West Woombye
QLD 4559 · Sunshine Coast
1,083 (2021) → 1,245 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
West Woombye is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4559, about 90km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in West Woombye are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 35/100, and is about 17km inland. West Woombye has an overall score of 39/100, 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 (4.25%), New Zealand (2.49%), Germany (1.02%), South Africa (0.65%), Hong Kong (0.55%)
Top languages: German (0.74%), French (0.65%), Sinhal (0.28%)
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 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 · 3.4kmICSEA 1062
- Palmwoods State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 1029
- Nambour Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4kmICSEA 1006
- Nambour Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4kmICSEA 1076
- Montville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 1061
- Burnside State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 972
- Burnside State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 1004
- Woombye State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1012
- OneSchool Global QLD - NambourCombined · Independent · 4.9km
- Suncoast Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 5kmICSEA 1085
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.1kmICSEA 1039
- Blackall Range Independent SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.7kmICSEA 1023
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 West Woombye
Is West Woombye safe?
West Woombye 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 West Woombye from Brisbane CBD?
West Woombye is about 90.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in West Woombye?
West Woombye has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in West Woombye?
West Woombye has a transport score of 35/100.