Sunshine Acres vs Susan River
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Susan River tends to suit 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
Sunshine Acres
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 88/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Susan River
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 5%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Sunshine Acres
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (199 min vs 211 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (276.6 km vs 286.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Sunshine Acres
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 88/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sunshine Acres
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.3% vs -15.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sunshine Acres and Susan River 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
Sunshine Acres has more residents (1,009 vs 115); Sunshine Acres rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,009 +89% vs other | 115 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.3% | -15.4% |
| Median age | 44 same for both | |
| Median household income | $99,424/yr | $108,888/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +33% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
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 (23.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,125,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $915,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 22 days from 8 sales | — |
Development activity
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,578 across Fraser Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 81% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of QLD | Higher than 59% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 59% of QLD | Higher than 60% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of QLD | Higher than 40% of QLD |
Liveability
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 52/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Susan River carries more crime risk (88 vs 27).
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | High 88/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 77/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
Susan River sits further from the CBD (286.3 km vs 276.6 km).
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 276.6 km | 286.3 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 199 min | 211 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4655 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 81 postcode 4655 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 (81.8%).
Setting
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 10.2 km | 5.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 364 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,074 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,576/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fraser Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hinkler same for both | |
| Member | David Batt same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sunshine Acres | Susan River | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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