Nambour
QLD 4560 · Sunshine Coast
12,145 (2021) → 13,131 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Nambour is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4560, about 94km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Nambour are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 79/100, and is about 14km inland. Nambour has an overall score of 76/100, 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 (4.38%), New Zealand (4.06%), Philippines (0.99%), India (0.66%), South Africa (0.53%)
Top languages: Filipino (0.39%), German (0.35%), Tagalog (0.28%), Malayalam (0.26%), Japan (0.26%)
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 1039 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1039
- Nambour State CollegeCombined · GovernmentICSEA 981
- Nambour State College - Junior SchoolPrimary · Government
- OneSchool Global QLD - NambourCombined · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Burnside State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 972
- Burnside State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 1004
- Nambour Special SchoolCombined · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 1006
- St John's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2kmICSEA 1062
- Nambour Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.2kmICSEA 1076
- Suncoast Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.9kmICSEA 1085
- Woombye State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 1012
- Blackall Range Independent SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.7kmICSEA 1023
- Good Samaritan Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 6.8kmICSEA 1049
- Montessori International CollegeCombined · Independent · 7.1kmICSEA 1102
- Bli Bli State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 1012
- Palmwoods State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.8kmICSEA 1029
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 Nambour
Is Nambour safe?
Nambour 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 Nambour from Brisbane CBD?
Nambour is about 94.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Nambour?
Nambour has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1010 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Nambour?
Nambour has a transport score of 79/100, including 1 train station and 38 bus stops.