Wurtulla
QLD 4575 · Sunshine Coast
6,254 (2021) → 6,742 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Wurtulla is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4575, about 80km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Wurtulla are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 27/100, and is right by the coast. Wurtulla has an overall score of 58/100, 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 (4.01%), New Zealand (3.81%), South Africa (1.01%), Germany (0.53%), Netherlands (0.46%)
Top languages: German (0.61%), Italian (0.38%), Portuguese (0.3%), Mandarin (0.21%), Polish (0.19%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
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 1049 (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)
- Kawana Waters State CollegeCombined · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1030
- Talara Primary CollegePrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 1034
- Pacific Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.1kmICSEA 1112
- Currimundi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1039
- Currimundi Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 1009
- Meridan State CollegeCombined · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1019
- Caloundra State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 1012
- Caloundra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1022
- Our Lady of the Rosary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.8kmICSEA 1086
- Caloundra Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.9kmICSEA 1048
- Kairos Community College - Caloundra CampusSecondary · Independent · 4.9km
- Brightwater State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 1055
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 Wurtulla
Is Wurtulla safe?
Wurtulla 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 Wurtulla from Brisbane CBD?
Wurtulla is about 80.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Wurtulla?
Wurtulla has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Wurtulla?
Wurtulla has a transport score of 27/100 and 9 bus stops.