Parklands
QLD 4560 · Sunshine Coast
198 (2021) → 218 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Parklands is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4560, about 97km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Parklands are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 41/100, and is about 12km inland. Parklands has an overall score of 40/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 4560 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (7.07%), England (6.06%)
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):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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 1034 (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)
- Nambour State College - Junior SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2km
- Nambour State CollegeCombined · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 977
- Kairos Community College - Nambour CampusSecondary · Independent · 3.5km
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.3kmICSEA 1045
- Good Samaritan Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 4.4kmICSEA 1050
- Burnside State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 984
- Burnside State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5kmICSEA 988
- Yandina State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 1004
- OneSchool Global QLD - NambourCombined · Independent · 5.2km
- Nambour Special SchoolCombined · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1002
- Bli Bli State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 1005
- Nambour Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.7kmICSEA 1083
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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.
In this suburb
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for 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
Places of Worship
Mapped places of worship within 3km of the suburb centre, grouped by religion where recorded. Community mapping may not capture every congregation.
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Parklands
How far is Parklands from Brisbane CBD?
Parklands is about 97.3 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 249 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Parklands?
Parklands has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Parklands?
Parklands has a transport score of 41/100 and 3 bus stops.