Castaways Beach
QLD 4567 · Noosa
683 (2021) → 742 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Castaways Beach is a suburb in Noosa, QLD 4567, about 116km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Castaways Beach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 24/100, and is right by the coast. Castaways Beach 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 (8.64%), New Zealand (2.78%), USA (2.64%), South Africa (2.05%), Netherlands (1.46%)
Top languages: Mandarin (1.76%), French (0.73%), German (0.44%)
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 1062 (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)
- Sunshine Beach State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 1046
- Noosa Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 954
- St Thomas More Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.8kmICSEA 1079
- Montessori NoosaPrimary · Independent · 3kmICSEA 1076
- Sunshine Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 1086
- Good Shepherd Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.3kmICSEA 1109
- Peregian Beach CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.2kmICSEA 1079
- Noosa Pengari Steiner SchoolCombined · Independent · 7kmICSEA 1083
- St Teresa's Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 7.1kmICSEA 1067
- Noosaville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.2kmICSEA 1029
- St Andrew's Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 7.6kmICSEA 1138
- Tewantin State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.8kmICSEA 1019
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 Castaways Beach
Is Castaways Beach safe?
Castaways Beach 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 Castaways Beach from Brisbane CBD?
Castaways Beach is about 115.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Castaways Beach?
Castaways Beach has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Castaways Beach?
Castaways Beach has a transport score of 24/100 and 4 bus stops.