Murgon
QLD 4605 · South Burnett
2,220 (2021) → 2,318 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Murgon is a suburb in South Burnett, QLD 4605, about 174km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Murgon are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 107km inland. Murgon has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 57/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.57%), New Zealand (1.35%), Philippines (1.13%), India (0.68%), Germany (0.36%)
Top languages: Filipino (0.45%), Punjabi (0.41%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.36%), Tagalog (0.23%), Spanish (0.23%)
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
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 South Burnett 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 794 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 822
- Murgon State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 820
- Murgon State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 787
Nearby (within 10km)
- Silver Lining SchoolSecondary · Independent · 5.6kmICSEA 739
- Cherbourg State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 668
- Moffatdale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 10kmICSEA 912
- Wheatlands State SchoolPrimary · Government · 10kmICSEA 926
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 Murgon
Is Murgon safe?
Murgon has a residential safety score of 57/100, 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 7,147 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Murgon from Brisbane CBD?
Murgon is about 173.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Murgon?
Murgon has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 810 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Murgon?
Murgon has a transport score of 0/100.