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Flaxton

QLD 4560 · Sunshine Coast

992 (2021)1,071 est. (2025)

29
Overall score

Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.

992
Population
Limited sales data
Median price
100
Safety score
0
Transport score

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.

91.8 km
To Brisbane CBD
23.5 km
To coast
Data not available
Median rent (house)
9.7 km
To nearest station

Demographics

992
Population
59
Median age
2.3
Avg household

Age distribution

Housing tenure

  • Owned
  • Mortgage
  • Rented

Commute to work

  • Car
  • Public transport
  • Walk/cycle
  • Work from home
Median household income (weekly)$1,431
vs NSW median-22.6%
Bachelor degree or higher40.5%
Born in Australia71.0%
Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse403 / 9 / 0

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

100
Residential

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:

4
Break & enter dwelling403/100k
1
Steal from dwelling101/100k
2
Motor vehicle theft202/100k
Domestic assaultNot reported
0
Robbery0/100k

Residential incidents over time

Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.

Area crime context

Total recorded incidents: 35 (all categories, latest year)3,532 per 100,000 residents2-yr5-yr

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

13
Within 10km0 in suburb
0
Govt (suburb)
0
Catholic (suburb)
0
Indep. (suburb)

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

0
CBD commute (est.)Data not available
Nearest train stationWoombye station (9.7 km)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Liveability

28.5°C
Summer max
21.5°C
Winter max
1,500mm
Rainfall/yr
7.2h
Sun/day

Amenities within 2–3km

Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.

00 in suburbSupermarkets
32 in suburbCafes/Rest.
00 in suburbParks
0Playgrounds
9Pools
00 in suburbGyms
0Dog parks
00 in suburbGPs
00 in suburbPharmacies
00 in suburbChildcare
00 in suburbLibraries
0Sports fields
0Vets
Nearest beachData not available
Nearest hospitalNambour General Hospital (9.4 km)
Nearest vet9.8 km
Nearest airportSunshine Coast (23.3 km)

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.

Data sources: ABS Census 2021 & ERP, NSW Valuer General, BOCSAR, TfNSW, ACARA, Bureau of Meteorology, OpenStreetMap, NSW DPHI. Data refreshed quarterly.

Data shown is from public sources and may not reflect current conditions. How we calculate scores.