Pormpuraaw
QLD 4892 · Pormpuraaw
611 (2021) → 634 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Pormpuraaw is a suburb in Pormpuraaw, QLD 4892, about 1832km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Pormpuraaw are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 26km inland. Pormpuraaw has an overall score of 9/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 24/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (0.82%), South Africa (0.65%), PNG (0.49%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (49.43%)
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 Pormpuraaw 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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
No data
No ACARA-registered schools matched to this suburb.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 671 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Pormpuraaw State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 671
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
Fitness
Few fitness options
Very few fitness facilities in and around this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
Some cultural venues
Around the national average — a handful of cultural venues, with more on offer a short trip away.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in 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
Childcare
Outstanding childcare access
Top 20% nationally for childcare service density and quality — an excellent suburb for families with young children.
View childcare centres on the map →
Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register
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Frequently asked questions about Pormpuraaw
Is Pormpuraaw safe?
Pormpuraaw has a residential safety score of 24/100, 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 26,187 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Pormpuraaw from Brisbane CBD?
Pormpuraaw is about 1831.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Pormpuraaw?
Pormpuraaw has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 671 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Pormpuraaw?
Pormpuraaw has a transport score of 0/100.