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Moving to Nambour from Murrumba Downs (Griffin area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Nambour and Murrumba Downs - Griffin, side by side - all from public government data.

Nambour has 24,674 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.4% in a year, 9 schools and 16 childcare services. Full Nambour suburb profile.

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Murrumba Downs - Griffin
QLD · current home
Nambour
QLD · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
27,130
24,674
Annual growth
+2.1%
+1.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,939/wk
$1,383/wk
Overseas born
26.7%
16.5%
Non-English-speaking background
17.6%
5.5%
Children aged 0–14
24.6%
18.6%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 6
Decile 3
IRSAD score
1,003
938
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
4
9
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,009
993
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,080
1,068
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
12
16
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
not published
not published
House price YoY
Not enough sales to compare
Not enough sales to compare
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$610
$702
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
46 min
108 min
GPs nearby
1
5
Supermarkets nearby
2
4
Parks nearby
34
41
Train stations
1
2

Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) . How we source this data →

Which school is zoned?

The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.

From: Murrumba Downs - Griffin
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Undurba State School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Murrumba Downs - Griffin.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 919
ICSEA 1012
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Murrumba Downs - Griffin (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Living Faith Lutheran Primary School
Independent 567 students
ICSEA 1080 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

To: Nambour
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Burnside State School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Nambour.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 368
ICSEA 984
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Nambour (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Nambour Christian College
Independent 1,309 students
ICSEA 1083 intake context
Suncoast Christian College
Independent 1,136 students
ICSEA 1084 intake context
St John's College
Catholic 927 students
ICSEA 1059 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Honest tradeoff

Nambour's government schools have an average ICSEA of 993, compared to 1,009 in Murrumba Downs - Griffin. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Nambour 1,068 (4 schools), Murrumba Downs - Griffin 1,080 (1 school).

There are 9 schools in Nambour, compared to 4 in Murrumba Downs - Griffin.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 16 in Nambour vs 12 in Murrumba Downs - Griffin.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Nambour at 5.5% (vs 17.6% in Murrumba Downs - Griffin).

Nambour has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Murrumba Downs - Griffin's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

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What is the population of Nambour?

24,674 people lived in Nambour at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.4% over the year. Murrumba Downs (Griffin area) had 27,130.

How many schools are in Nambour?

ACARA lists 9 schools in Nambour, against 4 in Murrumba Downs (Griffin area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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