Maroochy River
QLD 4561 · Sunshine Coast
1,667 (2021) → 1,831 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Maroochy River is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4561, about 99km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Maroochy River are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Maroochy River has an overall score of 28/100, 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 (5.34%), New Zealand (3.18%), South Africa (1.5%), Canada (0.78%), USA (0.72%)
Top languages: German (0.36%), Thai (0.3%), Afrikaans (0.18%)
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 1027 (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)
- Good Samaritan Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 1049
- Bli Bli State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 1012
- Coolum Beach Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.4kmICSEA 1082
- Yandina State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 997
- Nambour State College - Junior SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3km
- Pacific Paradise State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 1024
- Coolum State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.5kmICSEA 1041
- Nambour State CollegeCombined · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 981
- North Arm State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 1036
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.2kmICSEA 1039
- Burnside State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 972
- Burnside State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 1004
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 Maroochy River
Is Maroochy River safe?
Maroochy River 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 Maroochy River from Brisbane CBD?
Maroochy River is about 99.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Maroochy River?
Maroochy River has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Maroochy River?
Maroochy River has a transport score of 0/100.