Nikenbah
QLD 4655 · Fraser Coast
1,234 (2021) → 1,673 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Nikenbah is a suburb in Fraser Coast, QLD 4655, about 239km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Nikenbah are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Nikenbah has an overall score of 29/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 87/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.02%), New Zealand (2.35%), South Africa (2.03%), India (1.38%), Japan (0.73%)
Top languages: Malayalam (1.13%), German (0.89%), Afrikaans (0.65%), Japan (0.65%), Sinhal (0.49%)
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 Fraser 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 974 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Carinity Education - GlendyneCombined · IndependentICSEA 856
Nearby (within 10km)
- St James Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 3kmICSEA 1036
- Bayside Christian College Hervey BayCombined · Independent · 3kmICSEA 1022
- Fraser Coast Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.4kmICSEA 1107
- Yarrilee State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 973
- Kawungan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 981
- Hervey Bay Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 959
- Xavier Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 4.5kmICSEA 1029
- Hervey Bay State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 957
- Pialba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 910
- Star of the Sea Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.8kmICSEA 1020
- Torquay State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 893
- Sandy Strait State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 969
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 Nikenbah
Is Nikenbah safe?
Nikenbah has a residential safety score of 87/100, 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 5,606 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Nikenbah from Brisbane CBD?
Nikenbah is about 239.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Nikenbah?
Nikenbah has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 856 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Nikenbah?
Nikenbah has a transport score of 0/100.