Flaxton
QLD 4560 · Sunshine Coast
992 (2021) → 1,071 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Flaxton is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4560, about 92km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Flaxton are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 24km inland. Flaxton has an overall score of 29/100, 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 (8.37%), New Zealand (2.82%), South Africa (1.92%), Netherlands (1.21%), Malaysia (0.81%)
Top languages: French (0.91%), German (0.5%), Thai (0.5%), Afrikaans (0.3%)
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 1033 (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)
- Mapleton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1051
- Montville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1061
- Blackall Range Independent SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.7kmICSEA 1023
- OneSchool Global QLD - NambourCombined · Independent · 8.1km
- My Independent SchoolSecondary · Independent · 8.2kmICSEA 982
- St John's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 8.3kmICSEA 1062
- Nambour Special SchoolCombined · Government · 8.6kmICSEA 1006
- Burnside State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 972
- Burnside State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 1004
- The River SchoolPrimary · Independent · 8.8kmICSEA 1091
- Palmwoods State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.1kmICSEA 1029
- Nambour Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 9.6kmICSEA 1076
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 Flaxton
Is Flaxton safe?
Flaxton 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 Flaxton from Brisbane CBD?
Flaxton is about 91.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Flaxton?
Flaxton has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Flaxton?
Flaxton has a transport score of 0/100.