Beerwah
QLD 4519 · Sunshine Coast
7,734 (2021) → 8,234 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Beerwah is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4519, about 68km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Beerwah are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 78/100, and is about 10km inland. Beerwah has an overall score of 61/100, 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 (4.16%), England (4.15%), India (0.74%), South Africa (0.62%), Philippines (0.58%)
Top languages: Punjabi (0.62%), Mandarin (0.34%), German (0.32%), Afrikaans (0.28%), Tagalog (0.28%)
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 993 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Glasshouse Christian CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1033
- Beerwah State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 978
- Beerwah State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 956
Nearby (within 10km)
- Glass House Mountains State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 993
- Landsborough State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 980
- Peachester State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 990
- Mooloolah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.8kmICSEA 1020
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 Beerwah
Is Beerwah safe?
Beerwah 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 Beerwah from Brisbane CBD?
Beerwah is about 68.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Beerwah?
Beerwah has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 989 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Beerwah?
Beerwah has a transport score of 78/100, including 1 train station and 2 bus stops.