Buderim vs Tanawha

Tanawha is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Buderim. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Tanawha, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tanawha: a median of $1.92 million, against $1.38 million in Buderim, though rent is higher in Buderim. On these figures, Buderim tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tanawha suits families with children and couples.

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

Buderim

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (65 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (15 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Tanawha is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Buderim

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($1,087,500 vs $2,015,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,375,000 vs $1,916,275)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tanawha

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($408/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Buderim is more walkable (69/100 vs 14/100)
  • Tanawha sits closer to the CBD (88.8 km vs 94 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Buderim

ahead on 5 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (11 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Buderim

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.1% vs -1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Buderim Tanawha
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.

Buderim Tanawha
Walkability 69 / 14
Buderim — Walkability: 69/100 Tanawha — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 72 / 61
Buderim — Safety: 72/100 Tanawha — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 62 / 100
Buderim — Low fire risk: 62/100 Tanawha — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Buderim has more residents (31,430 vs 1,312); Tanawha has higher household incomes ($132,184 vs $89,908).

Buderim Tanawha
Population 31,430
+96% vs other
 1,312
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% -1.1%
Median age 46 40
Median household income $89,908/yr $132,184/yr
+47% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+9% vs other
 $408/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buderim Tanawha
0-4 4.4% / 5.2%
Buderim — 0-4: 4.4% Tanawha — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 12.5% / 15.7%
Buderim — 5-14: 12.5% Tanawha — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 6.0% / 6.7%
Buderim — 15-19: 6.0% Tanawha — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 4.7% / 5.0%
Buderim — 20-24: 4.7% Tanawha — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 9.3% / 9.4%
Buderim — 25-34: 9.3% Tanawha — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 11.4% / 11.7%
Buderim — 35-44: 11.4% Tanawha — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 13.9% / 15.8%
Buderim — 45-54: 13.9% Tanawha — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 12.9% / 16.3%
Buderim — 55-64: 12.9% Tanawha — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 12.6% / 9.3%
Buderim — 65-74: 12.6% Tanawha — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 8.2% / 3.3%
Buderim — 75-84: 8.2% Tanawha — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 4.0% / 1.3%
Buderim — 85+: 4.0% Tanawha — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buderim 44.4% couple families
Buderim — Couple Families: 44.4% Buderim — Lone Person: 35.2% Buderim — One Parent Families: 14.6% Buderim — Group Household: 4.7% Buderim — Other Families: 1.0%
Tanawha 66.3% couple families
Tanawha — Couple Families: 66.3% Tanawha — Lone Person: 16.3% Tanawha — One Parent Families: 11.8% Tanawha — Group Household: 4.2% Tanawha — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buderim 22.4% renting
Buderim — Owned Outright: 40.3% Buderim — Mortgage: 37.3% Buderim — Renting: 22.4%
Tanawha 15.8% renting
Tanawha — Owned Outright: 38.7% Tanawha — Mortgage: 45.5% Tanawha — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Buderim Tanawha
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 15.5%
Buderim — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Tanawha — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 15.7% / 13.3%
Buderim — Bachelor Degree: 15.7% Tanawha — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 8.5%
Buderim — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Tanawha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 4.2%
Buderim — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Tanawha — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.8%
Buderim — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Tanawha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

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.

Buderim Tanawha
England 7.0% / 5.9%
Buderim — England: 7.0% Tanawha — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 4.3% / 4.5%
Buderim — New Zealand: 4.3% Tanawha — New Zealand: 4.5%
South Africa 1.9% / 2.4%
Buderim — South Africa: 1.9% Tanawha — South Africa: 2.4%
Zimbabwe 0.4% / 1.3%
Buderim — Zimbabwe: 0.4% Tanawha — Zimbabwe: 1.3%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.5%
Buderim — Scotland: 0.7% Tanawha — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany 0.7% / 0.5%
Buderim — Germany: 0.7% Tanawha — Germany: 0.5%
China — / 0.5%
Buderim — China: not among its largest Tanawha — China: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buderim 73.3% houses
Buderim — Houses: 73.3% Buderim — Townhouses: 16.1% Buderim — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
Tanawha 92.5% houses
Tanawha — Houses: 92.5% Tanawha — Townhouses: 6.0% Tanawha — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Buderim Tanawha
Median house price $1,375,000 $1,916,275
Median unit price $810,000 —
Median land price $1,087,500 $2,015,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 368 sales
 22 days
from 6 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.

Buderim Tanawha
4 bed $1.4M / $1.43M
Buderim — 4 bed: $1.4M (350 sales) Tanawha — 4 bed: $1.43M (11 sales)

350 vs 11 sales

5 bed $1.69M / $2.67M
Buderim — 5 bed: $1.69M (102 sales) Tanawha — 5 bed: $2.67M (11 sales)

102 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Buderim Tanawha
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.

Buderim Tanawha
Houses 3.2%
$900/wk on $1.45M
 —
Units 4.2%
$645/wk on $805K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Buderim Tanawha
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Schools Higher than 95% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 15% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 37% of QLD —

Liveability

Buderim is more walkable (69 vs 14).

Buderim Tanawha
Grade A
same for both
Score 73/100 72/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Buderim carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Tanawha carries more crime risk (39 vs 28).

Buderim Tanawha
Bushfire Low
38/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
39/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Buderim Tanawha
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast, 4.4 km
 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast, 5.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 1.3%

Schools in Buderim

  • Buderim Mountain State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Matthew Flinders Anglican College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Immanuel Lutheran College Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Tanawha

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Buderim Tanawha
Supermarkets 6 0
Cafes & restaurants 12 0
Parks & reserves 65 2
Childcare 15 0
GPs 11 0
Pharmacies 6 0
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 50 14

Mobility

Buderim sits further from the CBD (94 km vs 88.8 km).

Buderim Tanawha
Walkability score 69/100 14/100
Distance to Brisbane 94 km
+6% vs other
 88.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 min 77 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 30/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 125.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 10.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 4556
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4556
same for both

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.

Buderim Tanawha
Car (driver) 72.8% / 67.5%
Buderim — Car (driver): 72.8% Tanawha — Car (driver): 67.5%
Worked from Home 19.7% / 26.0%
Buderim — Worked from Home: 19.7% Tanawha — Worked from Home: 26.0%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.7%
Buderim — Car (passenger): 4.6% Tanawha — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 1.3% / 1.3%
Buderim — Walked Only: 1.3% Tanawha — Walked Only: 1.3%
Bus 0.9% / 0.5%
Buderim — Bus: 0.9% Tanawha — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Buderim Tanawha
Elevation 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.7 km
4.9 km to a named beach
 9.6 km

NBN connectivity

Buderim Tanawha
Connectivity score 68/100 59/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
14,677 premises
 31%
474 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Buderim Tanawha
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Buderim Tanawha
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Buderim Tanawha
Division Fairfax Fisher
Member Ted O'Brien Andrew Wallace
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Buderim Tanawha
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Buderim

Parks Regional Centre

Tanawha

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