Towen Mountain
QLD 4560 · Sunshine Coast
304 (2021) → 329 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Towen Mountain is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4560, about 92km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Towen Mountain are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 35/100, and is about 18km inland. Towen Mountain has an overall score of 43/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (7.24%), New Zealand (2.63%), Indonesia (1.64%), South Africa (0.99%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.32%), Spanish (0.99%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
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 1041 (above 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)
- St John's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.5kmICSEA 1062
- Nambour Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1006
- Burnside State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 972
- Burnside State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1004
- OneSchool Global QLD - NambourCombined · Independent · 3.3km
- Nambour Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.7kmICSEA 1076
- Blackall Range Independent SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.1kmICSEA 1023
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.2kmICSEA 1039
- Nambour State CollegeCombined · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 981
- Nambour State College - Junior SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1km
- Montville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1061
- Woombye State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 1012
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 Towen Mountain
How far is Towen Mountain from Brisbane CBD?
Towen Mountain is about 91.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Towen Mountain?
Towen Mountain has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Towen Mountain?
Towen Mountain has a transport score of 35/100.