Pialba
QLD 4655 · Fraser Coast
4,151 (2021) → 4,601 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Pialba is a suburb in Fraser Coast, QLD 4655, about 244km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Pialba are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Pialba has an overall score of 42/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 89/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.18%), New Zealand (3.73%), Philippines (0.87%), Scotland (0.75%), South Africa (0.67%)
Top languages: German (0.55%), French (0.34%), Nepali (0.34%), Thai (0.31%), Punjabi (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 Fraser 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 974 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Hervey Bay State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 957
- Pialba State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 910
Nearby (within 10km)
- Bayside Christian College Hervey BayCombined · Independent · 2.5kmICSEA 1022
- Kawungan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 981
- Xavier Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1029
- St James Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.7kmICSEA 1036
- Yarrilee State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 973
- Hervey Bay Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 959
- Torquay State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 893
- Fraser Coast Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.8kmICSEA 1107
- Urangan State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 965
- Sandy Strait State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 969
- Carinity Education - GlendyneCombined · Independent · 5kmICSEA 856
- Star of the Sea Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.2kmICSEA 1020
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 Pialba
Is Pialba safe?
Pialba has a residential safety score of 89/100, 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 5,606 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Pialba from Brisbane CBD?
Pialba is about 244.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Pialba?
Pialba has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 934 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Pialba?
Pialba has a transport score of 0/100.