Rural View
QLD 4740 · Mackay
5,657 (2021) → 6,144 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Rural View is a suburb in Mackay, QLD 4740, about 813km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Rural View are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Rural View has an overall score of 30/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 76/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (2.95%), South Africa (2.44%), England (1.87%), Philippines (1.04%), Zimbabwe (0.64%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.33%), Punjabi (0.44%), Filipino (0.44%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.39%), Mandarin (0.32%)
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 Mackay 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 964 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Brendan's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1028
- Mackay Northern Beaches State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 964
- Eimeo Road State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 942
Nearby (within 10km)
- MacKillop Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.3kmICSEA 995
- Beaconsfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 933
- Mackay District Special SchoolCombined · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 939
- Bucasia State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 961
- Andergrove State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 881
- Pioneer State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 893
- Carlisle Adventist CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.1kmICSEA 987
- Whitsunday Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.2kmICSEA 1101
- Northview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 1005
- Emmanuel Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.2kmICSEA 1020
- Holy Spirit CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 5.2kmICSEA 1033
- Slade Point State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 845
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 Rural View
Is Rural View safe?
Rural View has a residential safety score of 76/100, 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 6,967 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Rural View from Brisbane CBD?
Rural View is about 812.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Rural View?
Rural View has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 978 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Rural View?
Rural View has a transport score of 0/100.