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Moffat Beach QLD 4551

1,977 addresses · 51 streets

Fisher Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Moffat Beach · 76 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Moffat Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,691 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,639 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,691Population
47Median age
$1,639Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

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: Moffat Beach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Caloundra Bus Station, 1.5 km south · Airport: Caloundra Airport, 3.6 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 17.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Moffat Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Moffat Beach QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 57.9%

Population by age in Moffat Beach
Population by age, Moffat Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4110
5-14282
15-19160
20-24137
25-34244
35-44290
45-54394
55-64438
65-74369
75-84190
85+59
Dwelling types in Moffat Beach
Dwelling types, Moffat Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House777
Townhouse131
Apartment102
Other14
Households by weekly income in Moffat Beach
Households by weekly income, Moffat Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650168
$650-1,499275
$1,500-2,999260
$3,000+236
Top ancestries in Moffat Beach
Top ancestries, Moffat Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,231
Australian937
Irish385
Scottish368
German207
Ancestry NS187
Housing tenure in Moffat Beach
Housing tenure, Moffat Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned395
Mortgage292
Rented313
Other16
Cars per household in Moffat Beach
Cars per household, Moffat Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
058
1346
2429
3125
4+61
Commute to work in Moffat Beach
Commute to work, Moffat Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car779
Train0
Bus15
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle17
Home221
Top countries of birth in Moffat Beach
Top countries of birth, Moffat Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England149
New Zealand92
South Africa26
United States16
Philippines12
Zimbabwe12
Languages used at home in Moffat Beach
Languages used at home, Moffat Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German10
Tagalog10
French9
Spanish8
Afrikaans7
Italian7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

30,463 bird observations recorded near Moffat Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Moffat Beach

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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