Mount Nathan
QLD 4211 · Gold Coast
1,375 (2021) → 1,437 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Nathan is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4211, about 62km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Nathan are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 13km inland. Mount Nathan has an overall score of 29/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 86/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.89%), New Zealand (4.22%), Netherlands (0.51%), USA (0.51%), Canada (0.44%)
Top languages: Mandarin (0.51%), Italian (0.36%), Japan (0.36%), Portuguese (0.36%), Indonesian (0.29%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Gold 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 1024 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Silkwood SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1072
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 1033
- Park Lake State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1028
- Nerang State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 973
- Pacific Pines State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 1013
- Nerang State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 972
- Pacific Pines State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 1022
- St Bernard State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 1056
- William Duncan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 974
- Gilston State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 1022
- Jubilee Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.7kmICSEA 1054
- Gaven State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 992
- Worongary State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.5kmICSEA 1003
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 Nathan
Is Mount Nathan safe?
Mount Nathan has a residential safety score of 86/100, 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 6,113 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Mount Nathan from Brisbane CBD?
Mount Nathan is about 61.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Mount Nathan?
Mount Nathan has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1072 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Nathan?
Mount Nathan has a transport score of 0/100.