Witta
QLD 4552 · Sunshine Coast
1,296 (2021) → 1,322 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Witta is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4552, about 87km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Witta are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 28km inland. Witta has an overall score of 29/100, 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 (6.94%), New Zealand (2.31%), Germany (1%), Scotland (0.93%), Canada (0.69%)
Top languages: Thai (0.62%), French (0.46%), German (0.46%), Portuguese (0.39%), Arabic (0.31%)
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 1043 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- My Independent SchoolSecondary · IndependentICSEA 982
Nearby (within 10km)
- The River SchoolPrimary · Independent · 3.2kmICSEA 1091
- Maleny State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 1045
- Montville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 1061
- Maleny State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7kmICSEA 1034
- Mapleton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 10kmICSEA 1051
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 Witta
Is Witta safe?
Witta 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 Witta from Brisbane CBD?
Witta is about 86.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Witta?
Witta has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 982 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Witta?
Witta has a transport score of 0/100.