Margate
QLD 4019 · Moreton Bay
7,575 (2021) → 7,897 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Margate is a suburb in Moreton Bay, QLD 4019, about 26km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Margate are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 60/100, and is right by the coast. Margate has an overall score of 71/100, 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 (5.85%), England (5.76%), Philippines (0.82%), Scotland (0.75%), South Africa (0.73%)
Top languages: German (0.54%), Italian (0.46%), Spanish (0.38%), French (0.29%), Japan (0.26%)
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 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 1018 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Humpybong State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 993
Nearby (within 10km)
- Southern Cross Catholic College - Woody Point CampusPrimary · Catholic · 0.9km
- Clontarf Beach State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 954
- Woody Point Special SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 978
- Grace Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 1.8kmICSEA 1094
- Kippa-Ring State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 930
- Redcliffe State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 1003
- Redcliffe Special SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 972
- Clontarf Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 970
- Scarborough State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1015
- Hercules Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 950
- Australian Trade College North BrisbaneSecondary · Independent · 4.3kmICSEA 1020
- Southern Cross Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 4.3kmICSEA 1046
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 Margate
Is Margate safe?
Margate 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 Margate from Brisbane CBD?
Margate is about 26.4 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 91 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Margate?
Margate has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 993 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Margate?
Margate has a transport score of 60/100 and 26 bus stops.