Mountain Creek
QLD 4557 · Sunshine Coast
11,950 (2021) → 12,217 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mountain Creek is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4557, about 86km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Mountain Creek are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 29/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Mountain Creek has an overall score of 58/100, 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 (6.24%), New Zealand (5.58%), South Africa (2.18%), India (1.22%), USA (0.61%)
Top languages: Mandarin (0.73%), Punjabi (0.59%), Afrikaans (0.43%), Spanish (0.42%), Korean (0.41%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Sunshine 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 1057 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Brightwater State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1055
- Mountain Creek State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1049
- Mountain Creek State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 1045
Nearby (within 10km)
- Mooloolaba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1067
- Buddina State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 1055
- Chancellor State CollegeCombined · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1036
- Immanuel Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 4kmICSEA 1119
- Matthew Flinders Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.3kmICSEA 1153
- Siena Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 1074
- Siena Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 1083
- Kawana Waters State CollegeCombined · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1030
- Buderim Mountain State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 1090
- Palmview State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 1031
- Palmview State Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1028
- Palmview State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1031
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 Mountain Creek
Is Mountain Creek safe?
Mountain Creek 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 3,532 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Mountain Creek from Brisbane CBD?
Mountain Creek is about 85.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Mountain Creek?
Mountain Creek has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1050 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mountain Creek?
Mountain Creek has a transport score of 29/100 and 31 bus stops.