Malanda
QLD 4885 · Tablelands
2,000 (2021) → 2,115 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Malanda is a suburb in Tablelands, QLD 4885, about 1357km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Malanda are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 43km inland. Malanda has an overall score of 23/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 42/100.
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 (3.1%), England (2.6%), Germany (1.15%), USA (0.9%), PNG (0.6%)
Top languages: Japan (1.15%), German (1%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.55%), Malayalam (0.35%), Italian (0.25%)
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 Tablelands 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 995 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Malanda State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 998
- Malanda State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 992
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 Malanda
Is Malanda safe?
Malanda has a residential safety score of 42/100, 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 7,580 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Malanda from Brisbane CBD?
Malanda is about 1357.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Malanda?
Malanda has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 995 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Malanda?
Malanda has a transport score of 0/100.