Black Mountain
QLD 4563 · Noosa
1,560 (2021) → 1,670 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Black Mountain is a suburb in Noosa, QLD 4563, about 118km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Black Mountain are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 23km inland. Black Mountain has an overall score of 26/100, 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 (6.09%), New Zealand (4.1%), USA (1.28%), South Africa (1.22%), Netherlands (1.09%)
Top languages: Japan (0.26%), French (0.19%), German (0.19%), Korean (0.19%), Thai (0.19%)
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 Noosa 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 1022 (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)
- Noosa Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.5kmICSEA 1065
- Pomona State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1028
- Noosa District State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1020
- Cooroy State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 1003
- Federal State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 1011
- Noosa District State High School - Pomona CampusSecondary · Government · 7.8km
- Cooran State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.3kmICSEA 1006
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 Black Mountain
Is Black Mountain safe?
Black Mountain 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 2,700 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Black Mountain from Brisbane CBD?
Black Mountain is about 117.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Black Mountain?
Black Mountain has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Black Mountain?
Black Mountain has a transport score of 0/100.