Mount Samson
QLD 4520 · Moreton Bay
625 (2021) → 678 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Samson is a suburb in Moreton Bay, QLD 4520, about 26km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Samson are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 22km inland. Mount Samson has an overall score of 33/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 98/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (7.52%), New Zealand (3.52%), Germany (1.12%), France (0.48%), Malaysia (0.48%)
Top languages: German (0.48%)
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 Moreton Bay 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 1090 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Mount Samson State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1076
Nearby (within 10km)
- Samford State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 1104
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 Samson
Is Mount Samson safe?
Mount Samson has a residential safety score of 98/100, 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 4,716 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Mount Samson from Brisbane CBD?
Mount Samson is about 25.9 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 90 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Mount Samson?
Mount Samson has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1076 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Samson?
Mount Samson has a transport score of 0/100.