Mooloolaba
QLD 4557 · Sunshine Coast
8,202 (2021) → 8,507 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mooloolaba is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4557, about 88km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Mooloolaba are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 33/100, and is right by the coast. Mooloolaba has an overall score of 62/100, 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: New Zealand (6.11%), England (5.11%), India (1.23%), South Africa (1.16%), Brazil (0.94%)
Top languages: Portuguese (1.12%), Spanish (0.61%), Gujarati (0.57%), Nepali (0.54%), Italian (0.49%)
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 1055 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Mooloolaba State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1067
Nearby (within 10km)
- Mountain Creek State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 1045
- Mountain Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 1049
- Buddina State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1055
- Brightwater State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1055
- Immanuel Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.5kmICSEA 1119
- Australian Industry Trade College - Sunshine CoastSecondary · Independent · 4.2km
- Maroochydore State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 990
- Maroochydore State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5kmICSEA 1004
- Stella Maris SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 1075
- Chancellor State CollegeCombined · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 1036
- Matthew Flinders Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.7kmICSEA 1153
- Buderim Mountain State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 1090
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 Mooloolaba
Is Mooloolaba safe?
Mooloolaba 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 Mooloolaba from Brisbane CBD?
Mooloolaba is about 87.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Mooloolaba?
Mooloolaba has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1067 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mooloolaba?
Mooloolaba has a transport score of 33/100 and 31 bus stops.