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QLD · Scenic Rim Council

Canungra, 4275

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,540

Growth (1 yr)

+1.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+7.4%

Median age

41

Median income

$1,883/wk

Employment rate

62.7%

University qualified

13.7%

Work from home

12.2%

Languages at home

3.1%non-English

Most common: German, French, Italian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

49.3/100
Average

Top 27% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • Rural living
What Canungra is known for: Green suburb, National parks, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Canungra is a rural locality in Queensland, in Scenic Rim Council.

Health access is an exceptional strength, with health access 100% above the peer median. Local amenities are a relative strength, with local amenities 100% above the peer median. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities, and local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median. Green cover is a relative strength, and socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median.

Overall, Canungra suits people prioritising open space and school quality.

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

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Queensland (1448)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median
  • Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places
  • Local amenities are a relative strength

Weaknesses

No relative weaknesses against comparable places.

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Canungra compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$420/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

1,540

+1.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

10.5%

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

#30

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

21st

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

67th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

20%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

52nd

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
49.3/100 — Average
State standing
Top 27% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2137th in Australia
State rank
398th in QLD
Peer rank
#30 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#115 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

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

Population

Estimated resident population

1,540(June 2025)

+1.6% annual · +7.4% over 5 years · 67th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.6%
5-year growth
+7.4%
Change in 1 year
+25
Change in 5 years
+106
Growth rank in QLD
67th 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 (~1,650), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,436
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$1,883
Dwelling vacancy
10.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
57 of 541
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$420
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
29.6% / 50.9% / 19.5%
Employment rate
62.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.2% / 0.4% / 69.3%
Walked or cycled to work
3.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
462 / 16 / 8 (+ 10 other)

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

13.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 26.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified13.7% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified12.2% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational26.4% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below47.6% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce21%
  • Engineering and related technologies17.8%
  • Society and culture11.4%
  • Health11.1%
  • Education10.6%
  • Architecture and building10%
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)
$55,556

51st percentile in QLD · -5% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$62,904

59th percentile in QLD · -3% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

59th percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$80,476

71st percentile in QLD · +27% vs Australia

Residents with business income
14.0%

78th percentile in QLD · +35% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4275 — 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
2,639
Taxpayers reporting net rent
313
Median net rent
$2,306
Taxpayers reporting business income
367
Taxable income vs state median
0%
Salary / wages vs state median
+3%
Rental investment vs state median
+9%
Super vs state median
+16%
Business income vs state median
+40%

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

3.1% speak a language other than English at home; 19.8% born overseas

Language at home
1,298 English only · 41 other
Non-English at home
3.1%
Born overseas
262 (19.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
25 (1.7%)
Australian citizens
1,244
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
4

Top languages other than English

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

  • German6 · 37.5%
  • French4 · 25%
  • Italian3 · 18.8%
  • Japanese3 · 18.8%

Religion

49.2%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 49.2%, while Christianity accounts for 39.3%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion49.2%40.7%
Christianity39.3%45.7%
Other / not stated11.5%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic15.7%18.6%
Anglican13.2%11.3%
Uniting Church4.7%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)2.2%3.1%

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 4275, which is shared with other suburbs.

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

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
52
Against the person
5
Against property
32
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
45.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 287 residents
State crime-rate percentile
21.4th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+15.9%

Most common offence types

  • Other Property Damage6
  • Traffic And Related Offences14
  • Good Order Offences3
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)18
  • Unlawful Entry4

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
1
Median school ICSEA
1,012
Median ICSEA percentile
52th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Canungra State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1012 · 52th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 384 students · Top SEA quarter 10%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Beaudesert SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Beaudesert SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Canungra SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Tamborine Mountain SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_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

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • C&K Canungra Community KindergartenKidston Streetkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Amenities

2 mapped amenities

1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
6.27
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Sarabah National ParkNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Canungra ShowgroundsCampground

    53-59 Coburg Road

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

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Canungra Bowling Club

    Lawn Bowls

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

5 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Canungra Lions ParkPark
  • Dj Smith Memorial ParkPark
  • Moriarty Community Sporting ComplexPark
  • Riverbend ParkPark
  • Sarabah National ParkNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
24.8%
Woodland / forest cover
24.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
9
Parks (OSM)
9
Typical summer maximum
28°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

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
4
Nearest hospital
Beaudesert Hospital (14.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1

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

  • Canungra Beauty & AcupunctureChristie StreetAlternative
  • Canungra Valley Medical CentreChristie StreetClinic
  • DentistDentist
  • Terry White ChemmartPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
42
Participants per 1,000 residents
27.3

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
28° / 18°
Rainfall
493 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 14°
Rainfall
343 mm · ~43 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 7°
Rainfall
144 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
249 mm · ~31 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

2 heritage places

  • Lahey's Canungra Sawmill ComplexState heritage place
  • Lahey's Canungra Tramway TunnelState 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
Wright
Member of Parliament
Scott BUCHHOLZ (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
140,286
Turnout (2025)
88.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+2.9 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 58.0%Labor 42.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 16.7 km away).

Coalition 56.1%Labor 43.9%

1.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • CanungraLabor 43.4% · Coalition 56.6% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
  • Tamborine MountainLabor 49.0% · Coalition 51.0% TPP (2025)9.4 km away
  • BeechmontLabor 55.3% · Coalition 44.7% TPP (2025)10.5 km away
  • Tamborine NorthLabor 51.8% · Coalition 48.2% TPP (2025)12.8 km away
  • KerryLabor 22.5% · Coalition 77.5% TPP (2025)13.4 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)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

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

More in Scenic Rim Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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