Moranbah
QLD 4744 · Isaac
9,425 (2021) → 9,736 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Moranbah is a suburb in Isaac, QLD 4744, about 804km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Moranbah are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 151km inland. Moranbah has an overall score of 32/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 95/100.
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 (3.73%), Philippines (2.26%), South Africa (1%), England (0.7%), India (0.66%)
Top languages: Tagalog (1.17%), Filipino (0.6%), Afrikaans (0.49%), Hindi (0.44%), Urdu (0.33%)
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 Isaac 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 962 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Moranbah State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 966
- Moranbah East State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 961
- Moranbah State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 960
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 Moranbah
Is Moranbah safe?
Moranbah has a residential safety score of 95/100, 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 5,371 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Moranbah from Brisbane CBD?
Moranbah is about 803.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Moranbah?
Moranbah has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 962 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Moranbah?
Moranbah has a transport score of 0/100.