity CollegeCombined · Catholic · 3.4kmICSEA 1062
- Golden Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1025
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 Aroona
Is Aroona safe?
Aroona has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 3,532 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Aroona from Brisbane CBD?
Aroona is about 77.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Aroona?
Aroona has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Aroona?
Aroona has a transport score of 29/100 and 9 bus stops.