Maroochydore vs Bli Bli

Bli Bli is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Maroochydore. In both, most households own their home. In Maroochydore, about half of households are people living alone. In Bli Bli, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Maroochydore: a median of $1.26 million, against $1.12 million in Bli Bli, though rent is higher in Bli Bli. On these figures, Maroochydore tends to suit people living alone and share households, while Bli Bli 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Maroochydore has more parks and reserves (65 vs 15)
  • Bli Bli carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 88/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bli Bli

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($855,000 vs $1,142,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,117,500 vs $1,265,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Maroochydore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $460/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Maroochydore

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 43/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (102 km vs 108.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maroochydore

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (12 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (62% vs 18%)
  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 43/100)
  • But Bli Bli carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 88/100)

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

Investors

Bli Bli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.0% vs 22.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Maroochydore Bli Bli
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.

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Walkability 84 / 43
Maroochydore — Walkability: 84/100 Bli Bli — Walkability: 43/100
Safety 12 / 65
Maroochydore — Safety: 12/100 Bli Bli — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 67
Maroochydore — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bli Bli — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Maroochydore has more residents (20,629 vs 10,138); Bli Bli has higher household incomes ($86,840 vs $70,720).

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Population 20,629
+51% vs other
 10,138
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.8% +30.0%
Median age 47 41
Median household income $70,720/yr $86,840/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk $460/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maroochydore Bli Bli
0-4 3.9% / 7.0%
Maroochydore — 0-4: 3.9% Bli Bli — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 6.9% / 13.6%
Maroochydore — 5-14: 6.9% Bli Bli — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 3.8% / 4.9%
Maroochydore — 15-19: 3.8% Bli Bli — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 6.5% / 3.7%
Maroochydore — 20-24: 6.5% Bli Bli — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 15.4% / 12.0%
Maroochydore — 25-34: 15.4% Bli Bli — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 11.3% / 14.2%
Maroochydore — 35-44: 11.3% Bli Bli — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 11.0% / 11.3%
Maroochydore — 45-54: 11.0% Bli Bli — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 14.0% / 10.9%
Maroochydore — 55-64: 14.0% Bli Bli — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 14.2% / 11.8%
Maroochydore — 65-74: 14.2% Bli Bli — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 9.0% / 8.4%
Maroochydore — 75-84: 9.0% Bli Bli — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 4.0% / 2.2%
Maroochydore — 85+: 4.0% Bli Bli — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maroochydore 51.0% lone person
Maroochydore — Lone Person: 51.0% Maroochydore — Couple Families: 21.9% Maroochydore — One Parent Families: 14.9% Maroochydore — Group Household: 10.4% Maroochydore — Other Families: 1.7%
Bli Bli 28.2% lone person
Bli Bli — Lone Person: 28.2% Bli Bli — Couple Families: 51.0% Bli Bli — One Parent Families: 15.8% Bli Bli — Group Household: 4.0% Bli Bli — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maroochydore 44.2% renting
Maroochydore — Owned Outright: 33.1% Maroochydore — Mortgage: 22.7% Maroochydore — Renting: 44.2%
Bli Bli 20.9% renting
Bli Bli — Owned Outright: 37.7% Bli Bli — Mortgage: 41.4% Bli Bli — Renting: 20.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 18.8%
Maroochydore — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Bli Bli — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.5% / 10.2%
Maroochydore — Bachelor Degree: 13.5% Bli Bli — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 9.1%
Maroochydore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Bli Bli — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.2%
Maroochydore — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Bli Bli — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.6%
Maroochydore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Bli Bli — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Maroochydore Bli Bli
England 5.0% / 5.4%
Maroochydore — England: 5.0% Bli Bli — England: 5.4%
New Zealand 4.6% / 3.9%
Maroochydore — New Zealand: 4.6% Bli Bli — New Zealand: 3.9%
India 1.5% / 0.5%
Maroochydore — India: 1.5% Bli Bli — India: 0.5%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.8%
Maroochydore — South Africa: 0.9% Bli Bli — South Africa: 0.8%
Germany 0.7% / 0.6%
Maroochydore — Germany: 0.7% Bli Bli — Germany: 0.6%
Nepal 1.1% / —
Maroochydore — Nepal: 1.1% Bli Bli — Nepal: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.7%
Maroochydore — Scotland: not among its largest Bli Bli — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maroochydore 37.5% houses
Maroochydore — Houses: 37.5% Maroochydore — Townhouses: 24.1% Maroochydore — Flats / Apartments: 38.3%
Bli Bli 81.9% houses
Bli Bli — Houses: 81.9% Bli Bli — Townhouses: 16.5% Bli Bli — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Median house price $1,265,000 $1,117,500
Median unit price $875,000 —
Median land price $1,142,500 $855,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 182 sales
 28 days
from 126 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.

Maroochydore Bli Bli
3 bed $1.15M / $995K
Maroochydore — 3 bed: $1.15M (134 sales) Bli Bli — 3 bed: $995K (83 sales)

134 vs 83 sales

4 bed $1.36M / $1.16M
Maroochydore — 4 bed: $1.36M (94 sales) Bli Bli — 4 bed: $1.16M (121 sales)

94 vs 121 sales

5 bed $1.78M / $1.31M
Maroochydore — 5 bed: $1.78M (19 sales) Bli Bli — 5 bed: $1.31M (22 sales)

19 vs 22 sales

Development activity

Maroochydore Bli Bli
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.

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Houses 3.6%
$800/wk on $1.16M
 3.8%
$800/wk on $1.1M
Units 4.5%
$770/wk on $900K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Maroochydore Bli Bli
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools Higher than 8% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 51% of QLD —

Liveability

Maroochydore is more walkable (84 vs 43); Bli Bli scores higher overall (55 vs 44).

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Grade C B
Score 44/100 55/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bli Bli carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0); Maroochydore carries more crime risk (88 vs 35).

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
33/100
Crime High
88/100
 Low
35/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
87/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast, 7.7 km
 None

Schools in Maroochydore

  • Maroochydore State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Stella Maris School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Maroochydore State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Arethusa College - Maroochydore Campus Independent · Secondary
  • The Industry School - Sunshine Coast Independent · Secondary

Schools in Bli Bli

  • Bli Bli State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Good Samaritan Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Supermarkets 9 1
Cafes & restaurants 42 3
Parks & reserves 65 15
Childcare 11 5
GPs 12 1
Pharmacies 9 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 15 1
Fuel stations 6 2
EV chargers 2 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 17 10

Mobility

Bli Bli sits further from the CBD (108.3 km vs 102 km).

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Walkability score 84/100 43/100
Distance to Brisbane 102 km 108.3 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 83 min 86 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 73/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 163.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4558
 0.9%
postcode 4560
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 4558
 74
postcode 4560

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.

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Car (driver) 70.7% / 79.5%
Maroochydore — Car (driver): 70.7% Bli Bli — Car (driver): 79.5%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 13.9%
Maroochydore — Worked from Home: 16.0% Bli Bli — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 3.6%
Maroochydore — Car (passenger): 4.6% Bli Bli — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 5.1% / 1.2%
Maroochydore — Walked Only: 5.1% Bli Bli — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus 1.7% / 1.1%
Maroochydore — Bus: 1.7% Bli Bli — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).

Setting

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 859 m
1.8 km to a named beach
 5.2 km

NBN connectivity

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Connectivity score 64/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
14,987 premises
 58%
3,963 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Maroochydore Bli Bli
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³ 4.3 µg/m³
PM10 14.0 µg/m³ 12.3 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.31 pphm —

Council rates

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Maroochydore Bli Bli
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

Maroochydore Bli Bli
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maroochydore

Apartments Coastal Parks Regional Centre Retirees River Townhouses

Bli Bli

Regional Centre River

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