Point Vernon
QLD 4655 · Fraser Coast
5,718 (2021) → 5,959 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Point Vernon is a suburb in Fraser Coast, QLD 4655, about 247km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Point Vernon are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Point Vernon has an overall score of 28/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 88/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (6.26%), New Zealand (3.22%), Germany (0.72%), Philippines (0.56%), South Africa (0.56%)
Top languages: German (0.56%), Tagalog (0.24%), Afrikaans (0.21%), Mandarin (0.21%), French (0.21%)
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).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Pialba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 910
- Hervey Bay State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 957
- Xavier Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 3.5kmICSEA 1029
- Yarrilee State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 973
- St James Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.6kmICSEA 1036
- Bayside Christian College Hervey BayCombined · Independent · 4.6kmICSEA 1022
- Kawungan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 981
- Hervey Bay Special SchoolCombined · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 959
- Torquay State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 893
- Carinity Education - GlendyneCombined · Independent · 6.6kmICSEA 856
- Urangan State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 965
- Sandy Strait State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 969
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 Point Vernon
Is Point Vernon safe?
Point Vernon has a residential safety score of 88/100, 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 Point Vernon from Brisbane CBD?
Point Vernon is about 246.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Point Vernon?
Point Vernon has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Point Vernon?
Point Vernon has a transport score of 0/100.