Craignish
QLD 4655 · Fraser Coast
2,190 (2021) → 2,435 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Craignish is a suburb in Fraser Coast, QLD 4655, about 245km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Craignish are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Craignish has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 87/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.29%), New Zealand (3.38%), Scotland (1.1%), Germany (0.78%), Netherlands (0.68%)
Top languages: German (0.46%), Tagalog (0.41%), Arabic (0.27%), Greek (0.27%), French (0.23%)
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 Fraser 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 983 (below 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)
- Carinity Education - GlendyneCombined · Independent · 7.9kmICSEA 856
- Yarrilee State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8kmICSEA 973
- Xavier Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 8.1kmICSEA 1029
- St James Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 9kmICSEA 1036
- Bayside Christian College Hervey BayCombined · Independent · 9.3kmICSEA 1022
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 Craignish
Is Craignish safe?
Craignish has a residential safety score of 87/100, 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 5,606 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Craignish from Brisbane CBD?
Craignish is about 244.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Craignish?
Craignish has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Craignish?
Craignish has a transport score of 0/100.