Kureelpa
QLD 4560 · Sunshine Coast
968 (2021) → 1,046 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Kureelpa is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4560, about 97km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Kureelpa are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 20km inland. Kureelpa has an overall score of 27/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 4560 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (4.86%), New Zealand (2.69%), Germany (1.65%), South Africa (1.34%), PNG (0.83%)
Top languages: German (1.24%), Afrikaans (0.83%), Spanish (0.41%), Italian (0.31%)
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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Reasonable school mix
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of schools, though the strongest options may require some travel.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1025 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Blackall Range Independent SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1039
Nearby (within 10km)
- Mapleton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 1048
- OneSchool Global QLD - NambourCombined · Independent · 4.7km
- Burnside State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 988
- Burnside State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 984
- Nambour Special SchoolCombined · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 1002
- St John's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.4kmICSEA 1059
- Kairos Community College - Nambour CampusSecondary · Independent · 7.2km
- Nambour State CollegeCombined · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 977
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.3kmICSEA 1045
- Nambour State College - Junior SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.5km
- Nambour Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 8kmICSEA 1083
- Yandina State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 1004
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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 · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Fitness
No data
No fitness facilities matched to this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Mostly urban
Very little parkland or outdoor recreation in and around this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
Few cultural venues
Very few cultural venues in and around this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Kureelpa
Is Kureelpa safe?
Kureelpa 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 5,352 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Kureelpa from Brisbane CBD?
Kureelpa is about 96.9 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 249 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Kureelpa?
Kureelpa has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1039 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Kureelpa?
Kureelpa has a transport score of 0/100.