Sunshine Acres
QLD 4655 · Fraser Coast
1,009 (2021) → 1,368 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Sunshine Acres is a suburb in Fraser Coast, QLD 4655, about 236km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Sunshine Acres are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 10km inland. Sunshine Acres has an overall score of 22/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 90/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.96%), New Zealand (1.88%), South Africa (1.19%), Canada (0.4%), France (0.4%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.89%), Tagalog (0.4%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.3%), German (0.3%)
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 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 983 (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)
- Carinity Education - GlendyneCombined · Independent · 5.2kmICSEA 856
- St James Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 7.2kmICSEA 1036
- Bayside Christian College Hervey BayCombined · Independent · 7.3kmICSEA 1022
- Yarrilee State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 973
- Fraser Coast Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 7.9kmICSEA 1107
- Xavier Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 8.3kmICSEA 1029
- Kawungan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 981
- Hervey Bay Special SchoolCombined · Government · 9.5kmICSEA 959
- Hervey Bay State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 957
- Pialba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.9kmICSEA 910
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 Sunshine Acres
Is Sunshine Acres safe?
Sunshine Acres has a residential safety score of 90/100, 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 Sunshine Acres from Brisbane CBD?
Sunshine Acres is about 235.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Sunshine Acres?
Sunshine Acres has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Sunshine Acres?
Sunshine Acres has a transport score of 0/100.