Wongaling Beach
QLD 4852 · Cassowary Coast
1,323 (2021) → 1,411 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Wongaling Beach is a suburb in Cassowary Coast, QLD 4852, about 1279km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Wongaling Beach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Wongaling Beach has an overall score of 28/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 79/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (6.12%), New Zealand (3.33%), Samoa (1.06%), Germany (0.83%), India (0.6%)
Top languages: Samoan (1.28%), Punjabi (0.91%), German (0.53%), Italian (0.53%), Afrikaans (0.45%)
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 998 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Mission Beach State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 975
Nearby (within 10km)
- The Rainforest SchoolPrimary · Independent · 8.8kmICSEA 1020
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 Wongaling Beach
Is Wongaling Beach safe?
Wongaling Beach has a residential safety score of 79/100, 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 Wongaling Beach from Brisbane CBD?
Wongaling Beach is about 1279.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Wongaling Beach?
Wongaling Beach has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 975 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Wongaling Beach?
Wongaling Beach has a transport score of 0/100.