Pelican Waters
QLD 4551 · Sunshine Coast
7,393 (2021) → 8,036 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Pelican Waters is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4551, about 71km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Pelican Waters are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 23/100, and is right by the coast. Pelican Waters has an overall score of 45/100, 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 (9.13%), New Zealand (4.83%), South Africa (1.6%), Scotland (0.92%), Germany (0.65%)
Top languages: German (0.62%), Thai (0.46%), Afrikaans (0.41%), Vietnamese (0.28%), Italian (0.24%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
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 1041 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Caloundra City Private SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1080
Nearby (within 10km)
- Golden Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 1025
- Baringa State Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1030
- Unity CollegeCombined · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 1062
- Baringa State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 1014
- Caloundra Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4kmICSEA 1048
- Kairos Community College - Caloundra CampusSecondary · Independent · 4.4km
- Nirimba State Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1028
- Caloundra State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1012
- Caloundra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 1022
- Our Lady of the Rosary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.7kmICSEA 1086
- Meridan State CollegeCombined · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 1019
- Talara Primary CollegePrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 1034
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 Pelican Waters
Is Pelican Waters safe?
Pelican Waters 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 Pelican Waters from Brisbane CBD?
Pelican Waters is about 71.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Pelican Waters?
Pelican Waters has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1080 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Pelican Waters?
Pelican Waters has a transport score of 23/100 and 10 bus stops.