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QLD · Sunshine Coast Council
Eumundi, 4562
Est. population · Jun 2025
1,850
Growth (1 yr)
+2.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+13.5%
Median age
45
Median income
$1,967/wk
Employment rate
59.1%
Languages at home
5.3%non-English
Most common: Japanese, Bengali, German
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- Heritage area
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Eumundi is a practical mid-sized suburb in Sunshine Coast Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. It sits well away from Brisbane, trading metro convenience for space and a slower regional pace. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Local shops and services cover the basics well, with more choice a short trip into neighbouring suburbs. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The overall desirability read is below average, pulled by softer local dining and lifestyle amenities compared with similar metro suburbs, though safety, plus community and employment remain brighter spots. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Eumundi snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$740/wk
Population (ERP)
1,850
+2.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.6%
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
#29
among Metro Brisbane · Mature
Safety
11th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
76th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
69th
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
- 38.8/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 3993rd in Australia
- State rank
- 856th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #29 among Metro Brisbane · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #342 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 80%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $740
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
1,850(June 2025)
+2.0% annual · +13.5% over 5 years · 76th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +2.0%
- 5-year growth
- +13.5%
- Change in 1 year
- +36
- Change in 5 years
- +220
- Growth rank in QLD
- 76th 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 (~2,100), extrapolated at +2.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,504
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $1,967
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 59 of 892
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 59.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 812 / 10 / 7 (+ 5 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 39
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 15
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 21.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 501 residents
- State safety percentile
- 11.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +0.4%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences27
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)28
- Traffic And Related Offences48
- Unlawful Entry18
- Assault10
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,052
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 69th
School list
- Eumundi State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1052 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 578 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- goodstart early learning eumundichildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
6 public transport stops in this suburb
- Eumundi station, platform 1
- Memorial Dr at Eumundi Aquatic Centre
- Memorial Dr at Eumundi Aquatic Centre
- Memorial Dr at Eumundi Markets
- Memorial Dr at Eumundi Markets
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
40 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 2 pubs · 1 bakeries · 1 places of worship · 1 petrol stations · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 19/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.4
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 2
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.2
Food & drink(5)
- Bakery
- Berkelouw CafeCafe
- Imperial Hotel EumundiPub
1 Etheridge Street, Eumundi
- Matso's Sunshine Coast BreweryPub
- Sala ThaiRestaurant
Shopping(1)
- Eumundi MarketsMarketplace
Community(2)
- goodstart early learning eumundiChildcare
- Eumundi State SchoolSchool
Entertainment(2)
- Eumundi MuseumMuseum
- Viewpoint
Transport(2)
2 bus stops
Other(21)
- Thirsty CamelAlcohol
- Eumundi Spirit OrbArtwork
- Eumundi MarketsAttraction
- Berkelouw Book BarnBooks
87 Memorial Drive, Eumundi
- Eumundi Rural Fire BrigadeFire station
- Eumundi EmporiumGeneral
- Hotel
- Eumundi Tourist Information CentreInformation
- Eumundi SquareParking
- Parking (5)
- Eumundi Service StationPetrol station
- Picnic Table
- Eumundi Presbyterian ChurchPlace of worship
- Eumundi Police StationPolice
- Post Box
- Eumundi Post OfficePost office
- Public toilets
- C. H. Ball LookoutShelter
- Shelter (3)
- Telephone
- Waste Basket (2)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Brushbox Place BioretentionPark
- Clifton Place Drainage ReservePark
- Eumundi Sunken Tropical GardenPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Eumundi Presbyterian Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Eden Private Hospital (7.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 55
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 29.7
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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° / 21°
- Rainfall
- 508 mm · ~64 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 453 mm · ~57 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 235 mm · ~29 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 250 mm · ~31 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
3 heritage places
- Eumundi School of ArtsState heritage place
- Eumundi War MemorialState heritage place
- St George's Anglican ChurchState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard 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 17.4 km away).
Coalition 47.3%Labor 52.7%
6.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- EumundiLabor 52.9% · Coalition 47.1% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- North ArmLabor 45.8% · Coalition 54.2% TPP (2025)6.4 km away
- YandinaLabor 50.8% · Coalition 49.2% TPP (2025)10.6 km away
- Peregian SpringsLabor 51.2% · Coalition 48.8% TPP (2025)12.2 km away
- Coolum BeachLabor 56.1% · Coalition 43.9% TPP (2025)14.3 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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