Twin Waters
QLD 4564 · Sunshine Coast
2,966 (2021) → 3,112 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Twin Waters is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4564, about 94km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Twin Waters are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Twin Waters has an overall score of 50/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (8.43%), New Zealand (4.82%), South Africa (2.46%), Scotland (1.58%), Germany (1.05%)
Top languages: German (0.94%), Afrikaans (0.47%), Polish (0.47%), French (0.37%), Italian (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 Sunshine 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 1056 (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)
- Pacific Paradise State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 1024
- Maroochydore State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 990
- Australian Industry Trade College - Sunshine CoastSecondary · Independent · 2.5km
- Maroochydore State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1004
- Stella Maris SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 1075
- Kuluin State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 1021
- Immanuel Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.5kmICSEA 1119
- Bli Bli State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 1012
- Mooloolaba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 1067
- Mountain Creek State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 1045
- Buderim Mountain State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 1090
- Mountain Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 1049
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 Twin Waters
Is Twin Waters safe?
Twin Waters has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 3,532 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Twin Waters from Brisbane CBD?
Twin Waters is about 93.5 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Twin Waters?
Twin Waters has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Twin Waters?
Twin Waters has a transport score of 0/100.