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Sunshine Beach QLD 4567

2,358 addresses · 55 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Noosa LGA › Sunshine Beach · 119 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Sunshine Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,480 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,735 a week, with median rent near $495 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 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,480Population
49Median age
$1,735Median household income / wk
$495Median rent / wk
2.2Avg 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: Sunshine Beach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Noosa Junction station, 1.6 km west · Ferry wharf: Sofitel Noosa Heads, 2.8 km north-west · Airport: Noosa Airport, 4.8 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs9/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 31.5% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 56%

Population by age in Sunshine Beach
Population by age, Sunshine Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-492
5-14225
15-19130
20-2492
25-34254
35-44264
45-54386
55-64421
65-74399
75-84176
85+36
Dwelling types in Sunshine Beach
Dwelling types, Sunshine Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House587
Townhouse176
Apartment268
Other0
Households by weekly income in Sunshine Beach
Households by weekly income, Sunshine Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650170
$650-1,499258
$1,500-2,999286
$3,000+256
Top ancestries in Sunshine Beach
Top ancestries, Sunshine Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,154
Australian658
Irish402
Scottish347
Other272
German176
Housing tenure in Sunshine Beach
Housing tenure, Sunshine Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned428
Mortgage259
Rented318
Other10
Cars per household in Sunshine Beach
Cars per household, Sunshine Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
034
1437
2399
3107
4+39
Commute to work in Sunshine Beach
Commute to work, Sunshine Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car594
Train0
Bus17
Tram/ferry0
Walked58
Bicycle19
Home299
Top countries of birth in Sunshine Beach
Top countries of birth, Sunshine Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England188
New Zealand127
Brazil41
Germany34
United States28
Canada19
Languages used at home in Sunshine Beach
Languages used at home, Sunshine Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German43
Portuguese42
French22
Spanish19
Italian14
Russian8

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