Doonan vs Eumundi

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Doonan: a median of $2 million, against $1.48 million in Eumundi. On these figures, Eumundi tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Doonan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 43/100)

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

First-home buyers

Eumundi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($760,000 vs $1,622,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,475,000 vs $2,000,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Eumundi

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (91 min vs 96 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (119.8 km vs 125.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Doonan carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 43/100)
  • Eumundi is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Doonan Eumundi
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.

Doonan Eumundi
Walkability 0 / 20
Doonan — Walkability: 0/100 Eumundi — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 73 / 57
Doonan — Safety: 73/100 Eumundi — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 45 / 100
Doonan — Low fire risk: 45/100 Eumundi — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Doonan has more residents (3,727 vs 2,504).

Doonan Eumundi
Population 3,727
+33% vs other
 2,504
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% +12.7%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $108,992/yr
+6% vs other
 $102,284/yr
Median weekly rent $470/wk $480/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Doonan Eumundi
0-4 3.5% / 4.8%
Doonan — 0-4: 3.5% Eumundi — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 14.4% / 15.0%
Doonan — 5-14: 14.4% Eumundi — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 7.0% / 6.1%
Doonan — 15-19: 7.0% Eumundi — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 3.2% / 3.1%
Doonan — 20-24: 3.2% Eumundi — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 6.2% / 8.0%
Doonan — 25-34: 6.2% Eumundi — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 12.3% / 11.7%
Doonan — 35-44: 12.3% Eumundi — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 17.6% / 16.8%
Doonan — 45-54: 17.6% Eumundi — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 16.3% / 15.9%
Doonan — 55-64: 16.3% Eumundi — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 13.2% / 12.1%
Doonan — 65-74: 13.2% Eumundi — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 5.3% / 5.1%
Doonan — 75-84: 5.3% Eumundi — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 1.1% / 1.0%
Doonan — 85+: 1.1% Eumundi — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Doonan 63.2% couple families
Doonan — Couple Families: 63.2% Doonan — Lone Person: 18.2% Doonan — One Parent Families: 12.8% Doonan — Group Household: 4.7% Doonan — Other Families: 1.0%
Eumundi 55.7% couple families
Eumundi — Couple Families: 55.7% Eumundi — Lone Person: 18.2% Eumundi — One Parent Families: 19.3% Eumundi — Group Household: 5.5% Eumundi — 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.

Doonan 10.3% renting
Doonan — Owned Outright: 43.8% Doonan — Mortgage: 45.9% Doonan — Renting: 10.3%
Eumundi 14.2% renting
Eumundi — Owned Outright: 40.0% Eumundi — Mortgage: 45.8% Eumundi — Renting: 14.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Doonan Eumundi
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 15.3%
Doonan — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Eumundi — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 13.6%
Doonan — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Eumundi — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 9.0%
Doonan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Eumundi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 4.2%
Doonan — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Eumundi — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.2%
Doonan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Eumundi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

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.

Doonan Eumundi
England 8.9% / 8.7%
Doonan — England: 8.9% Eumundi — England: 8.7%
New Zealand 4.4% / 3.4%
Doonan — New Zealand: 4.4% Eumundi — New Zealand: 3.4%
South Africa 1.7% / 1.2%
Doonan — South Africa: 1.7% Eumundi — South Africa: 1.2%
Germany 1.1% / 0.9%
Doonan — Germany: 1.1% Eumundi — Germany: 0.9%
Netherlands 0.7% / 1.1%
Doonan — Netherlands: 0.7% Eumundi — Netherlands: 1.1%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.6%
Doonan — Scotland: 0.7% Eumundi — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Doonan 97.9% houses
Doonan — Houses: 97.9% Doonan — Flats / Apartments: 1.1% Doonan — Townhouses: 1.0%
Eumundi 96.4% houses
Eumundi — Houses: 96.4% Eumundi — Flats / Apartments: 2.4% Eumundi — Townhouses: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Doonan Eumundi
Median house price $2,000,000 $1,475,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,622,500 $760,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 66 days
from 46 sales
 46 days
from 38 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.

Doonan Eumundi
3 bed $1.55M / $1.19M
Doonan — 3 bed: $1.55M (20 sales) Eumundi — 3 bed: $1.19M (30 sales)

20 vs 30 sales

4 bed $2.09M / $1.8M
Doonan — 4 bed: $2.09M (72 sales) Eumundi — 4 bed: $1.8M (38 sales)

72 vs 38 sales

5 bed $2.1M / $1.94M
Doonan — 5 bed: $2.1M (25 sales) Eumundi — 5 bed: $1.94M (10 sales)

25 vs 10 sales

Development activity

Doonan Eumundi
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.

Doonan Eumundi
Houses 3.0%
$1,350/wk on $2.35M
 3.0%
$860/wk on $1.5M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Doonan Eumundi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 10% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Eumundi is more walkable (20 vs 0); Eumundi scores higher overall (66 vs 48).

Doonan Eumundi
Grade C B
Score 48/100 66/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Doonan carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 0); Eumundi carries more crime risk (43 vs 27).

Doonan Eumundi
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Doonan Eumundi
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Doonan

  • Noosa Pengari Steiner School Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Eumundi

  • Eumundi State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Doonan Eumundi
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 6 3
Childcare 1 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 4 12

Mobility

Doonan sits further from the CBD (125.8 km vs 119.8 km).

Doonan Eumundi
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Brisbane 125.8 km
+5% vs other
 119.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 96 min 91 min
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 4562
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 95
postcode 4562
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.

Doonan Eumundi
Car (driver) 66.2% / 66.2%
Doonan — Car (driver): 66.2% Eumundi — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 26.4% / 26.5%
Doonan — Worked from Home: 26.4% Eumundi — Worked from Home: 26.5%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.9%
Doonan — Car (passenger): 4.3% Eumundi — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 2.3% / 3.0%
Doonan — Walked Only: 2.3% Eumundi — Walked Only: 3.0%
Bus 0.5% / 0.3%
Doonan — Bus: 0.5% Eumundi — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.2%).

Setting

Doonan Eumundi
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.3 km 13.6 km

NBN connectivity

Doonan Eumundi
Connectivity score 72/100 31/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
1,498 premises
 1%
1,093 premises

Climate

Doonan Eumundi
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Doonan Eumundi
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Doonan Eumundi
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Doonan Eumundi
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

Doonan Eumundi
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Doonan

Acreage Luxury Quiet River

Eumundi

Acreage Premium River

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