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Sunshine Coast LGA

Sunshine Coast LGA is a Local Government Area in South-East Queensland, Queensland, approximately 100km from Brisbane.
South-East Queensland 5yr avg p.a. 12.5% Avg yield 3.5% Last updated: 1 Jun 2026 · Data refresh

Overview

The big-picture read on Sunshine Coast as an investment market.

Sunshine Coast LGA is a Local Government Area in South-East Queensland, Queensland, approximately 100km from Brisbane.

Multimedia briefing (video / podcast / infographic) coming in next refresh, see the Watch · Listen · View section below.

Key numbers

Population, economy, and property market headlines.

Population
Suburbs tracked50
Annual sales5,732
Distance to CBD~100km
Economy
GRP$30.0B
Unemployment3.4%
Capital cityBrisbane
Property market
Median house$1.23M
Yield (avg)3.5%
5yr avg p.a.12.5%

Headline infrastructure

Projects with dollar values surfaced from the Hotspotting Location Report.

$5B
From Hotspotting Location Report
Sunshine Coast University Hospital and a growing ecosystem of private hospital
Oceanside Health Precinct, the $2 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital and a growing ecosystem of private hospitals, research facilities and allied services
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Three ways into the Sunshine Coast thesis

Multimedia briefing pending, video explainer, podcast and infographic will be generated via NotebookLM and added in the next refresh.

Coming soon.

Suburbs to know

Top suburbs by 12-month house sales volume, with growth and rental data.

Suburb12-mo salesMedian (house)1yr5yr avg p.a.YieldVacancy
Buderim
520
$1375K +12% +11% 3.5% 0.8%
Palmview
268
$1030K +15% +12% 3.8% 1.0%
Nambour
253
$869K +12% +14% 4.1% 0.9%
Maroochydore
246
$1270K +17% +13% 3.2% 0.3%
Bells Creek
219
$945K +13% +13% 4.0% 0.8%
Tewantin
216
$1222K +5% +12% 3.8% 0.6%
Peregian Springs
189
$1400K +12% +13% 3.7% 0.4%
Bli Bli
168
$1134K +13% +13% 3.9% 1.0%

Vacancy ≤3% (healthy) · 3-4% (watch) · >4% (caution) · volume bar scaled to highest-volume suburb in LGA.

Risks to be aware of

Considerations flagged in the Hotspotting Location Report.

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