QLD · Sunshine Coast Council
Beerwah, QLD, 4519
Current weather
14.2°CClear sky
96% humidity · 7.5 km/h wind · 22.8° / 12.2° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#321 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Beerwah is a smaller suburban community in the Sunshine Coast area, home to around 7,734 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 434 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-49%), roughly 56.1 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $670, 4 school and preschool sites in the area, 5 public transport stops within the suburb, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 7,734
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,512
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 160 of 2,869
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 54.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 224 / 124 / 220
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $670
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 434
- Against the person
- 48
- Against property
- 242
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 56.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 161 residents
- State safety percentile
- 8.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -49%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences59
- Other Property Damage33
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)168
- Traffic And Related Offences63
- Unlawful Entry26
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 983
- Beerwah State High SchoolSecondary
- Beerwah State SchoolPrimary
- Glasshouse Christian CollegeCombined
- My Independent SchoolSecondary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
5 public transport stops in this suburb
- Australia Zoo
- Beerwah station
- Beerwah station
- Beerwah station, platform 1
- Beerwah station, platform 2
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
53 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BottlemartAlcohol
- BOQBank
Unit 16 3-5 Peachester Road, Beerwah
- Bbq
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Beerwah stationBus stop
- Beerwah Gourmet MeatsButcher
- Beerwah Feed BarnCountry Store
- K HubDepartment Store
- San TaekwondoDojo
- Drinking water
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
13 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Evergreen Way Drainage ReservePark
- Greber Road Drainage ReservePark
- Hibiscus ParkPark
- Kindy ParkPark
- Mill ParkPark
- Monica Smith ParkPark
- Newton ParkPark
- Otto Northling Natural Amenity ReserveNature reserve
- Roberts Road ParkPark
- Roxton Court ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Amcalpharmacy
- PharmaSavepharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Beerwah & District Kindergartenkindergarten
- Guppy's Early Learning Centrechildcare
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 160
- Parks (OSM)
- 17
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 54.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #321 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Beerwah & District Kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Guppy's Early Learning Centrechildcarechildcare
- Amcalhealthpharmacy
- PharmaSavehealthpharmacy
- Evergreen Way Drainage Reservegovernmentpark
- Greber Road Drainage Reservegovernmentpark
- Hibiscus Parkgovernmentpark
- Kindy Parkgovernmentpark
- Mill Parkgovernmentpark
- Monica Smith Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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