Wights Mountain
QLD 4520 · Moreton Bay
767 (2021) → 808 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Wights Mountain is a suburb in Moreton Bay, QLD 4520, about 20km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Wights Mountain are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 28/100, and is about 24km inland. Wights Mountain has an overall score of 46/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (6.91%), New Zealand (3.13%), South Africa (2.74%), Ireland (1.17%), Germany (1.04%)
Top languages: German (1.17%), French (0.65%), Cantonese (0.39%), Malayalam (0.39%), Thai (0.39%)
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 Moreton Bay 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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Strong school options
Well above average — good-quality schools within reach and a healthy range of options to choose from.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1086 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Samford Valley Steiner SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1097
Nearby (within 10km)
- Samford State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 1104
- Mount Nebo State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1062
- St Andrew's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.1kmICSEA 1101
- Ferny Grove State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.3kmICSEA 1071
- Patricks Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 1105
- Ferny Grove State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 1067
- Upper Brookfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.6kmICSEA 1110
- Ferny Hills State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 1056
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
Fitness
Plenty of options
Well above average — a good spread of gyms and sports facilities within easy reach.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Great outdoor access
Well above average — plenty of parkland and outdoor recreation within easy reach.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
Childcare
Outstanding childcare access
Top 20% nationally for childcare service density and quality — an excellent suburb for families with young children.
View childcare centres on the map →
Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register
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Frequently asked questions about Wights Mountain
Is Wights Mountain safe?
Wights Mountain 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 4,716 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Wights Mountain from Brisbane CBD?
Wights Mountain is about 19.6 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 71 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Wights Mountain?
Wights Mountain has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1097 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Wights Mountain?
Wights Mountain has a transport score of 28/100.