Burnside vs Nambour

Burnside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Nambour. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Burnside, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Burnside tends to suit couples, while Nambour 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

Burnside

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 83/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 66%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 51%)
  • But Nambour has more childcare (7 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Burnside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($585,000 vs $840,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nambour

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nambour

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 46/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nambour

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (9 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 12%)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 46/100)
  • But Burnside carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Burnside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.9% vs 8.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burnside Nambour
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.

Burnside Nambour
Walkability 46 / 91
Burnside — Walkability: 46/100 Nambour — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 86 / 17
Burnside — Safety: 86/100 Nambour — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Burnside — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nambour — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nambour has more residents (12,145 vs 3,104); Burnside has higher household incomes ($84,552 vs $63,648).

Burnside Nambour
Population 3,104 12,145
+291% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.9% +8.6%
Median age 37 40
Median household income $84,552/yr
+25% vs other
 $63,648/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+19% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burnside Nambour
0-4 5.9% / 5.8%
Burnside — 0-4: 5.9% Nambour — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 15.0% / 12.7%
Burnside — 5-14: 15.0% Nambour — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.9% / 5.6%
Burnside — 15-19: 5.9% Nambour — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.6% / 5.8%
Burnside — 20-24: 5.6% Nambour — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 14.0% / 13.1%
Burnside — 25-34: 14.0% Nambour — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 12.8% / 12.7%
Burnside — 35-44: 12.8% Nambour — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 11.8% / 12.7%
Burnside — 45-54: 11.8% Nambour — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 10.3% / 12.2%
Burnside — 55-64: 10.3% Nambour — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 8.7% / 9.6%
Burnside — 65-74: 8.7% Nambour — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 5.5% / 6.8%
Burnside — 75-84: 5.5% Nambour — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 4.4% / 3.2%
Burnside — 85+: 4.4% Nambour — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burnside 48.6% couple families
Burnside — Couple Families: 48.6% Burnside — Lone Person: 28.6% Burnside — One Parent Families: 18.3% Burnside — Group Household: 3.3% Burnside — Other Families: 1.2%
Nambour 30.3% couple families
Nambour — Couple Families: 30.3% Nambour — Lone Person: 42.1% Nambour — One Parent Families: 21.1% Nambour — Group Household: 5.3% Nambour — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burnside 19.9% renting
Burnside — Owned Outright: 28.6% Burnside — Mortgage: 51.6% Burnside — Renting: 19.9%
Nambour 39.8% renting
Nambour — Owned Outright: 23.5% Nambour — Mortgage: 36.7% Nambour — Renting: 39.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Burnside Nambour
England 3.3% / 4.4%
Burnside — England: 3.3% Nambour — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 3.1% / 4.1%
Burnside — New Zealand: 3.1% Nambour — New Zealand: 4.1%
Philippines 0.7% / 1.0%
Burnside — Philippines: 0.7% Nambour — Philippines: 1.0%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.5%
Burnside — South Africa: 1.0% Nambour — South Africa: 0.5%
India 0.7% / 0.7%
Burnside — India: 0.7% Nambour — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Burnside Nambour
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 18.7%
Burnside — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Nambour — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 8.3%
Burnside — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Nambour — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 8.1%
Burnside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Nambour — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.8%
Burnside — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Nambour — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.3%
Burnside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Nambour — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burnside 88.1% houses
Burnside — Houses: 88.1% Burnside — Townhouses: 11.6% Burnside — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Nambour 66.3% houses
Nambour — Houses: 66.3% Nambour — Townhouses: 20.3% Nambour — Flats / Apartments: 13.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Burnside Nambour
Median house price $960,000 $890,000
Median unit price — $609,000
Median land price $585,000 $840,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 19 sales
 20 days
from 118 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.

Burnside Nambour
3 bed $900K / $852K
Burnside — 3 bed: $900K (23 sales) Nambour — 3 bed: $852K (112 sales)

23 vs 112 sales

4 bed $1M / $975K
Burnside — 4 bed: $1M (36 sales) Nambour — 4 bed: $975K (70 sales)

36 vs 70 sales

5 bed $1.09M / $1.05M
Burnside — 5 bed: $1.09M (10 sales) Nambour — 5 bed: $1.05M (16 sales)

10 vs 16 sales

Development activity

Burnside Nambour
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.

Burnside Nambour
Houses 4.4%
$850/wk on $1M
 4.0%
$700/wk on $912K
Units — 4.3%
$560/wk on $670K

Ranking within QLD

Burnside Nambour
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Nambour is more walkable (91 vs 46); Burnside scores higher overall (56 vs 39).

Burnside Nambour
Grade B C
Score 56/100 39/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Nambour carries more crime risk (83 vs 14).

Burnside Nambour
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
14/100
 High
83/100
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 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Burnside Nambour
Inside the suburb 4 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Burnside

  • Burnside State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Burnside State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St John's College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Nambour Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Nambour

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Nambour State College Government · Combined below peers
  • Nambour State College - Junior School Government · Primary
  • OneSchool Global QLD - Nambour Independent · Combined
  • Kairos Community College - Nambour Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Burnside Nambour
Supermarkets 1 5
Cafes & restaurants 4 12
Parks & reserves 9 30
Childcare 2 7
GPs 0 9
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 4
Fuel stations 0 8
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 11 21

Mobility

Burnside Nambour
Walkability score 46/100 91/100
Distance to Brisbane 104.6 km 105.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 87 min
Public transport score 58/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 86.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4560
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.

Burnside Nambour
Car (driver) 83.3% / 80.1%
Burnside — Car (driver): 83.3% Nambour — Car (driver): 80.1%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 9.5%
Burnside — Worked from Home: 10.3% Nambour — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 5.7%
Burnside — Car (passenger): 4.1% Nambour — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 1.0% / 2.9%
Burnside — Walked Only: 1.0% Nambour — Walked Only: 2.9%
Bus 1.0% / 1.3%
Burnside — Bus: 1.0% Nambour — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Burnside Nambour
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.8 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Burnside Nambour
Connectivity score 72/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
1,423 premises
 34%
6,600 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Burnside Nambour
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Burnside Nambour
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Burnside Nambour
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

Burnside Nambour
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burnside

Large Blocks Parks River

Nambour

Parks Regional Centre River Townhouses

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