Kings Beach vs Moffat Beach
Moffat Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Kings Beach. In Kings Beach, about half of households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Moffat Beach, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Kings Beach tends to suit renters and 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
Moffat Beach
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (75% vs 6%)
- is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 27%)
- has more parks and reserves (9 vs 6)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kings Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper units ($865,000 vs $1,075,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Kings Beach
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 31%)
- has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $400/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
Kings Beach
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (94% vs 25%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 23%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kings Beach and Moffat Beach drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Moffat Beach has higher household incomes ($85,228 vs $65,832); Kings Beach skews older (53 vs 47).
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,042 +12% vs other | 2,691 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.1% | +5.4% |
| Median age | 53 | 47 |
| Median household income | $65,832/yr | $85,228/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $370/wk | $400/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,650,000 | $1,622,500 |
| Median unit price | $865,000 | $1,075,000 |
| Median land price | — | $1,120,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 38 days from 8 sales | 29 days from 11 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.
5 vs 6 sales
5 vs 19 sales
Unit price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
136 vs 17 sales
75 vs 6 sales
Development activity
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,962 across Sunshine Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -41% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.2% $900/wk on $1.45M |
| Units | 4.4% $720/wk on $859K | — |
Ranking within QLD
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 31% of QLD | Higher than 59% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 94% of QLD | Higher than 95% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 82% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of QLD | Higher than 89% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 15% of QLD |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 47% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Moffat Beach scores higher overall (68 vs 62).
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | A |
| Score | 62/100 | 68/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 59/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 55/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | None | 1 UniSC Sunshine Coast, 9.6 km |
Amenities in the suburb
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 7 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 9 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 76/100 | 79/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 92.5 km | 92 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 80 min | 79 min |
| Public transport score | 71/100 Bus | 78/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 23.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 43.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.0% postcode 4551 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 4551 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.7%).
Setting
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 14 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 16 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 202 m 316 m to a named beach | 599 m 1.2 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 62/100 | 77/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 12% 2,995 premises | 49% 1,761 premises |
Climate
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,052 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 14.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,690/yr same for both | |
| Council | Sunshine Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fisher same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Wallace same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kings Beach | Moffat Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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