Moffat Beach
QLD 4551 · Sunshine Coast
2,691 (2021) → 2,729 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Moffat Beach is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4551, about 76km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Moffat Beach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 33/100, and is right by the coast. Moffat Beach has an overall score of 65/100, 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 (5.54%), New Zealand (3.42%), South Africa (0.97%), USA (0.59%), Philippines (0.45%)
Top languages: German (0.37%), Tagalog (0.37%), French (0.33%), Spanish (0.3%), Afrikaans (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 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 1040 (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)
- Caloundra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.6kmICSEA 1022
- Our Lady of the Rosary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 0.8kmICSEA 1086
- Caloundra State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 1012
- Kairos Community College - Caloundra CampusSecondary · Independent · 1.4km
- Currimundi Special SchoolCombined · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 1009
- Currimundi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1039
- Caloundra Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.1kmICSEA 1048
- Talara Primary CollegePrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1034
- Golden Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1025
- Meridan State CollegeCombined · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 1019
- Unity CollegeCombined · Catholic · 4.8kmICSEA 1062
- Pacific Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 5kmICSEA 1112
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 Moffat Beach
Is Moffat Beach safe?
Moffat Beach 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 Moffat Beach from Brisbane CBD?
Moffat Beach is about 76.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Moffat Beach?
Moffat Beach has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Moffat Beach?
Moffat Beach has a transport score of 33/100 and 12 bus stops.