Nirimba
QLD 4551 · Sunshine Coast
2,229 (2021) → 3,332 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Nirimba is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4551, about 72km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Nirimba are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 28/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Nirimba has an overall score of 46/100, 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: New Zealand (6.19%), England (3.9%), India (3.19%), South Africa (0.99%), Nepal (0.81%)
Top languages: Malayalam (2.02%), Punjabi (1.17%), Portuguese (1.12%), Filipino (0.94%), Nepali (0.9%)
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 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 1037 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Nirimba State Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.5kmICSEA 1028
- Baringa State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 1014
- Baringa State Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 1030
- Unity CollegeCombined · Catholic · 3.7kmICSEA 1062
- Caloundra City Private SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.4kmICSEA 1080
- Golden Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 1025
- Caloundra Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.3kmICSEA 1048
- Meridan State CollegeCombined · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 1019
- Kairos Community College - Caloundra CampusSecondary · Independent · 7km
- Caloundra State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.2kmICSEA 1012
- Glenview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 1056
- Talara Primary CollegePrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 1034
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 Nirimba
Is Nirimba safe?
Nirimba 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 Nirimba from Brisbane CBD?
Nirimba is about 72.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Nirimba?
Nirimba has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Nirimba?
Nirimba has a transport score of 28/100 and 2 bus stops.