Bli Bli vs Pacific Paradise

Bli Bli is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Pacific Paradise. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bli Bli, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bli Bli: a median of $1.12 million, against $1 million in Pacific Paradise, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bli Bli tends to suit families with children and couples, while Pacific Paradise suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Bli Bli

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 45/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Pacific Paradise

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,117,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pacific Paradise

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $460/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bli Bli carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 45/100)
  • Pacific Paradise has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bli Bli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.0% vs 22.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bli Bli and Pacific Paradise drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Walkability 43 / 39
Bli Bli — Walkability: 43/100 Pacific Paradise — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 65 / 55
Bli Bli — Safety: 65/100 Pacific Paradise — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 67 / 100
Bli Bli — Low fire risk: 67/100 Pacific Paradise — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bli Bli has more residents (10,138 vs 2,675); Bli Bli has higher household incomes ($86,840 vs $69,680).

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Population 10,138
+74% vs other
 2,675
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +30.0% +22.1%
Median age 41 46
Median household income $86,840/yr
+20% vs other
 $69,680/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+13% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
0-4 7.0% / 4.9%
Bli Bli — 0-4: 7.0% Pacific Paradise — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 13.6% / 9.6%
Bli Bli — 5-14: 13.6% Pacific Paradise — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 4.9% / 5.4%
Bli Bli — 15-19: 4.9% Pacific Paradise — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 3.7% / 4.9%
Bli Bli — 20-24: 3.7% Pacific Paradise — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 12.0% / 11.7%
Bli Bli — 25-34: 12.0% Pacific Paradise — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 14.2% / 11.9%
Bli Bli — 35-44: 14.2% Pacific Paradise — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 11.3% / 12.0%
Bli Bli — 45-54: 11.3% Pacific Paradise — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 10.9% / 11.9%
Bli Bli — 55-64: 10.9% Pacific Paradise — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 11.8% / 15.2%
Bli Bli — 65-74: 11.8% Pacific Paradise — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 8.4% / 9.0%
Bli Bli — 75-84: 8.4% Pacific Paradise — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ 2.2% / 3.3%
Bli Bli — 85+: 2.2% Pacific Paradise — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bli Bli 51.0% couple families
Bli Bli — Couple Families: 51.0% Bli Bli — Lone Person: 28.2% Bli Bli — One Parent Families: 15.8% Bli Bli — Group Household: 4.0% Bli Bli — Other Families: 0.9%
Pacific Paradise 33.0% couple families
Pacific Paradise — Couple Families: 33.0% Pacific Paradise — Lone Person: 36.4% Pacific Paradise — One Parent Families: 21.0% Pacific Paradise — Group Household: 7.9% Pacific Paradise — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bli Bli 20.9% renting
Bli Bli — Owned Outright: 37.7% Bli Bli — Mortgage: 41.4% Bli Bli — Renting: 20.9%
Pacific Paradise 27.1% renting
Pacific Paradise — Owned Outright: 35.6% Pacific Paradise — Mortgage: 37.3% Pacific Paradise — Renting: 27.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 21.0%
Bli Bli — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Pacific Paradise — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 8.9%
Bli Bli — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Pacific Paradise — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.1%
Bli Bli — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Pacific Paradise — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.2%
Bli Bli — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Pacific Paradise — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.1%
Bli Bli — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Pacific Paradise — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
England 5.4% / 4.7%
Bli Bli — England: 5.4% Pacific Paradise — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 3.9% / 4.5%
Bli Bli — New Zealand: 3.9% Pacific Paradise — New Zealand: 4.5%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.7%
Bli Bli — South Africa: 0.8% Pacific Paradise — South Africa: 0.7%
Philippines 0.4% / 1.1%
Bli Bli — Philippines: 0.4% Pacific Paradise — Philippines: 1.1%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.5%
Bli Bli — Scotland: 0.7% Pacific Paradise — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany 0.6% / 0.6%
Bli Bli — Germany: 0.6% Pacific Paradise — Germany: 0.6%
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.7%
Bli Bli — Netherlands: 0.3% Pacific Paradise — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bli Bli 81.9% houses
Bli Bli — Houses: 81.9% Bli Bli — Townhouses: 16.5% Bli Bli — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Pacific Paradise 73.9% houses
Pacific Paradise — Houses: 73.9% Pacific Paradise — Townhouses: 17.2% Pacific Paradise — Flats / Apartments: 8.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Median house price $1,117,500 $1,000,000
Median unit price — $790,000
Median land price $855,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 126 sales
 29 days
from 18 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
3 bed $995K / $1.01M
Bli Bli — 3 bed: $995K (83 sales) Pacific Paradise — 3 bed: $1.01M (33 sales)

83 vs 33 sales

4 bed $1.16M / $1.02M
Bli Bli — 4 bed: $1.16M (121 sales) Pacific Paradise — 4 bed: $1.02M (11 sales)

121 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Houses 3.8%
$800/wk on $1.1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of QLD —

Liveability

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Grade B
same for both
Score 55/100
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bli Bli carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0); Pacific Paradise carries more crime risk (45 vs 35).

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Bushfire Low
33/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bli Bli

  • Bli Bli State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Good Samaritan Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers

Schools in Pacific Paradise

  • Pacific Paradise State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 15 2
Childcare 5 2
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 10 0

Mobility

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Walkability score 43/100 39/100
Distance to Brisbane 108.3 km
+1% vs other
 106.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 84 min
Public transport score 73/100
Bus
 66/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 27.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 17.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4560
 1.1%
postcode 4564
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4560
 65
postcode 4564

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Car (driver) 79.5% / 79.1%
Bli Bli — Car (driver): 79.5% Pacific Paradise — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 13.9% / 10.2%
Bli Bli — Worked from Home: 13.9% Pacific Paradise — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.0%
Bli Bli — Car (passenger): 3.6% Pacific Paradise — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.0%
Bli Bli — Walked Only: 1.2% Pacific Paradise — Walked Only: 2.0%
Bus 1.1% / 2.0%
Bli Bli — Bus: 1.1% Pacific Paradise — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).

Setting

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.2 km 2.0 km
3.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Connectivity score 75/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 58%
3,963 premises
 49%
1,129 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³ 5.0 µg/m³
PM10 12.3 µg/m³ 14.0 µg/m³
NO₂ — 0.31 pphm

Council rates

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bli Bli Pacific Paradise
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bli Bli

Regional Centre River

Pacific Paradise

Coastal Retirees

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