Located in Queensland, Mission Beach sits 1,592 km from Brisbane CBD, around 18 hours 10 minutes by car. The town has 1,014 residents, a median age of 49, and a median household income of $68,952 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The town grew 24.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,341. Mission Beach is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.
Is Mission Beach a good town?
Mission Beach scores a C (47/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit.
Car-dependent
Walkability 10/100 · 1592.3 km · 1092 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $690K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 48/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 49 · 1,014 residents
Liveability Rating
47 / 100 · Ranked #589 in QLDEach bar is Mission Beach'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.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Mission Beach?
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Our score
47 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMission Beach's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $690,000, roughly 12% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$690,000
Based on 58 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 66 days — median across 17 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 11 sales $520K
- 3 bed 25 sales $685K
- 4 bed 15 sales $840K
Land
$242,500
Based on 36 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 39 days — median across 6 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Mission Beach are currently listed at around $827,000 on average. Based on 20 houses listed in the past six months.
$827K
20 houses listed in the last 6 months.
21 of the suburb's 423 dwellings (5.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Mission Beach rent for around $750 a week on average, based on 5 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$750/wk
5 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
6 rentals advertised against an estimated 157 rented homes (3.8%) in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$750/week ($39,000 a year) on a $827,000 median
Based on a small sample (5 listings) — indicative only.
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.
Is Mission Beach safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Mission Beach sits in the moderate band, with 9 incidents recorded in 2025.
9 offences
no change since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–20242 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1988–2024Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 971 m
- Rate
- -0.36 m/yr
- Net Movement
- -5.5 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
Walkability
Mission Beach is very car-dependent on foot — at 10/100, nearly all errands require a car.
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.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Mission Beach.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 35%
- Premises covered
- 704
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
Cassowary Coast: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 4 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the town closely.
Mission Beach is home to about 1,000 residents, with a median age of 49, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $69,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,014
Median Age
49
Median Household Income
$68,952/yr
Census Median Rent
$350/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,341/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$36,972/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
26.0%
Total Dwellings
423
Owner-Occupier Rate
63.0%
Houses
81.8%
Rental Stress
26.4%
Mortgage Stress
23.3%
Work From Home
11.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 71.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 85.0%
- Employment Rate
- 54.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 40.0%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
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.
29 residents (2.9%) 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.
8.4% of residents (81) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (28).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 961 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.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 477).
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
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,829 a year through Cassowary Coast based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Cassowary Coast
In the year to August 2026, 186 new dwellings were approved across Cassowary Coast. That mix is 128 houses and 58 units. Approvals are up 68.4% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this town: 167 to 655 homes
- In 5 to 10 years 51 to 100 homes
- In 10 years or more 101 to 500 homes
- No timeframe set 15 to 55 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (7 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 Djiru People #2.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. Native title over this area has been determined.
Climate & Setting
from South Johnstone Exp Stn, 30.6 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 31 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 892 m
- 950 m to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 3,534 mm
- 132 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 31.4°C
- 5 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 16.5°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town 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
In postcode 4852, 23 of 3,694 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.6% (97 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4852, 1,282 rooftop-solar systems totalling 10.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,015 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 108 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.
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."
Mortgage repayments
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.
At $690,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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
Currently held by Bob Katter Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bob Katter | 40.7% | 59.3% | +0.8 |
| 2022 | Bob Katter | 39.8% | 60.2% | -4.3 |
| 2019 | Bob Katter | 35.5% | 64.5% | +7.8 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Shane Knuth Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shane Knuth KAP | 63.7% |
| 2020 | Shane Knuth KAP | 72.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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Common questions about Mission Beach
Is Mission Beach a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Mission Beach is moderate (48/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Mission Beach?
Mission Beach has no recorded bushfire history. These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Mission Beach a good place to live?
Mission Beach has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (47/100), 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 Mission Beach?
Mission Beach, QLD had a population of 1,014 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Mission Beach, QLD?
The postcode for Mission Beach, QLD is 4852.
How far is Mission Beach from Brisbane?
Mission Beach is 1,592 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 1092 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Mission Beach?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mission Beach was $68,952 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 Mission Beach?
The median advertised rent in Mission Beach is $750 a week for houses (5 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Mission Beach?
The median age of residents in Mission Beach was 49 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Mission Beach walkable?
Mission Beach scores 10/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Mission Beach?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mission Beach, South Johnstone Exp Stn (30.6 km away), summer days average 31.4°C, winter nights 16.5°C, 3,534 mm of rain a year over 132 rainy days, and 5 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mission Beach?
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 Mission Beach belong to?
Mission Beach sits within the Cassowary Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Mission Beach?
The average residential rates bill through Cassowary Coast is $1,829 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Mission Beach?
Across Cassowary Coast, 186 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 68.4% 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 Mission Beach in?
Mission Beach sits within the federal Division of Kennedy, currently held by Bob Katter (Katter's Australian Party (KAP)).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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