Atherton
QLD 4883 · Tablelands
7,724 (2021) → 8,201 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Atherton is a suburb in Tablelands, QLD 4883, about 1373km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Atherton are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 42km inland. Atherton has an overall score of 31/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 42/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.85%), New Zealand (1.94%), Italy (0.84%), Philippines (0.79%), Germany (0.71%)
Top languages: Italian (1.04%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.43%), German (0.43%), Punjabi (0.27%), Filipino (0.25%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Tablelands 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 972 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1023
- Jubilee Christian CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1018
- Atherton State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 959
- Atherton State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 914
Nearby (within 10km)
- Tolga State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 982
- Kairi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.5kmICSEA 934
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 Atherton
Is Atherton safe?
Atherton has a residential safety score of 42/100, 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 7,580 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Atherton from Brisbane CBD?
Atherton is about 1373.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Atherton?
Atherton has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 979 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Atherton?
Atherton has a transport score of 0/100.