Eerwah Vale QLD 4562

Located in Queensland, Eerwah Vale sits 124 km from Brisbane CBD, around 1 hour 45 minutes by car. The suburb has 671 residents, a median age of 46, and a median household income of $81,796 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 8.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $400 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,842. Walkability is low.

Is Eerwah Vale a good suburb?

Eerwah Vale scores a C (40/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit.

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 0/100 · 124.3 km · 105 min drive to Brisbane

Prices

Median available

Median $1.81M

Safety

Moderate bushfire risk

Fire 55/100 · Crime 28/100

Community

Mid-range socio-economic

SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 46 · 671 residents

C

Liveability Rating

40 / 100 · Ranked #761 in QLD

Each bar is Eerwah Vale's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
32
Bushfire Moderate · Crime Low

Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.

Socio-economic
61
Mid-range
Walkability
12
Very car-dependent
CBD access
47
124.3 km · 105 min drive to Brisbane
How it's calculated: Safety rank 32 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 61 × 25% + Walkability rank 12 × 15% + CBD access rank 47 × 10% = 40 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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40 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Eerwah Vale sits at $1.81 million, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only seven sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$1,810,000

Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 5 sales $1.76M

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Eerwah Vale are currently listed at around $1.7 million on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.

$1.7M

3 houses listed in the last 6 months.

3 of the suburb's 231 dwellings (1.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Short-Stay Rentals

5 active Airbnb listings: 5 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 2.0% of the suburb's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Eerwah Vale safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Eerwah Vale sits in the low band, with 5 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 79% on the prior year.

5 offences

79.2% since 2024
Drug Offences 5 (100.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2020–2024

15 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Where they happened

Eumundi - Kenilworth Road 9 (60.0%)
Bruce Highway 4 (26.7%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Eerwah Vale is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Eerwah Vale.

25
out of 100
Bottom 9% in QLD
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
1.2 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
1.3 arrivals/hr
Saturday
1.1 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
30 min
Span of service
15.2 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Eerwah Vale.

29
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
269
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 93%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 7%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
2 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Sunshine Coast: council population

The whole council area, not just Eerwah Vale · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
381,957
+2.0% in a year
Change
+7,659
people since 2024
Density
170
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+580
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+4,159
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+2,920
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
6/10
7/10 within QLD
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
8/10 within QLD
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
7/10
8/10 within QLD
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Eerwah Vale is home to 671 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $82,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.9%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

671

8.1% since 2016

Median Age

46

2.2% since 2016

Median Household Income

$81,796/yr

36.3% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$400/wk

29.9% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,842/mo

6.3% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.6

8.3% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$36,608/yr

28.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

69.1% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

10.8%

68.8% since 2016

Total Dwellings

231

6.0% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

83.0%

3.4% since 2016

Houses

97.8%

1.0% since 2016

Rental Stress

25.4%

4.9% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

27.0%

22.2% since 2016

Work From Home

23.8%

42.5% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 226 (97.8%)
Flats / Apartments 5 (2.2%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 92 (42.2%)
Mortgage 89 (40.8%)
Renting 37 (17.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
74.7%
English Spoken at Home
87.6%
Employment Rate
59.6%
16.0% since 2016
Completed Year 12
41.6%

Occupations

Professionals 68 (20.9%)
Managers 56 (17.2%)
Community & Personal Service 53 (16.3%)
Technicians & Trades 46 (14.1%)
Labourers 39 (12.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 28 (8.6%)
Sales 26 (8.0%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 15 (4.6%)

Religion

No Religion 369 (55.0%)
Christianity 214 (31.9%)
Buddhism 7 (1.0%)
Other Religions 4 (0.6%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 47 (7.0%)
New Zealand 19 (2.8%)
Canada 5 (0.7%)
South Africa 4 (0.6%)
Germany 4 (0.6%)
Ireland 4 (0.6%)
Scotland 3 (0.4%)
Japan 3 (0.4%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 5 (0.7%)
2011-2015 13 (1.9%)
2001-2010 26 (3.9%)
1991-2000 8 (1.2%)
1981-1990 27 (4.0%)
Before 1981 35 (5.2%)

5 residents (0.7%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

7.0% of residents (45) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (27).

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 645 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Spanish 6 (0.9%)
French 5 (0.7%)

Age Distribution

0-4 26 (3.9%)
5-14 92 (13.7%)
15-19 32 (4.8%)
20-24 26 (3.9%)
25-34 47 (7.0%)
35-44 94 (14.0%)
45-54 116 (17.3%)
55-64 110 (16.4%)
65-74 93 (13.9%)
75-84 26 (3.9%)
85+ 4 (0.6%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 78 (53.8%)
Lone Person 41 (28.3%)
One Parent Families 20 (13.8%)
Group Household 6 (4.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 196 (72.9%)
Worked from Home 64 (23.8%)
Car (passenger) 9 (3.3%)

1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 326).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Certificate III & IV 137 (20.4%)
Bachelor Degree 80 (11.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 61 (9.1%)
Postgraduate Degree 25 (3.7%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8 (1.2%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 40 (17.6%)
2 cars 106 (46.7%)
3 cars 40 (17.6%)
4+ cars 40 (17.6%)

Council Rates

Sunshine Coast
FY 2025-26

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,690 a year through Sunshine Coast based on 2025 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,690/yr
27% above the QLD average of $1,328 · median of 59 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

Building Approvals: Sunshine Coast

The whole council area, not just Eerwah Vale · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 2,962 new dwellings were approved across Sunshine Coast. That mix is 1,757 houses and 1,205 units. Approvals are down 41.1% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
2,962dwellings
-41.1% YoY
Houses
1,757
detached dwellings
Units
1,205
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Aboriginal party for this area is Kabi Kabi First Nation Traditional Owners Native Title Claim Group.

Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. A native title claim over this area is registered with the Federal Court.

Air Quality

CLEAN

PM2.5 averaged 4.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).

PM10 averaged 12.3 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0.

From the Nambour (South East Queensland) monitoring station, 18.8 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Gympie, 42.3 km

High rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
18.0 km
Near high-voltage lines
2.8% of addresses
9 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
1,045 mm
88 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
30.9°C
14 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
7.7°C
2 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

1.7%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.12% in 2021
+0.4 points this year
Top 9% in QLD

In postcode 4562, 149 of 9,028 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.2% (201 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.12%
2022
0.35%
2023
0.63%
2024
1.26%
2025
1.65%

Rooftop solar

95
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.1 kW each

In postcode 4562, 3,033 rooftop-solar systems totalling 21.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,204 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 196 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
204
2020
223
2021
245
2022
180
2023
186
2024
156
2025
156
2026
125

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."

Verify eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$9,440
Loan amount
$1,448,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,950,356

5 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 4562.

Deposit
$362,000
Stamp duty
$77,425
Cash needed at settlement
$439,425

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Fairfax

Currently held by Ted O'Brien Liberal National Party of Queensland

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Ted O'Brien 46.8% 53.2% +5.7
2022 Ted O'Brien 41.0% 59.0% -4.5
2019 Ted O'Brien 36.6% 63.4% +2.6

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Nicklin District

Currently held by Marty Hunt Liberal National Party of Queensland

Next state election: 28 October 2028.

Year Winner Won with
2024 Marty Hunt LNP 52.7%
2020 Robert Skelton ALP 50.1%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.

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Common questions about Eerwah Vale

Is Eerwah Vale a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Eerwah Vale is low (28/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Eerwah Vale?

Eerwah Vale has a moderate recorded bushfire history (55/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Eerwah Vale a good place to live?

Eerwah Vale has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (40/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Eerwah Vale?

Eerwah Vale, QLD had a population of 671 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Eerwah Vale, QLD?

The postcode for Eerwah Vale, QLD is 4562.

How far is Eerwah Vale from Brisbane?

Eerwah Vale is 124 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 105 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Eerwah Vale?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Eerwah Vale was $81,796 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Eerwah Vale?

There are too few current rental listings in Eerwah Vale for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $400, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Eerwah Vale?

The median age of residents in Eerwah Vale was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Eerwah Vale at risk of bushfire?

Eerwah Vale has a moderate recorded bushfire history (55/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the air quality in Eerwah Vale?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Eerwah Vale (Nambour (South East Queensland)) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 12.3 µg/m³. That puts Eerwah Vale below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Eerwah Vale?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Eerwah Vale, Gympie (42.3 km away), summer days average 30.9°C, winter nights 7.7°C, 1,045 mm of rain a year over 88 rainy days, and 14 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Eerwah Vale?

First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Eerwah Vale belong to?

Eerwah Vale sits within the Sunshine Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Eerwah Vale?

The average residential rates bill through Sunshine Coast is $1,690 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Eerwah Vale?

Across Sunshine Coast, 2,962 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 41.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Eerwah Vale in?

Eerwah Vale sits within the federal Division of Fairfax, currently held by Ted O'Brien (Liberal National Party of Queensland).

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