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
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
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:
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 1025 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Blackall Range Independent SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1023
Nearby (within 10km)
- Mapleton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 1051
- OneSchool Global QLD - NambourCombined · Independent · 4.7km
- Burnside State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1004
- Burnside State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 972
- Nambour Special SchoolCombined · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 1006
- St John's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.4kmICSEA 1062
- Nambour State CollegeCombined · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 981
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.3kmICSEA 1039
- Nambour State College - Junior SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.5km
- Nambour Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 8kmICSEA 1076
- Yandina State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 997
- Montville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.1kmICSEA 1061
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 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 3,532 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Kureelpa from Brisbane CBD?
Kureelpa is about 96.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Kureelpa?
Kureelpa has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1023 (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.