Bald Knob
QLD 4552 · Sunshine Coast
280 (2021) → 286 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bald Knob is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4552, about 77km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Bald Knob are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 18km inland. Bald Knob has an overall score of 31/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 4552 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (7.86%), New Zealand (3.21%), Germany (2.86%), Italy (1.79%), Canada (1.43%)
Top languages: French (1.43%), German (1.07%), Thai (1.07%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
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 1015 (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)
- Mooloolah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 1012
- Maleny State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 1029
- Landsborough State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 989
- Maleny State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1050
- Peachester State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 1001
- Eudlo State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.1kmICSEA 1007
- Beerwah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.5kmICSEA 950
- The River SchoolPrimary · Independent · 8.6kmICSEA 1074
- Glasshouse Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 9.6kmICSEA 1039
- Beerwah State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.8kmICSEA 970
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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.
In this suburb
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Bald Knob
How far is Bald Knob from Brisbane CBD?
Bald Knob is about 77.0 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 202 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Bald Knob?
Bald Knob has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bald Knob?
Bald Knob has a transport score of 0/100.