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
ATO 2023-24, postcode 4550 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
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):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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 989
- Beerwah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 950
- Glasshouse Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.4kmICSEA 1039
- Beerwah State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 970
- Mooloolah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1012
- Peachester State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1001
- Maleny State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.4kmICSEA 1029
- Glenview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.9kmICSEA 1062
- Maleny State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.9kmICSEA 1050
- Glass House Mountains State SchoolPrimary · Government · 10kmICSEA 998
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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.
In this suburb
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Places of Worship
Mapped places of worship within 3km of the suburb centre, grouped by religion where recorded. Community mapping may not capture every congregation.
Source: 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, an estimated 193 minutes by public transport.
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.