Baringa
QLD 4551 · Sunshine Coast
4,604 (2021) → 6,882 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Baringa is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4551, about 74km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Baringa are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 29/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Baringa has an overall score of 49/100, 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: New Zealand (5.84%), England (5.78%), India (3.82%), South Africa (1.41%), Nepal (0.96%)
Top languages: Malayalam (3%), Nepali (1.02%), Punjabi (1%), Spanish (0.76%), Hindi (0.74%)
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 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 1040 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Baringa State Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1030
- Baringa State Secondary CollegeSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 1014
Nearby (within 10km)
- Unity CollegeCombined · Catholic · 1.6kmICSEA 1062
- Nirimba State Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1028
- Caloundra City Private SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.3kmICSEA 1080
- Golden Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 1025
- Caloundra Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.3kmICSEA 1048
- Meridan State CollegeCombined · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1019
- Kairos Community College - Caloundra CampusSecondary · Independent · 5.1km
- Caloundra State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 1012
- Talara Primary CollegePrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 1034
- Caloundra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1022
- Pacific Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.4kmICSEA 1112
- Currimundi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 1039
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 Baringa
Is Baringa safe?
Baringa 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 Baringa from Brisbane CBD?
Baringa is about 73.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Baringa?
Baringa has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1022 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Baringa?
Baringa has a transport score of 29/100 and 12 bus stops.