Best suburbs to live in Sunshine Coast
Every suburb in the Sunshine Coast urban area.
Median house and unit prices, asking rents, population and school quality for every Sunshine Coast suburb, side by side.
Sunshine Coast median house prices range from $899,000 to $3.3 million.
The Sunshine Coast urban area had 424,741 residents at 30 June 2025: +12.0% over five years and +1.9% in the last year (ABS estimates).
31,430 residents
8,570 sales, Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Median house price by suburb
Each suburb is shaded by its median sold house price, in five equal-sized bands. Suburbs with no recent recorded sales are shown in grey — they are not the cheapest, they are unknown.
Boundaries: ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021, simplified for display.
Popular rankings for Sunshine Coast
- Best Sunshine Coast suburbs for families with good primary schoolsRanked top-15 · family + primary schools
- Best Sunshine Coast suburbs for families with good high schoolsRanked top-15 · family + high schools
- Best Sunshine Coast suburbs for electric-vehicle adoptionRanked top-15 · EV-friendly suburbs
- Best Sunshine Coast suburbs to rent inRanked top-15 · best suburbs to rent
- Best Sunshine Coast suburbs for public transportRanked top-15 · transit-friendly suburbs
- Fastest growing Sunshine Coast suburbs (2016-2021)Ranked top-15 · fastest growing
- Sportiest Sunshine Coast suburbsRanked top-15 · most sport facilities
- Most walkable Sunshine Coast suburbsRanked top-15 · most walkable
- Best Sunshine Coast suburbs for NBN internetRanked top-15 · best NBN connectivity
- Best Sunshine Coast suburbs for rental yieldRanked top-15 · highest rental yield
- Best Sunshine Coast suburbs for property investorsRanked top-15 · investor-friendly suburbs
- Best Sunshine Coast suburbs for owner-occupiersRanked top-15 · owner-occupier suburbs
- Best Sunshine Coast suburbs for young professionalsRanked top-15 · young professionals
- Best Sunshine Coast suburbs for first-home buyersRanked top-15 · first-home buyer picks
- Sunshine Coast suburbs where young families liveRanked top-15 · where young families live
- Sunshine Coast suburbs where seniors liveRanked top-15 · where seniors live
- Sunshine Coast's most educated suburbsRanked top-15 · most educated suburbs
- Sunshine Coast's highest-income suburbsRanked top-15 · highest household income
- Safest suburbs in Sunshine CoastRanked top-15 · safest suburbs
- Most liveable suburbs in Sunshine CoastRanked top-15 · most liveable suburbs
- Suburbs to avoid in Sunshine CoastRanked top-15 · suburbs to avoid
- Best beachside suburbs in Sunshine CoastRanked top-15 · beachside suburbs
- Greenest suburbs in Sunshine CoastRanked top-15 · greenest suburbs
- Suburbs with the biggest blocks in Sunshine CoastRanked top-15 · biggest blocks
- Suburbs where rents are rising fastest in Sunshine CoastRanked top-15 · rents rising fastest
- Best Sunshine Coast suburbs for rooftop solarRanked top-15 · rooftop solar suburbs
- Sunshine Coast suburbs where homes are owned outrightRanked top-15 · homes owned outright
- Sunshine Coast suburbs people moved to from the cityRanked top-15 · moved from the city
- Sunshine Coast suburbs with the most apartmentsRanked top-15 · most apartments
Community demographics in Sunshine Coast
- Sunshine Coast suburbs with the largest Muslim communityRanked top-15 · largest Muslim community
- Sunshine Coast suburbs with the largest Hindu communityRanked top-15 · largest Hindu community
- Sunshine Coast suburbs with the largest Sikh communityRanked top-15 · largest Sikh community
- Sunshine Coast suburbs with the largest Jewish communityRanked top-15 · largest Jewish community
- Sunshine Coast suburbs with the largest non-religious populationRanked top-15 · largest non-religious population
Suburbs with the largest religious communities, from the 2021 Census.
Where communities live in Sunshine Coast
- Where the Indian community lives in Sunshine CoastRanked top-15 · Indian community
- Where the Vietnamese community lives in Sunshine CoastRanked top-15 · Vietnamese community
- Where the Korean community lives in Sunshine CoastRanked top-15 · Korean community
- Where the Nepali community lives in Sunshine CoastRanked top-15 · Nepali community
Suburbs with the largest ancestry communities, showing ancestry, country of birth and language together, from the 2021 Census.
Most Populated Suburbs
Fastest Growing Suburbs
Most New Housing
Best Schools Quality
Most Expensive Houses
Most Affordable Houses
Highest Rental Yield (Houses)
Common questions about Sunshine Coast
How many suburbs are there on the Sunshine Coast?
SuburbScan indexes 116 suburbs on the Sunshine Coast, covering the Sunshine Coast urban area, home to 382,906 residents.
What is the largest suburb on the Sunshine Coast?
Buderim is the most populated suburb on the Sunshine Coast with a population of 31,430 (ABS Census 2021).
What are the best Sunshine Coast suburbs?
The top-rated Sunshine Coast suburbs on SuburbScan are Mons, Pelican Waters, and Yaroomba, ranked by our composite Liveability grade combining school quality, safety, SEIFA socio-economic advantage, walkability and CBD access.
Which are the most affordable Sunshine Coast suburbs?
The most affordable Sunshine Coast suburbs by median house price are Highworth, Nirimba, and Nambour, based on the last six months of public property listings.
What is the median house price range on the Sunshine Coast?
Sunshine Coast median house prices range from $899,000 to $3,300,000, based on the last six months of public property listings.
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City boundaries are ABS Significant Urban Areas (Edition 3, 2021) — an urban centre, or group of connected urban centres, with a population of 10,000 or more. All cities