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LGA · Queensland

Sunshine Coast LGA

Sunshine Coast LGA is a Local Government Area in South-East Queensland, Queensland, approximately 100km from Brisbane.
South-East Queensland 5yr growth 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 growth p.a.12.5%

How Sunshine Coast scores as an investment area

Six structural axes the StratMap matching engine scores every LGA on. These are the same six axes the tracker uses to match clients to areas. Click any axis to see what it measures.

How to read this radar
We start the area read at LGA level because infrastructure spend, jobs anchors, population trajectory and market depth are LGA-scale phenomena — the structural signals that decide whether an area is worth being in at all.
Once we're satisfied with the LGA-level shape, we narrow to suburb level (vacancy by pocket, growth corridors, owner-occupier depth) — covered in the "Suburbs to know" grid below.
The radar opposite is the "is this corridor worth our attention?" read — not the "which house do I buy" read. Both reads matter; this report walks you through them in order.
Growth 5/5 Yield 2/5 Rental Demand 5/5 Resilience 5/5 Liquidity 5/5 Affordability 1/5
Growth5/5
What this axis measures

Captures historical capital growth (5-year average) and forward potential.

Yield2/5
What this axis measures

Gross rental return — house yield averaged across the LGA suburbs.

Demand / Supply5/5
What this axis measures

Rental tightness and vacancy balance across suburbs in this LGA.

Resilience5/5
What this axis measures

Economic depth, employment diversity, owner-occupier share, and unemployment.

Liquidity5/5
What this axis measures

Annual transaction volume — how many houses change hands across the LGA.

Affordability1/5
What this axis measures

Distance to capital CBD + transport + employment hubs, plus median entry price.

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
$30B
From Hotspotting Location Report
Project #2
and unemployment tracking under the national average, the Sunshine Coast is transitioning into a sophisticated, future-focused region offering compelling opportunities for both residents and investors
$26.33B
From Hotspotting Location Report
Project #3
in the year ending June 2024, growing 5
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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)1yr5yrYieldVacancy
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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