Landsborough QLD 4550

Landsborough is a suburb in Queensland, 80 km from Brisbane CBD, around 1 hour 15 minutes by car. Population is 4,446; the median age is 40 and the median household income is $84,240 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The suburb grew 16.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $390 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,799. Landsborough is characterised by high crime risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.

Is Landsborough a good suburb?

Landsborough scores a D (26/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and safety.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 0/100 · 80.2 km · 76 min drive to Brisbane

Prices

Median available

Median $1.01M

Safety

High crime risk

Fire 48/100 · Crime 72/100

Community

Below-average income

SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 40 · 4,446 residents

D

Liveability Rating

26 / 100 · Ranked #982 in QLD

Each bar is Landsborough'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
too few schools to rate
Safety
6
Bushfire Moderate · Crime High

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

Socio-economic
42
Mid-range
Walkability
12
Very car-dependent
CBD access
60
80.2 km · 76 min drive to Brisbane
How it's calculated: Safety rank 6 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 42 × 25% + Walkability rank 12 × 15% + CBD access rank 60 × 10% = 26 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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Our score

26 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Landsborough's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.01 million, roughly 16% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$1,015,000

last 7 quarters

8% below its 6 neighbours (median $1,100,000)

↑ +16.2% year-on-year

Based on 109 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 30 days — median across 60 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 5 sales $950K
  • 3 bed 37 sales $895K
  • 4 bed 62 sales $1.08M

Land

$1,120,000

↑ +20.7% year-on-year

Based on 12 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 57 days — median across 9 sales that recorded a listing period

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Landsborough are currently listed at around $1.35 million on average. Based on 8 houses listed in the past six months.

$1.35M

↑ +40.4% vs previous 6 months from $965K
Since 2022: $798K → $984K (+23%)

8 houses listed in the last 6 months.

9 of the suburb's 1,607 dwellings (0.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Landsborough rent for around $850 a week on average, based on 12 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$850/wk

last 2 months

4% above its 3 neighbours (median $820/wk)

↑ +21.4% vs previous 6 months from $700/wk
Since 2021: $510/wk → $718/wk (+41%)

12 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

12 rentals advertised against an estimated 371 rented homes (3.2%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
All rentals
$700/wk
20 bonds
+44% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
3.3% around the typical range
Bottom 17% in QLD

$850/week ($44,000 a year) on a $1.35 million median

Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Short-Stay Rentals

12 active Airbnb listings: 11 whole homes and 1 room. Whole homes are about 0.7% 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 Landsborough safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Landsborough sits in the high band, with 69 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 36% on the prior year.

69 offences

35.5% since 2024
Drug Offences 48 (69.6%)
Assault 14 (20.3%)
Other Offences Against Person 4 (5.8%)
Robbery 2 (2.9%)
Arson 1 (1.4%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2020–2024

38 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Where they happened

Bruce Highway 12 (31.6%)
Steve Irwin Way 7 (18.4%)
Caloundra Street 5 (13.2%)

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

One school serve Landsborough, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this suburb
1 at similar
  • • 316 students in one school (avg 316)

Primary

Government · Prep-6 · 316 students
ICSEA 989 (higher than 42% of Australian schools) · 4% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Landsborough is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 20 parks and 7 cafes to anchor that walking radius.

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 Landsborough.

67
out of 100
RailBus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
15.2 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
10.0 arrivals/hr
Saturday
6.2 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
19.9 hours
Direct to CBD (peak)
20 min wait

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 Landsborough.

75
connectivity score / 100
Top 15% in QLD
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
53%
Premises covered
2,026
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 53%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 30%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 10%
Fibre to the curb (FTTC) 7%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 0%

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

Sunshine Coast: council population

The whole council area, not just Landsborough · 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
4/10
5/10 within QLD
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
5/10
6/10 within QLD
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
3/10
5/10 within QLD
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 14 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.

Landsborough is home to about 4,400 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $84,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.6%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

4,446

16.6% since 2016

Median Age

40

2.4% since 2016

Median Household Income

$84,240/yr

30.6% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$390/wk

18.2% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,799/mo

9.2% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

3.8% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$37,700/yr

27.9% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

42.5% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

4.6%

31.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

1,607

19.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

76.9%

4.3% since 2016

Houses

87.8%

1.7% since 2016

Rental Stress

24.1%

9.4% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

25.6%

16.6% since 2016

Work From Home

13.4%

135.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 1,411 (87.8%)
Townhouses 103 (6.4%)
Flats / Apartments 93 (5.8%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 730 (46.3%)
Owned Outright 484 (30.7%)
Renting 364 (23.1%)
Of those rentals, social housing 49 (13.5%)

36 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 13 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 364 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
79.8%
English Spoken at Home
92.8%
Employment Rate
59.9%
8.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
39.8%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 454 (20.9%)
Professionals 294 (13.5%)
Community & Personal Service 290 (13.4%)
Labourers 272 (12.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 243 (11.2%)
Sales 220 (10.1%)
Managers 203 (9.4%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 161 (7.4%)

Religion

No Religion 2,304 (51.8%)
Christianity 1,739 (39.1%)
Buddhism 42 (0.9%)
Other Religions 15 (0.3%)
Hinduism 9 (0.2%)
Judaism 4 (0.1%)
Sikhism 3 (0.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 230 (5.2%)
New Zealand 205 (4.6%)
South Africa 43 (1.0%)
Germany 35 (0.8%)
Scotland 22 (0.5%)
Philippines 21 (0.5%)
Canada 17 (0.4%)
Netherlands 12 (0.3%)

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 64 (1.4%)
2011-2015 104 (2.3%)
2001-2010 174 (3.9%)
1991-2000 73 (1.6%)
1981-1990 98 (2.2%)
Before 1981 195 (4.4%)

64 residents (1.4%) 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.

9.3% of residents (388) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (248).

Moreton Bay - North 83 (2.0%)
Overseas 72 (1.7%)
Wide Bay 44 (1.1%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 4,186 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.

French 10 (0.2%)
German 8 (0.2%)
Punjabi 6 (0.1%)
Mandarin 5 (0.1%)
Spanish 4 (0.1%)
Polish 4 (0.1%)
Italian 3 (0.1%)
Thai 3 (0.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 260 (5.8%)
5-14 573 (12.9%)
15-19 224 (5.0%)
20-24 265 (6.0%)
25-34 596 (13.4%)
35-44 518 (11.7%)
45-54 659 (14.8%)
55-64 603 (13.6%)
65-74 473 (10.6%)
75-84 224 (5.0%)
85+ 55 (1.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 538 (47.5%)
Lone Person 300 (26.5%)
One Parent Families 216 (19.1%)
Group Household 59 (5.2%)
Other Families 19 (1.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 1,466 (78.1%)
Worked from Home 252 (13.4%)
Car (passenger) 74 (3.9%)
Walked Only 39 (2.1%)
Train 27 (1.4%)
Bus 11 (0.6%)
Bicycle 9 (0.5%)

2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (48 of 2,171).

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.

Local Jobs

People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.

About 1,041 people work here; 2,171 employed residents live here.

Mostly a place people commute from: 0.5 jobs per working resident. At least 50% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.

Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Education

Certificate III & IV 949 (21.3%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 401 (9.0%)
Bachelor Degree 361 (8.1%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 73 (1.6%)
Postgraduate Degree 63 (1.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 46 (2.9%)
1 car 446 (28.1%)
2 cars 655 (41.2%)
3 cars 257 (16.2%)
4+ cars 191 (12.0%)

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 Landsborough · 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

New Homes Planned

New homes planned in this suburb: 52 to 175 homes

  • Within 2 years 1 to 5 homes
  • In 2 to 5 years 7 to 25 homes
  • In 5 to 10 years 34 to 105 homes
  • No timeframe set 10 to 40 homes

Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (17 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.

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

PM10 averaged 14 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.31 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Mountain Creek (Sunshine Coast, South East Queensland) monitoring station, 17.1 km away.

Setting

Elevation
27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
12.6 km
Near high-voltage lines
1.1% of addresses
27 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more

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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

3 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.6%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.07% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 4550, 29 of 4,585 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (79 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.4%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.07%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.14%
2024
0.43%
2025
0.63%

Rooftop solar

88
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 4550, 1,634 rooftop-solar systems totalling 9.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,863 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 79 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
104
2020
115
2021
124
2022
153
2023
133
2024
94
2025
59
2026
53

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
$5,294
Loan amount
$812,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,093,708

3 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb.

Deposit
$203,000
Stamp duty
$31,712
Cash needed at settlement
$234,712

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 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Fisher

Currently held by Andrew Wallace Liberal National Party of Queensland

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Andrew Wallace 44.0% 56.0% +2.6
2022 Andrew Wallace 41.3% 58.7% -4.0
2019 Andrew Wallace 37.3% 62.7% +3.5

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

Caloundra District

Currently held by Kendall Morton Liberal National Party of Queensland

Next state election: 28 October 2028.

Year Winner Won with
2024 Kendall Morton LNP 51.8%
2020 Jason Hunt ALP 52.5%

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 Landsborough

Is Landsborough a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Landsborough is high (72/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Landsborough?

Landsborough has a moderate recorded bushfire history (48/100, 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 Landsborough a good place to live?

Landsborough has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (26/100), 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 Landsborough?

Landsborough, QLD had a population of 4,446 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Landsborough, QLD?

The postcode for Landsborough, QLD is 4550.

How far is Landsborough from Brisbane?

Landsborough is 80 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 76 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Landsborough?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Landsborough was $84,240 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 Landsborough?

The median advertised rent in Landsborough is $850 a week for houses (12 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Landsborough?

The median age of residents in Landsborough was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Landsborough at risk of bushfire?

Landsborough has a moderate recorded bushfire history (48/100). 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.

How are the schools in Landsborough?

There is 1 school inside the Landsborough boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

What is the air quality in Landsborough?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Landsborough (Mountain Creek (Sunshine Coast, South East Queensland)) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 14.0 µg/m³. That puts Landsborough below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Landsborough?

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 Landsborough belong to?

Landsborough 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 Landsborough?

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 Landsborough?

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 Landsborough in?

Landsborough sits within the federal Division of Fisher, currently held by Andrew Wallace (Liberal National Party of Queensland).

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