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
ATO 2023-24, postcode 4560 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
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):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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 1059
- Nambour Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1002
- Burnside State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 984
- Burnside State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 988
- OneSchool Global QLD - NambourCombined · Independent · 3.3km
- Nambour Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.7kmICSEA 1083
- Blackall Range Independent SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.1kmICSEA 1039
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.2kmICSEA 1045
- Nambour State CollegeCombined · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 977
- Kairos Community College - Nambour CampusSecondary · Independent · 4.8km
- Nambour State College - Junior SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1km
- Montville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1072
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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 · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for 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
Places of Worship
Mapped places of worship within 3km of the suburb centre, grouped by religion where recorded. Community mapping may not capture every congregation.
Source: 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, an estimated 238 minutes by public transport.
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.