Peachester
QLD 4519 · Sunshine Coast
1,460 (2021) → 1,554 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Peachester is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4519, about 71km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Peachester are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 18km inland. Peachester has an overall score of 25/100, 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: England (6.1%), New Zealand (3.22%), Netherlands (0.68%), Germany (0.62%), USA (0.62%)
Top languages: Mandarin (0.75%), French (0.55%), Spanish (0.55%), Croatian (0.41%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.34%)
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 1001 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Peachester State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 990
Nearby (within 10km)
- Beerwah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 956
- Glasshouse Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 7.6kmICSEA 1033
- Beerwah State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 978
- Maleny State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.1kmICSEA 1034
- Maleny State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 1045
- Glass House Mountains State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.8kmICSEA 993
- Landsborough State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.9kmICSEA 980
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 Peachester
Is Peachester safe?
Peachester 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 Peachester from Brisbane CBD?
Peachester is about 70.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Peachester?
Peachester has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 990 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Peachester?
Peachester has a transport score of 0/100.