North Arm
QLD 4561 · Sunshine Coast
734 (2021) → 806 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
North Arm is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4561, about 107km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in North Arm are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 35/100, and is about 13km inland. North Arm has an overall score of 40/100, 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 (3.81%), England (3.68%), Thailand (1.23%), Philippines (0.82%), Brazil (0.68%)
Top languages: Portuguese (0.68%), Cantonese (0.54%), Thai (0.41%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
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 1050 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- North Arm State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1036
Nearby (within 10km)
- Eumundi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 1054
- Yandina State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 997
- Coolum Beach Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 9.3kmICSEA 1082
- Noosa Pengari Steiner SchoolCombined · Independent · 9.9kmICSEA 1083
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 North Arm
Is North Arm safe?
North Arm 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 North Arm from Brisbane CBD?
North Arm is about 106.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in North Arm?
North Arm has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1036 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in North Arm?
North Arm has a transport score of 35/100.