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Beerburrum QLD 4517

Beerburrum is in Sunshine Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4517, with population 941.

The read

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$325/wk
Market rent signal
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
941
941 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
282
12 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,800
Median rent · wk$325
Investor profile

Who invests in Beerburrum

Owner-occupied 88%Rented 12%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared2.8%
15 of 56 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,110/yr
Landlords (rental income)56
Reported capital gains23
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

84% of homes here are owner-occupied and 12% rented, with 3% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

84% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

23%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,800/mo, while renters pay about $1,408/mo — owning runs $392/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$75K
Median rent · wk
$325
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,800

Household income

$75K household · yr-5.8% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$96K
Household
$75K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
3
$300-649
61
$650-999
54
$1,000-1,499
49
$1,500-1,999
47
$2,000-2,999
53
$3,000-3,999
27
$4,000+
25

At the median asking rent, about 39% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,083/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (355 households)1.4% social housing
Owned outright
39%
Owned with mortgage
45%
Rented
12%
Dwelling structure6.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
97%
Townhouse / semi
1%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 72% drive, 1% public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 16% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA945
Students101
Government1
  • Beerburrum State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 945

Livability

17/ 100 livability index

Top 83% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 17% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access19
Public transport (1 stops)12
Schools & hospitals25

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime Year ending May 2026
3,582
3,582 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,582
Total incidents3,582· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault41925%
  • Break And Enter30118%
  • Drug Offences67941%
  • Fraud25415%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 91.6% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~91.6%
~91.6% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~8.4% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Environmental management and conservation
Public / Open space 15% Other 1%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against Queensland council planning-scheme zone polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

6,775 people · 20228,007 by 2032 (+18.2%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Glass House Mountains SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Beerburrum QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Sunshine Coast local government area, Beerburrum is a close-knit residential community (postcode 4517). The area has roughly 941 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $75K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $325 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,800.

Beerburrum is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 945, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station. The crime rate in the Sunshine Coast LGA is below average at 3,582 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,800
Rent · wk(Census)$325
Population growth · Sunshine Coast LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)381,957
5-year growth+2.5% CAGR
YoY change+2%
20012025
Development · Sunshine Coast LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)3,063
Houses 55%Units 45%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Sunshine Coast LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.4%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4517ATO
Negatively geared2.8%
15 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,110/yr
Landlords (rental income)56
Reported capital gains23
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population941
Median age43
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,442
Personal income · wk$726
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,255 → $1,442
Change+14.9%
vs QLD median-3.1 pp
Median rent+26.5%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations1
Beerburrum station
Hospitals · Sunshine Coast LGAAIHW
Public4
Private9
Caloundra Hospitalpublic
Maleny Hospitalpublic
Nambour General Hospitalpublic
Sunshine Coast University Hospitalpublic
Buderim Gastroenterology Centreprivate
Buderim Private Hospitalprivate
+7 more in Sunshine Coast LGA
Aged care · Sunshine Coast LGAGEN
Facilities49
Residential places4,152
TriCare Kawana Waters Aged Care Residence162 places
Ozcare Caroline Chisholm156 places
Kawana Waters Care Community151 places
Rockpool Pelican Waters150 places
Bolton Clarke The Ormsby140 places
St Vincent's Care Services Maroochydore135 places
+43 more in Sunshine Coast LGA
Childcare · Sunshine Coast LGAACECQA
Services178
Approved places14,247
Exceeding NQS56
Kuluin Outside School Hours Care Program250 places
Buderim OSHC200 places
NCC early learners188 places
Helping Hands Talara180 places
Milestones Early Learning Meridan Plains180 places
Mooloolaba Outside School Hours Care166 places
+172 more in Sunshine Coast LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Beerburrum rests on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 1 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Beerburrum FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Beerburrum in?

    Beerburrum is in the Sunshine Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4517. Council-level context for Sunshine Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Beerburrum?

    The median weekly rent in Beerburrum is $325/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Beerburrum a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Beerburrum show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Beerburrum?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Beerburrum data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.