Yarrabah
QLD 4871 · Yarrabah
2,505 (2021) → 2,574 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Yarrabah is a suburb in Yarrabah, QLD 4871, about 1376km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Yarrabah are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Yarrabah has an overall score of 9/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 55/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (78.28%)
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 Yarrabah 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 699 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Yarrabah State SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 699
- Yarrabah State School - Primary CampusPrimary · Government
- Yarrabah State School - Secondary CampusSecondary · Government
- Yarrabah State School - Kindergarten CampusPrimary · Government
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 Yarrabah
Is Yarrabah safe?
Yarrabah has a residential safety score of 55/100, 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 21,158 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Yarrabah from Brisbane CBD?
Yarrabah is about 1375.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Yarrabah?
Yarrabah has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 699 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Yarrabah?
Yarrabah has a transport score of 0/100.