Little Mountain
QLD 4551 · Sunshine Coast
11,068 (2021) → 11,434 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Little Mountain is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4551, about 77km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Little Mountain are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 27/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Little Mountain has an overall score of 52/100, 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 (7.25%), New Zealand (4.56%), South Africa (1.24%), Scotland (0.69%), India (0.52%)
Top languages: Malayalam (0.43%), German (0.37%), Afrikaans (0.33%), Italian (0.22%), Mandarin (0.2%)
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 1044 (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)
- Meridan State CollegeCombined · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 1019
- Unity CollegeCombined · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1062
- Baringa State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1014
- Talara Primary CollegePrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1034
- Baringa State Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1030
- Caloundra Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.1kmICSEA 1048
- Pacific Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.4kmICSEA 1112
- Caloundra State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1012
- Kairos Community College - Caloundra CampusSecondary · Independent · 3.9km
- Golden Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 1025
- Caloundra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1022
- Currimundi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1039
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 Little Mountain
Is Little Mountain safe?
Little Mountain 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 Little Mountain from Brisbane CBD?
Little Mountain is about 76.5 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Little Mountain?
Little Mountain has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Little Mountain?
Little Mountain has a transport score of 27/100 and 22 bus stops.