O'Briens Hill
QLD 4860 · Cassowary Coast
11 (2021) → 11 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
O'Briens Hill is a suburb in Cassowary Coast, QLD 4860, about 1322km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in O'Briens Hill are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. O'Briens Hill has an overall score of 24/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
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 884 (below 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)
- Goondi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 930
- Innisfail State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 755
- Good Counsel CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 971
- Good Counsel Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.8kmICSEA 1003
- Innisfail State College - Diverse Learning CentreCombined · Government · 5.3km
- Innisfail State CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 887
- Innisfail East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 832
- Darlingia Forest SchoolPrimary · Independent · 5.5kmICSEA 976
- Radiant Life CollegeCombined · Independent · 6kmICSEA 710
- Mundoo State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 898
- South Johnstone State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.9kmICSEA 834
- St Rita's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 9.4kmICSEA 944
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 O'Briens Hill
How far is O'Briens Hill from Brisbane CBD?
O'Briens Hill is about 1321.5 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in O'Briens Hill?
O'Briens Hill has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in O'Briens Hill?
O'Briens Hill has a transport score of 0/100.