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Maroochydore QLD 4558

19,150 addresses · 293 streets

Fairfax Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Maroochydore · 91 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

The commercial centre of Queensland's Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore pairs beachside living with a growing CBD. The median age is 47 and households average 2.1 people. Median household income is $1,360 a week, with rent around $410.

Maroochydore is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 20,629 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,360 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 54% of households own their home and 43% 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.

20,629Population
47Median age
$1,360Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Maroochydore - Kuluin statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Maroochydore itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Maroochydore Station, 600 m east · Airport: Sunshine Coast Airport, 6.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Maroochydore

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Maroochydore QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 54.2%

Population by age in Maroochydore
Population by age, Maroochydore QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4801
5-141,426
15-19784
20-241,349
25-343,182
35-442,341
45-542,278
55-642,881
65-742,921
75-841,849
85+818
Dwelling types in Maroochydore
Dwelling types, Maroochydore QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House3,322
Townhouse2,137
Apartment3,239
Other99
Households by weekly income in Maroochydore
Households by weekly income, Maroochydore QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,733
$650-1,4992,798
$1,500-2,9992,446
$3,000+1,275
Top ancestries in Maroochydore
Top ancestries, Maroochydore QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English8,726
Australian6,056
Irish2,550
Scottish2,363
Ancestry NS2,003
Other1,990
Housing tenure in Maroochydore
Housing tenure, Maroochydore QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,791
Mortgage1,920
Rented3,731
Other253
Cars per household in Maroochydore
Cars per household, Maroochydore QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0681
14,187
22,750
3732
4+354
Commute to work in Maroochydore
Commute to work, Maroochydore QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car6,112
Train3
Bus120
Tram/ferry9
Walked418
Bicycle133
Home1,301
Top countries of birth in Maroochydore
Top countries of birth, Maroochydore QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England1,022
New Zealand950
India315
Nepal221
South Africa195
Brazil187
Languages used at home in Maroochydore
Languages used at home, Maroochydore QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali214
Portuguese181
Punjabi149
Mandarin130
Korean108
Spanish106

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

69,809 bird observations recorded near Maroochydore — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Maroochydore

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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