Ilkley
QLD 4554 · Sunshine Coast
812 (2021) → 933 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ilkley is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4554, about 82km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Ilkley are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 35/100, and is about 13km inland. Ilkley has an overall score of 39/100, 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 (7.51%), New Zealand (4.19%), South Africa (2.83%), USA (0.86%), Germany (0.74%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.48%), German (0.49%), Spanish (0.49%)
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 1054 (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)
- Chevallum State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1053
- Eudlo State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 1022
- Glenview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 1056
- Sunshine Coast Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 5kmICSEA 1120
- Mooloolah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1020
- Siena Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.2kmICSEA 1074
- Siena Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.2kmICSEA 1083
- Palmwoods State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 1029
- Montessori International CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.7kmICSEA 1102
- Matthew Flinders Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 7kmICSEA 1153
- Palmview State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 1031
- Chancellor State CollegeCombined · Government · 7.2kmICSEA 1036
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 Ilkley
Is Ilkley safe?
Ilkley 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 Ilkley from Brisbane CBD?
Ilkley is about 82.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Ilkley?
Ilkley has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ilkley?
Ilkley has a transport score of 35/100.