Urangan
QLD 4655 · Fraser Coast
10,988 (2021) → 12,244 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Urangan is a suburb in Fraser Coast, QLD 4655, about 241km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Urangan are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Urangan has an overall score of 30/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 89/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (6.24%), New Zealand (3.86%), Philippines (0.81%), Scotland (0.69%), South Africa (0.67%)
Top languages: German (0.37%), Filipino (0.2%), Afrikaans (0.19%), Arabic (0.15%), French (0.15%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
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 974 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Sandy Strait State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 969
- Urangan State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 965
- Urangan Point State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 939
Nearby (within 10km)
- Star of the Sea Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.7kmICSEA 1020
- Torquay State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 893
- Hervey Bay Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4kmICSEA 959
- Fraser Coast Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.1kmICSEA 1107
- Kawungan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 981
- Hervey Bay State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 957
- Pialba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 910
- Bayside Christian College Hervey BayCombined · Independent · 7.6kmICSEA 1022
- St James Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 7.9kmICSEA 1036
- Yarrilee State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.9kmICSEA 973
- Xavier Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 8.9kmICSEA 1029
- Carinity Education - GlendyneCombined · Independent · 9.5kmICSEA 856
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 Urangan
Is Urangan safe?
Urangan has a residential safety score of 89/100, 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 Urangan from Brisbane CBD?
Urangan is about 241.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Urangan?
Urangan has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 958 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Urangan?
Urangan has a transport score of 0/100.