North Maleny QLD 4552
440 addresses · 23 streets
Fisher Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › North Maleny · 82 km from Brisbane
Living Here
North Maleny is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 710 people, with a median age of 61. The typical household earns around $1,608 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 10% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Caloundra Hinterland statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: North Maleny itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 supermarket
1 Catholic church
1 dentist
1 hospital
1 library
2 service stations
1 gym
1 bakery
1 hardware store
1 beauty salon
1 mechanic
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: Eudlo, 8.8 km east · Airport: Caloundra Airport, 23.9 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 50.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 50.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 82.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 46.5%
Population by age in North Maleny
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 53 |
| 15-19 | 36 |
| 20-24 | 14 |
| 25-34 | 30 |
| 35-44 | 49 |
| 45-54 | 93 |
| 55-64 | 137 |
| 65-74 | 174 |
| 75-84 | 100 |
| 85+ | 23 |
Dwelling types in North Maleny
| House | 285 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in North Maleny
| <$650 | 42 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 80 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 83 |
| $3,000+ | 57 |
Top ancestries in North Maleny
| English | 365 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 253 |
| Irish | 116 |
| Scottish | 95 |
| German | 53 |
| Other | 49 |
Housing tenure in North Maleny
| Owned | 177 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 78 |
| Rented | 28 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in North Maleny
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 90 |
| 2 | 121 |
| 3 | 54 |
| 4+ | 17 |
Commute to work in North Maleny
| Car | 141 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 80 |
Top countries of birth in North Maleny
| England | 63 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 19 |
| South Africa | 11 |
| Scotland | 9 |
| United States | 9 |
| Wales | 7 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
59,844 bird observations recorded near North Maleny — most often seen:
- Lewin's Honeyeater (4,111)
- Pied Currawong (3,741)
- Eastern Whipbird (3,640)
- Australian Brush-turkey (2,904)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,834)
- Torresian Crow (2,769)
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,575)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (2,351)
- Australian Magpie (2,236)
- Green Catbird (2,234)
- Welcome Swallow (2,033)
- Noisy Miner (2,007)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (1,980)
Show all 30 birds recorded near North Maleny
- Grey Fantail (1,892)
- Brown Thornbill (1,828)
- Yellow-throated Scrubwren (1,713)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (1,569)
- White-browed Scrubwren (1,534)
- Large-billed Scrubwren (1,462)
- Australasian Figbird (1,412)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (1,411)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,407)
- Rufous Fantail (1,372)
- Willie Wagtail (1,314)
- South-east Eastern Whipbird (1,272)
- Australian White Ibis (1,271)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,269)
- Southern Pale-yellow Robin (1,262)
- Silvereye (1,249)
- Brown Gerygone (1,192)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to North Maleny:
- Balmoral Ridge (2 km)
- Maleny (2.7 km)
- Bald Knob (5.5 km)
- Montville (6.2 km)
- Diamond Valley (6.5 km)
- Landers Shoot (6.6 km)
- Witta (6.8 km)
- Crohamhurst (7.7 km)
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Streets
- Acer Place (3)
- Baroon Pocket Road (11)
- Burgum Road (68)
- Cossins Road (9)
- Eden Road (1)
- Gardners Lane (57)
- Hooper Road (4)
- Kamarooka Place (6)
- Kamarooka Place N (6)
- Kirrama Way (4)
- Murer Drive (25)
- Nadi Lane (31)
- Narrows Road (11)
- North Maleny Road (67)
- Obi Lane (25)
- Obi Vale (37)
- Obi Vale Road (37)
- Porters Lane (2)
- Rosella Road (23)
- Silver Birch Lane (2)
- Vale End (5)
- Wells Road (1)
- White Gum Place (5)
