Marcus Beach vs Peregian Beach
Peregian Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Marcus Beach. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Marcus Beach: a median of $2.05 million, against $1.86 million in Peregian Beach, though rent is higher in Peregian Beach. On these figures, Peregian Beach tends to suit families with children.
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
Peregian Beach
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Marcus Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper units ($975,000 vs $1,145,000)
Weighs house prices, unit 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
Peregian Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (126.3 km vs 128.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Peregian Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (31.2% vs 10.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Marcus Beach and Peregian 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
Peregian Beach has more residents (4,972 vs 839); Peregian Beach has higher household incomes ($98,592 vs $83,876).
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 839 | 4,972 +493% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.8% | +31.2% |
| Median age | 48 | 42 |
| Median household income | $83,876/yr | $98,592/yr +18% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $468/wk | $500/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
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 (20.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,050,000 | $1,865,000 |
| Median unit price | $975,000 | $1,145,000 |
| Median land price | — | $1,500,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 64 days from 8 sales | 38 days from 76 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.
10 vs 43 sales
12 vs 76 sales
Development activity
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 239 across Noosa same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.2% $1,250/wk on $2M |
| Units | — | 2.6% $738/wk on $1.49M |
Ranking within QLD
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 55% of QLD | Higher than 73% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of QLD | Higher than 75% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 92% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 86% of QLD | Higher than 82% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 17% of QLD |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 3% of QLD |
Liveability
Peregian Beach scores higher overall (53 vs 44).
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | B |
| Score | 44/100 | 53/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Marcus Beach carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 70).
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 82/100 | High 70/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Marcus Beach
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Peregian Beach
- Peregian Beach College Independent · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 5 |
| Parks & reserves | 8 | 9 |
| Childcare | 0 | 4 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 8 | 4 |
Mobility
Marcus Beach sits further from the CBD (128.6 km vs 126.3 km).
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 128.6 km +2% vs other | 126.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 105 min | 102 min |
| Public transport score | 46/100 Bus | 69/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 8.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 20.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.7% postcode 4573 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 4573 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 (67.4%).
Setting
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.0 km 2.3 km to a named beach | 2.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 76/100 | 73/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 57% 403 premises | 51% 2,710 premises |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,614/yr same for both | |
| Council | Noosa same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Marcus Beach | Peregian Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wide Bay same for both | |
| Member | Llew O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Marcus Beach | Peregian 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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