Yaroomba
QLD 4573 · Sunshine Coast
2,043 (2021) → 2,154 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Yaroomba is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4573, about 102km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Yaroomba are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 25/100, and is right by the coast. Yaroomba has an overall score of 51/100, 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 (5.87%), New Zealand (3.52%), South Africa (2.3%), USA (1.13%), Germany (0.83%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.88%), French (0.83%), German (0.69%), Portuguese (0.54%), Spanish (0.54%)
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 1058 (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)
- Coolum State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1041
- Coolum Beach Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 5kmICSEA 1082
- Coolum State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 1040
- Peregian Springs State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 1059
- St Andrew's Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.6kmICSEA 1138
- Pacific Paradise State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 1024
- Peregian Beach CollegeCombined · Independent · 8.5kmICSEA 1079
- Good Samaritan Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 9kmICSEA 1049
- Bli Bli State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.1kmICSEA 1012
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 Yaroomba
Is Yaroomba safe?
Yaroomba 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 Yaroomba from Brisbane CBD?
Yaroomba is about 102.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Yaroomba?
Yaroomba has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Yaroomba?
Yaroomba has a transport score of 25/100 and 5 bus stops.