Mount Cotton
QLD 4165 · Redland
7,302 (2021) → 7,546 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Cotton is a suburb in Redland, QLD 4165, about 26km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Cotton are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 18/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Mount Cotton has an overall score of 40/100, 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 (5.88%), New Zealand (4.26%), South Africa (2.47%), India (0.6%), Scotland (0.53%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.14%), German (0.41%), Spanish (0.36%), Mandarin (0.31%), Russian (0.3%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Redland 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 1014 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Mount Cotton State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1044
Nearby (within 10km)
- Chisholm Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 5.6kmICSEA 1045
- Sheldon CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.6kmICSEA 1123
- Kimberley Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 1042
- Shailer Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1001
- Shailer Park State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 995
- Carbrook State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 1031
- St Matthew's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.4kmICSEA 1053
- Redland Bay State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 999
- Victoria Point State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 972
- Carbrook Animal Assisted Learning CentreSecondary · Independent · 6.7kmICSEA 966
- Kimberley CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.8kmICSEA 1053
- The BUSY School - Shailer Park CampusSecondary · Independent · 6.8km
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 Mount Cotton
Is Mount Cotton safe?
Mount Cotton 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 4,239 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Mount Cotton from Brisbane CBD?
Mount Cotton is about 25.9 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 90 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Mount Cotton?
Mount Cotton has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1044 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Cotton?
Mount Cotton has a transport score of 18/100 and 12 bus stops.