Kings Beach
QLD 4551 · Sunshine Coast
3,042 (2021) → 3,078 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Kings Beach is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4551, about 75km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Kings Beach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 31/100, and is right by the coast. Kings Beach has an overall score of 62/100, 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 (4.77%), New Zealand (4.37%), Nepal (2.27%), India (0.89%), Canada (0.72%)
Top languages: Nepali (2.01%), Punjabi (0.82%), Spanish (0.56%), Italian (0.53%), German (0.46%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
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 1039 (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)
- Our Lady of the Rosary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 0.5kmICSEA 1086
- Caloundra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 1022
- Kairos Community College - Caloundra CampusSecondary · Independent · 1.6km
- Caloundra State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 1012
- Caloundra Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.4kmICSEA 1048
- Currimundi Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1009
- Currimundi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1039
- Golden Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1025
- Talara Primary CollegePrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 1034
- Caloundra City Private SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.7kmICSEA 1080
- Meridan State CollegeCombined · Government · 5kmICSEA 1019
- Unity CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5.2kmICSEA 1062
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
Nearby suburbs in Sunshine Coast
Compare Kings Beach with another suburb
Compare two suburbs
Frequently asked questions about Kings Beach
Is Kings Beach safe?
Kings 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 3,532 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Kings Beach from Brisbane CBD?
Kings Beach is about 75.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Kings Beach?
Kings Beach has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Kings Beach?
Kings Beach has a transport score of 31/100 and 4 bus stops.