Kurwongbah
QLD 4503 · Moreton Bay
1,552 (2021) → 1,683 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Kurwongbah is a suburb in Moreton Bay, QLD 4503, about 29km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Kurwongbah are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 87/100, and is about 11km inland. Kurwongbah has an overall score of 54/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 99/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (3.29%), England (2.58%), South Africa (1.68%), Scotland (0.71%), Netherlands (0.58%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.84%), French (0.32%), Italian (0.32%), Vietnamese (0.32%), Nepali (0.26%)
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 Moreton Bay 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 1005 (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)
- Narangba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1005
- Jinibara State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 983
- Dakabin State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5kmICSEA 949
- Narangba Valley State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1019
- Northpine Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.3kmICSEA 1064
- Narangba Valley State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 1006
- Kurwongbah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 1003
- Carmichael CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.4kmICSEA 1048
- Dakabin State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 962
- Charlotte Mason CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.9kmICSEA 1032
- Pinnacle Academic CollegePrimary · Independent · 6.1kmICSEA 1019
- Petrie State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 976
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 Kurwongbah
Is Kurwongbah safe?
Kurwongbah has a residential safety score of 99/100, 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 4,716 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Kurwongbah from Brisbane CBD?
Kurwongbah is about 29.2 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 66 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Kurwongbah?
Kurwongbah has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Kurwongbah?
Kurwongbah has a transport score of 87/100, including 1 train station and 1 bus stops.