Dicky Beach QLD 4551
1,338 addresses · 39 streets
Fisher Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Dicky Beach · 77 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Dicky Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,921 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,322 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Moffat Beach - Battery Hill statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dicky Beach itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
3 optometrists
2 childcare & kindergartens
2 libraries
2 post offices
2 golf clubs
1 playground
2 dog parks
3 hardware stores
1 plumber
Getting around. Bus interchange: Caloundra Bus Station, 2.4 km south · Airport: Caloundra Airport, 3.6 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 13.9% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 6.6% · Labour-force participation 49.2%
Population by age in Dicky Beach
| 0-4 | 63 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 187 |
| 15-19 | 105 |
| 20-24 | 75 |
| 25-34 | 112 |
| 35-44 | 198 |
| 45-54 | 267 |
| 55-64 | 334 |
| 65-74 | 278 |
| 75-84 | 192 |
| 85+ | 100 |
Dwelling types in Dicky Beach
| House | 493 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 174 |
| Apartment | 28 |
| Other | 54 |
Households by weekly income in Dicky Beach
| <$650 | 188 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 201 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 185 |
| $3,000+ | 155 |
Top ancestries in Dicky Beach
| English | 905 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 691 |
| Irish | 275 |
| Scottish | 266 |
| German | 145 |
| Other | 116 |
Housing tenure in Dicky Beach
| Owned | 323 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 169 |
| Rented | 222 |
| Other | 25 |
Cars per household in Dicky Beach
| 0 | 51 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 309 |
| 2 | 256 |
| 3 | 91 |
| 4+ | 38 |
Commute to work in Dicky Beach
| Car | 504 |
|---|---|
| Train | 5 |
| Bus | 6 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 11 |
| Bicycle | 9 |
| Home | 118 |
Top countries of birth in Dicky Beach
| England | 107 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 76 |
| South Africa | 26 |
| Canada | 15 |
| Scotland | 13 |
| United States | 13 |
Languages used at home in Dicky Beach
| Japanese | 9 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 8 |
| French | 5 |
| German | 4 |
| Greek | 4 |
| Afrikaans | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
31,967 bird observations recorded near Dicky Beach — most often seen:
- Torresian Crow (2,084)
- Australian White Ibis (1,761)
- Silver Gull (1,754)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,552)
- Noisy Miner (1,539)
- Crested Tern (1,471)
- Welcome Swallow (1,399)
- Pied Cormorant (1,249)
- Magpie-lark (1,240)
- Australian Magpie (1,232)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,131)
- White-faced Heron (1,098)
- Australian Pelican (1,029)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Dicky Beach
- Pied Butcherbird (1,017)
- Australian Brush-turkey (1,002)
- Little Wattlebird (905)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (870)
- Osprey (869)
- Brown Honeyeater (868)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (854)
- Willie Wagtail (808)
- Australasian Figbird (804)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (769)
- Eastern Osprey (700)
- Grey Butcherbird (678)
- Eastern Reef Egret (672)
- Noisy Friarbird (670)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (650)
- Laughing Kookaburra (649)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (643)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Dicky Beach:
- Battery Hill (0.9 km)
- Moffat Beach (1 km)
- Shelly Beach (1.7 km)
- Aroona (1.7 km)
- Kings Beach (2 km)
- Caloundra (2.2 km)
- Currimundi (2.2 km)
- Wurtulla (3.3 km)
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Streets
- Algarve Court (3)
- Ann Street (33)
- Beerburrum Street (299)
- Beerwah Parade (1)
- Bell Street (29)
- Bott Street (16)
- Bray Street (10)
- Buderim Street (1)
- Coochin Street (26)
- Coolum Street (65)
- Coolum Street N (9)
- Coonowrin Street (21)
- Cooroora Street (97)
- Cooroy Street (14)
- Crees Parade (6)
- Dicky Beach Close (48)
- Elizabeth Street (21)
- Foreshore Court (23)
- Henzell Street (43)
- Ivy Street (9)
- James Street (1)
- Jean Street (11)
- Kalanda Court (27)
- Lawley Street (27)
- Lower Neill Street (3)
- Lyon Street (125)
- Macdonald Street (67)
- Mackay Street (30)
- Mellum Court (17)
- Neill Street (17)
- Ngungun Street (43)
- Rooke Street (29)
- Stanley Street (2)
- Sutherland Street (24)
- Teewah Street (17)
- Tinbeerwah Street (39)
- Trundle Street (20)
- Ulm Street (20)
- Wilson Avenue (45)
