Ooralea
QLD 4740 · Mackay
3,691 (2021) → 4,055 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ooralea is a suburb in Mackay, QLD 4740, about 802km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Ooralea 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. Ooralea has an overall score of 32/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 77/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Philippines (2.3%), India (1.95%), New Zealand (1.68%), England (1.03%), Bangladesh (0.68%)
Top languages: Tagalog (1.49%), Malayalam (0.89%), Bengali (0.84%), Hindi (0.62%), Filipino (0.57%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Mackay 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 977 (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)
- Dundula State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 922
- Catherine McAuley CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1023
- Mackay West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 976
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.7kmICSEA 1031
- Mackay State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 944
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.1kmICSEA 1044
- St Patrick's College - Mercy CampusSecondary · Catholic · 5.1km
- Mackay Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 906
- Kutta Mulla Gorinna Special Assistance SchoolSecondary · Independent · 5.7kmICSEA 784
- St Patrick's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.3kmICSEA 1022
- Victoria Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 930
- Glenella State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 964
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 Ooralea
Is Ooralea safe?
Ooralea has a residential safety score of 77/100, 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 6,967 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Ooralea from Brisbane CBD?
Ooralea is about 802.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Ooralea?
Ooralea has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ooralea?
Ooralea has a transport score of 0/100.