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Buderim, 4556

Est. population · Jun 2025

34,408

Growth (1 yr)

+1.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+8.2%

Median age

46

Median income

$1,729/wk

Employment rate

56.7%

University qualified

27.8%

Work from home

16.8%

Languages at home

6.3%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans, German, Spanish

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

61.6/100
Good

Top 6% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Walkable
  • High desirability
  • Outer suburban
What Buderim is known for: Walkable, High desirability, Outer suburban

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Suburb profile

Buderim is an outer metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Sunshine Coast Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Health access is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs. Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group. Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 66% above the peer median. Median rents are a relative weakness, with median rents 13% above the peer median.

Buderim's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (215)

Strengths

  • Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places
  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Health access is a relative strength
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Median rents are a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Buderim compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$750/wk

Population (ERP)

34,408

+1.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#4

among Metro Brisbane · Mature

Crime rate

6th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

58th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

22%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

90th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
61.6/100 — Good
State standing
Top 6% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
370th in Australia
State rank
77th in QLD
Peer rank
#4 among Metro Brisbane · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#58 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$750

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

34,408(June 2025)

+1.4% annual · +8.2% over 5 years · 58th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.4%
5-year growth
+8.2%
Change in 1 year
+466
Change in 5 years
+2,605
Growth rank in QLD
58th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~37,300), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
31,430
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$1,729
Dwelling vacancy
6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
762 of 12,790
Median monthly mortgage
$2,000
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$450
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
40.3% / 37.3% / 22.4%
Employment rate
56.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
16.8% / 0.7% / 67.1%
Walked or cycled to work
1.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
8,817 / 1,942 / 1,258

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

27.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 18% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified27.8% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified11.4% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational18% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below42.8% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce20.4%
  • Health16.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies14.1%
  • Society and culture12.7%
  • Education12%
  • Architecture and building7.2%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$56,080

53rd percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,180

46th percentile in QLD · -7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

72nd percentile in QLD · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$84,404

77th percentile in QLD · +33% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

58th percentile in QLD · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4556 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
31,367
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,175
Median net rent
$51
Taxpayers reporting business income
3,413
Taxable income vs state median
+1%
Salary / wages vs state median
-1%
Rental investment vs state median
+18%
Super vs state median
+22%
Business income vs state median
+10%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

6.3% speak a language other than English at home; 24.8% born overseas

Language at home
28,169 English only · 1,910 other
Non-English at home
6.3%
Born overseas
7,457 (24.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
492 (1.6%)
Australian citizens
27,535
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
30

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Afrikaans94 · 13.3%
  • German69 · 9.8%
  • Spanish55 · 7.8%
  • Nepali50 · 7.1%
  • Mandarin44 · 6.2%
  • Punjabi36 · 5.1%
  • French35 · 5%
  • Italian35 · 5%

Religion

47.2%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 47.2%, while 43.5% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion43.5%40.7%
Christianity47.2%45.7%
Other / not stated9.3%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16.7%18.6%
Anglican13.4%11.3%
Uniting Church4.2%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)3.2%3.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.4%2.1%
Baptist2.3%1.7%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4556, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
585
Against the person
85
Against property
336
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
22.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 370 residents
State crime-rate percentile
5.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-8.2%

Most common offence types

  • Other Property Damage76
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)172
  • Traffic And Related Offences91
  • Unlawful Entry44
  • Drug Offences53

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
1,125.5
Median ICSEA percentile
90th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
6
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
3
School list
  • Buderim Mountain State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1096 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 1,183 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Matthew Flinders Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1155 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 1,426 students · Top SEA quarter 62% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Buderim Mountain SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Chancellor State CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Kuluin SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Maroochydore SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Maroochydore SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Mooloolaba SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Mountain Creek SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Mountain Creek SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

7 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Little Village Early Learningchildcare
  • Milford Lodgechildcare
  • Milford LodgeGloucester Roadchildcare
  • Sanctuary Early Learning Buderimchildcare
  • Toddler Townchildcare
  • Toral Lodge Childcarechildcare
  • childcarechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

78 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Burnett St at Buderim Marketplace
  • Burnett St at Buderim Marketplace
  • Gloucester Rd at Fielding Street
  • Gloucester Rd at Fielding Street
  • Jones Rd at Horseshoe Bend

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

154 mapped amenities

2 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 pubs · 3 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 2 fast food · 1 libraries · 3 places of worship

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 56 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 78 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 36 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
84/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.06
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.22
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.78
Food & drink(7)
  • Cafe BuderimCafe

    56 Burnett Street, Buderim

  • The Chopping BlockCafe

    70 Burnett Street, Buderim

  • Domino'sFast food

    67 Burnett Street

  • SubwayFast food
  • Buderim TavernPub
  • Beefy's PiesRestaurant
  • Dee Den BuderimRestaurant

    87 Burnett Street

Shopping(8)
  • BWSBottle shop
  • LiquorlandBottle shop
  • Star LiquorBottle shop
  • Buderim MarketplaceShopping centre

    Burnett Street, Buderim

  • IGA Local GrocerSupermarket
  • Itzy'sSupermarket
  • Woolworths MetroSupermarket
Everyday services(8)
  • ANZBank

    64 Burnett Street, Buderim

  • Bendigo BankBank

    Unit 4 72 Burnett Street, Buderim

  • BOQBank

    66 Burnett Street, Buderim

  • Commonwealth BankBank

    72 Burnett Street, Buderim

  • Heritage BankBank

    62 Burnett Street, Buderim

  • NABBank

    61 Burnett Street, Buderim

  • WestpacBank

    58 Burnett Street, Buderim

  • Buderim Post OfficePost office

    7-15 Lindsay Road, Buderim

Community(9)
  • Little Village Early LearningChildcare
  • Milford LodgeChildcare
  • Milford LodgeChildcare

    28 Gloucester Road

  • Buderim War Memorial HallCommunity centre
  • Community centre

    35 Lindsay Road, Buderim

  • Connections on KingCommunity centre
  • Buderim LibraryLibrary
  • Buderim Mountain State SchoolSchool
  • Matthew Flinders Anglican CollegeSchool
Health & services(11)
  • Ballinger Family Medical PracticeClinic
  • Buderim Medical & Dental CentreClinic
  • Coastal PathologyClinic
  • Eckersley Medical CentreClinic
  • Better Health on BuderimMedical clinic

    16 Lindsay Road

  • Buderim Marketplace Medical CentreMedical clinic

    Burnett Street, Buderim

  • QML BuderimMedical clinic

    49 Burnett Street, Buderim

  • QML BuderimMedical clinic

    7 Ballinger Road, Buderim

  • Buderim PharmacyPharmacy

    Burnett Street, Buderim

  • Buderim Veterinary SurgeryVeterinary
  • The Unusual Pet VetsVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(64)
  • BBQ
  • John Atkinson Memorial Park WalkwayCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Barnes Drive Bushland Reserve NetworkNature reserve
  • Buderim Forest Nature RefugeNature reserve
  • Buderim Forest Park Nature RefugeNature reserve
  • Buderim Pines Bushland Conservation ReserveNature reserve
  • Cornmeal Corner Conservation ReserveNature reserve
  • Eggmolesse Environmental ParkNature reserve
  • Gum Tree Drive Bushland Conservation ReserveNature reserve
  • Iliad Avenue Environment ReserveNature reserve
  • Mooloolaba Road Natural Amenity ReserveNature reserve
  • Nature reserve (2)
  • Pensey Court Bushland Conservation ReserveNature reserve
  • Raintrees Court BushlandNature reserve
  • Buderim Village District ParkPark
  • EJ Foote Memorial SanctuaryPark
  • Fielding ParkPark
  • Hastings Place ParkPark
  • Illawong Street ParkPark
  • Main St Pool ParkPark
  • Nandewar Drive ParkPark
  • Park
  • Whites LookoutPark
  • Wirreanda ParkPark
  • Picnic area
  • Playground (4)
  • Public ToiletsPublic toilets
  • Buderim Bowls ClubSports centre
  • Sports field
  • Buderim Acquatic CentreSwimming pool

    44 Main Street, Buderim

  • Buderim State SchoolSwimming pool

    Main Street, Buderim

  • Swimming pool (28)
Entertainment(2)
  • Cascades LookoutViewpoint
  • White's LookoutViewpoint
Transport(11)

11 bus stops

Other(19)
  • all smiles denture clinicDentures
  • Buderim Fire StationFire station

    8 Lindsay Road, Buderim

  • Atrium GalleryGallery
  • Manawee Garden CentreGarden Centre
  • Buderim Mountain MowersGroundskeeping
  • Buderim Community & Visitor Information CentreInformation

    Burnett Street, Buderim

  • Information (2)
  • Buderim Bowls ClubParking
  • Buderim Park Shopping CentreParking
  • Matthew Flinders Anglican CollegeParking
  • Parking

    7-15 Lindsay Road, Buderim

  • Parking (8)
  • St. Mary's Catholic ChurchParking
  • Sunshine Coast CouncilParking
  • Buderim Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
  • St Mark's BuderimPlace of worship
  • St. Mary's Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
  • Shelter (9)
  • Flight CentreTravel Agency

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

8 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Buderim Bowls Club

    Lawn Bowls

  • Headland Bowls Club

    Lawn Bowls · +61 7 5478 0400

  • Headland Buderim Croquet Club

    Croquet · +61 423 534 909

  • Headland Golf Club

    Golf · +61 7 5444 5944;+61 7 5444 5800

  • Land of the Vipers
  • Maroochydore Cricket Club

    Cricket

  • Maroochydore Rugby League Club

    Rugby League

  • Suncoast Clippers Basketball Club

    Basketball · +61 7 5444 8877

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

59 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • 37/52nd Battalion ParkPark
  • Alfriston Drive Amenity ReservePark
  • Barnes Drive Bushland Reserve NetworkNature reserve
  • Buderim Lions ParkPark
  • Buderim Meadows ParkPark
  • Buderim Meadows Park 2Park
  • Buderim Pines Bushland Conservation ReserveNature reserve
  • Buderim Pines East ParkPark
  • Buderim Pines North ParkPark
  • Buderim Pines South ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
6.1%
Woodland / forest cover
4.3%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
75
Parks (OSM)
56
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

3 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Buderim Uniting Church
  • St Mark's Buderim
  • St. Mary's Catholic Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
15
Nearest hospital
Integrative Clinical Psychology (2.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
8
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 8
Aged-care services
7
Residential aged-care places
385

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Better Health on BuderimLindsay RoadGP
  • Buderim Marketplace Medical CentreBurnett StreetGP
  • QML BuderimBurnett StreetGP
  • QML BuderimBallinger RoadGP
  • annecto Queensland STRCBUDERIMShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
  • Ballinger Family Medical PracticeClinic
  • Buderim Medical & Dental CentreClinic
  • Buderim PharmacyBurnett StreetPharmacy
  • Buderim Private HospitalElsa Wilson DriveHospital
  • Chemist WarehousePharmacy
Aged-care services
  • Bolton Clarke Buderim ViewsBUDERIMResidential
  • Bolton Clarke The OrmsbyBUDERIMResidential
  • Care Connect - Wide BayBUDERIMHome Care
  • Coastal Home Care - Sunshine CoastBUDERIMHome Care
  • Immanuel GardensBUDERIMHome Care
  • Lutheran Services - Immanuel GardensBUDERIMResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
816
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.7

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 20°
Rainfall
498 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
26° / 17°
Rainfall
406 mm · ~51 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
196 mm · ~24 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
26° / 15°
Rainfall
256 mm · ~32 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

4 heritage places

  • Buderim HouseState heritage place
  • Buderim Mountain State SchoolState heritage place
  • Canambie HomesteadState heritage place
  • Pioneer Cottage BuderimState heritage place

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Fairfax
Member of Parliament
Ted O'BRIEN (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
130,658
Turnout (2025)
89.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.7 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 53.2%Labor 46.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.7 km away).

Coalition 51.7%Labor 48.3%

1.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +7.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Buderim SouthLabor 47.4% · Coalition 52.6% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • BuderimLabor 48.2% · Coalition 51.8% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • Buderim NorthLabor 46.2% · Coalition 53.8% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
  • Buderim WestLabor 44.6% · Coalition 55.4% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
  • Sippy Downs West (Fairfax)Labor 55.0% · Coalition 45.0% TPP (2025)3.0 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.