North Maleny
QLD 4552 · Sunshine Coast
710 (2021) → 724 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
North Maleny is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4552, about 84km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in North Maleny are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 24km inland. North Maleny has an overall score of 33/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (8.87%), New Zealand (2.68%), South Africa (1.55%), Scotland (1.27%), USA (1.27%)
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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Reasonable school mix
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of schools, though the strongest options may require some travel.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1036 (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)
- The River SchoolPrimary · Independent · 2.8kmICSEA 1091
- Maleny State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 1045
- Maleny State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1034
- Montville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1061
- My Independent SchoolSecondary · Independent · 5.2kmICSEA 982
- Palmwoods State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 1029
- Eudlo State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.7kmICSEA 1022
- Mooloolah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.9kmICSEA 1020
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
Fitness
No data
No fitness facilities matched to this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Outdoor paradise
Top 20% nationally — abundant parks and green space, plus trails, bike paths and places to enjoy the outdoors.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about North Maleny
Is North Maleny safe?
North Maleny 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 Maleny from Brisbane CBD?
North Maleny is about 84.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in North Maleny?
North Maleny has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in North Maleny?
North Maleny has a transport score of 0/100.