Kings Beach QLD 4551
3,334 addresses · 27 streets
Fisher Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Kings Beach · 75 km from Brisbane
📦 Thinking of moving here? Read the Kings Beach moving guide
Living Here
Kings Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,042 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,266 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 53% of households own their home and 46% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Caloundra - Kings Beach statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kings Beach itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
3 pharmacies
2 optometrists
2 libraries
1 post office
2 golf clubs
2 playgrounds
2 dog parks
2 bakeries
2 hardware stores
Getting around. Bus interchange: Caloundra Bus Station, 900 m south-west · Airport: Caloundra Airport, 3.7 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 4.1% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 53.4%
Population by age in Kings Beach
| 0-4 | 64 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 158 |
| 15-19 | 106 |
| 20-24 | 140 |
| 25-34 | 373 |
| 35-44 | 302 |
| 45-54 | 431 |
| 55-64 | 559 |
| 65-74 | 589 |
| 75-84 | 262 |
| 85+ | 52 |
Dwelling types in Kings Beach
| House | 88 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 25 |
| Apartment | 1,405 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Kings Beach
| <$650 | 330 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 531 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 416 |
| $3,000+ | 178 |
Top ancestries in Kings Beach
| English | 1,371 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 868 |
| Irish | 465 |
| Scottish | 429 |
| Other | 288 |
| German | 227 |
Housing tenure in Kings Beach
| Owned | 556 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 242 |
| Rented | 696 |
| Other | 12 |
Cars per household in Kings Beach
| 0 | 109 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 859 |
| 2 | 436 |
| 3 | 77 |
| 4+ | 31 |
Commute to work in Kings Beach
| Car | 909 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 15 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 46 |
| Bicycle | 8 |
| Home | 233 |
Top countries of birth in Kings Beach
| England | 145 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 133 |
| Nepal | 69 |
| India | 27 |
| Canada | 22 |
| Scotland | 22 |
Languages used at home in Kings Beach
| Nepali | 61 |
|---|---|
| Punjabi | 25 |
| Spanish | 17 |
| Italian | 16 |
| German | 14 |
| Portuguese | 13 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
29,914 bird observations recorded near Kings Beach — most often seen:
- Torresian Crow (1,845)
- Silver Gull (1,815)
- Australian White Ibis (1,641)
- Crested Tern (1,506)
- Noisy Miner (1,390)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,340)
- Welcome Swallow (1,340)
- Pied Cormorant (1,295)
- Australian Pelican (1,175)
- Australian Magpie (1,143)
- White-faced Heron (1,124)
- Magpie-lark (1,097)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,096)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Kings Beach
- Pied Butcherbird (941)
- Australian Brush-turkey (888)
- Osprey (875)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (792)
- Little Wattlebird (777)
- Brown Honeyeater (762)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (745)
- Eastern Osprey (701)
- Australasian Figbird (700)
- Willie Wagtail (676)
- Eastern Reef Egret (673)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (655)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (604)
- Grey Butcherbird (598)
- Sooty Oystercatcher (583)
- Crested Pigeon (574)
- Australian Torresian Crow (563)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Kings Beach:
- Shelly Beach (0.7 km)
- Caloundra (1 km)
- Moffat Beach (1 km)
- Dicky Beach (2 km)
- Battery Hill (2.8 km)
- Golden Beach (3.1 km)
- Aroona (3.2 km)
- Currimundi (4.1 km)
Embed this suburb
Add this free Kings Beach stat card to your own site — just copy the code:
Preview:
Cite this page
Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:
Keep an eye on Kings Beach
One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Streets
- Albert Street (165)
- Arthur Street (77)
- Burgess Street (165)
- Canberra Terrace (252)
- Dingle Avenue (52)
- Edmund Street (169)
- Ernest Street (25)
- Esplanade Headland (106)
- King Street (225)
- Levuka Avenue (94)
- Mahia Terrace (180)
- Maltman Street S (80)
- Margaret Street (17)
- Memorial Lane (5)
- Merrima Avenue (67)
- Moreton Parade (169)
- Ormonde Terrace (87)
- Orvieto Terrace (162)
- Princess Lane (80)
- Queen Street (239)
- Saltair Street (271)
- Spender Lane (1)
- Sykes Avenue (60)
- Upper Gay Terrace (72)
- Verney Street (237)
- Victoria Terrace (166)
- Warne Terrace (111)
