Mount Mellum
QLD 4550 · Sunshine Coast
457 (2021) → 621 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Mellum is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4550, about 73km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Mellum are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 35/100, and is about 14km inland. Mount Mellum has an overall score of 41/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (8.1%), New Zealand (2.63%), Ireland (1.31%), South Korea (1.31%), Germany (1.09%)
Top languages: Spanish (1.53%), Italian (1.31%), French (0.88%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
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 1010 (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)
- Landsborough State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 980
- Beerwah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 956
- Glasshouse Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.4kmICSEA 1033
- Beerwah State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 978
- Mooloolah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1020
- Peachester State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 990
- Maleny State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.4kmICSEA 1034
- Glenview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.9kmICSEA 1056
- Maleny State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.9kmICSEA 1045
- Glass House Mountains State SchoolPrimary · Government · 10kmICSEA 993
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 Mellum
How far is Mount Mellum from Brisbane CBD?
Mount Mellum is about 73.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Mount Mellum?
Mount Mellum has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Mellum?
Mount Mellum has a transport score of 35/100.