Tanby
QLD 4703 · Livingstone
577 (2021) → 613 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Tanby is a suburb in Livingstone, QLD 4703, about 525km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Tanby are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Tanby has an overall score of 18/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 94/100.
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 (2.77%), South Africa (2.77%), England (2.08%), USA (0.52%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.87%), Croatian (0.69%), Indonesian (0.69%)
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 Livingstone 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 973 (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)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.1kmICSEA 1025
- Taranganba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 975
- Cawarral State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.1kmICSEA 956
- Emu Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.7kmICSEA 950
- Coowonga State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.3kmICSEA 969
- Yeppoon State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.6kmICSEA 961
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 Tanby
Is Tanby safe?
Tanby has a residential safety score of 94/100, 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 4,284 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Tanby from Brisbane CBD?
Tanby is about 525.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Tanby?
Tanby has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Tanby?
Tanby has a transport score of 0/100.