Wangan
QLD 4871 · Cassowary Coast
612 (2021) → 627 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Wangan is a suburb in Cassowary Coast, QLD 4871, about 1315km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Wangan are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Wangan has an overall score of 11/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 77/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (1.96%), Italy (1.31%), New Zealand (0.65%), PNG (0.65%), India (0.49%)
Top languages: Italian (0.82%), Punjabi (0.65%)
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 Cassowary 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 891 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Mundoo State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 898
Nearby (within 10km)
- South Johnstone State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 834
- St Rita's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.1kmICSEA 944
- Mourilyan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 953
- Radiant Life CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.8kmICSEA 710
- Innisfail East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 832
- Darlingia Forest SchoolPrimary · Independent · 5.2kmICSEA 976
- Goondi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 930
- Good Counsel Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.2kmICSEA 1003
- Good Counsel CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.2kmICSEA 971
- Innisfail State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 755
- Innisfail State College - Diverse Learning CentreCombined · Government · 6.8km
- Innisfail State CollegeSecondary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 887
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 Wangan
Is Wangan safe?
Wangan has a residential safety score of 77/100, 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 6,668 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Wangan from Brisbane CBD?
Wangan is about 1314.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Wangan?
Wangan has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 898 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Wangan?
Wangan has a transport score of 0/100.