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Sunrise Beach QLD 4567

2,170 addresses · 68 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Noosa LGA › Sunrise Beach · 118 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Sunrise Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,687 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,857 a week, with median rent near $508 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,687Population
44Median age
$1,857Median household income / wk
$508Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Sunshine Beach statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sunrise Beach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Noosa Junction station, 2.2 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Sofitel Noosa Heads, 3.6 km north-west · Airport: Noosa Airport, 4.1 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 29.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sunrise Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Sunrise Beach QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202029.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 64.7%

Population by age in Sunrise Beach
Population by age, Sunrise Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4174
5-14481
15-19268
20-24141
25-34339
35-44492
45-54671
55-64530
65-74383
75-84167
85+40
Dwelling types in Sunrise Beach
Dwelling types, Sunrise Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House953
Townhouse362
Apartment87
Other0
Households by weekly income in Sunrise Beach
Households by weekly income, Sunrise Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650186
$650-1,499337
$1,500-2,999434
$3,000+320
Top ancestries in Sunrise Beach
Top ancestries, Sunrise Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,666
Australian1,100
Irish504
Scottish497
Other377
German232
Housing tenure in Sunrise Beach
Housing tenure, Sunrise Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned472
Mortgage523
Rented383
Other7
Cars per household in Sunrise Beach
Cars per household, Sunrise Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
037
1480
2618
3180
4+69
Commute to work in Sunrise Beach
Commute to work, Sunrise Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,116
Train0
Bus28
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle32
Home391
Top countries of birth in Sunrise Beach
Top countries of birth, Sunrise Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England267
New Zealand153
South Africa43
United States43
Brazil40
Germany40
Languages used at home in Sunrise Beach
Languages used at home, Sunrise Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish54
Portuguese50
German44
French40
Italian23
Japanese21

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

36,816 bird observations recorded near Sunrise Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sunrise 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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.