Beerburrum
QLD 4517 · Sunshine Coast
941 (2021) → 1,041 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Beerburrum is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4517, about 58km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Beerburrum are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 78/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Beerburrum 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: England (4.46%), New Zealand (3.83%), Germany (0.96%), South Africa (0.96%), Pakistan (0.64%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.7%), Persian ED (0.64%), German (0.53%), Tagalog (0.43%), Sinhal (0.32%)
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 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 978 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Beerburrum State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 947
Nearby (within 10km)
- Glass House Mountains State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 993
- Elimbah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.5kmICSEA 996
- Beerwah State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.9kmICSEA 978
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 Beerburrum
Is Beerburrum safe?
Beerburrum 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 Beerburrum from Brisbane CBD?
Beerburrum is about 58.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Beerburrum?
Beerburrum has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 947 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Beerburrum?
Beerburrum has a transport score of 78/100, including 1 train station and 1 bus stops.