QLD · Sunshine Coast Council

Kunda Park, 4556

Est. population · Jun 2025

26

Growth (1 yr)

+4.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+13.0%

Median age

38

Median income

$1,124/wk

Employment rate

50%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • National parks
  • Excellent transport
  • Café precinct
What Kunda Park is known for: National parks, Excellent transport, Café precinct

Suburb profile

Kunda Park is a welcoming smaller community in Sunshine Coast Council, with a settled community character. It sits well away from Brisbane, trading metro convenience for space and a slower regional pace. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life.

Food and coffee punch above the usual for comparable suburbs, giving the suburb a lived-in social scene. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.

Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby.

At a glance

Kunda Park snapshot

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

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

No data available

Population (ERP)

26

+4.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

40th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

93rd

percentile in QLD

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

Population

Estimated resident population

26(June 2025)

+4.0% annual · +13.0% over 5 years · 93th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+4.0%
5-year growth
+13.0%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+3
Growth rank in QLD
93th 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 (~50), extrapolated at +1.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
22
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,124
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 8
Median monthly mortgage
$2,383
Employment rate
50%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
6 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian 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 ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
0
Rate per 1,000 residents
38.5
State safety percentile
40th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences70
  • Other Property Damage93
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)206
  • Traffic And Related Offences100
  • Unlawful Entry53

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime MapQueensland Police Service · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Public transport

4 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Maroochydore Rd at Pike Street
  • Maroochydore Rd at Robert Street
  • Maroochydore Rd at Robert Street
  • Maroochydore Rd near Pike St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

30 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 cafes · 1 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
12/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
45.45
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
136.36
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink(3)
  • CrustBakery
  • Kunda Park Snack BarCafe
  • SubwayFast food
Shopping(1)
  • Spar ExpressConvenience store
Transport(3)

3 bus stops

Other(23)
  • Animal Boarding
  • CraftOnlineArt

    Unit 1-3 19 Avian Street, Kunda Park

  • GWMCar
  • RenaultCar
  • Tint a Car MaroochydoreCar Parts

    Hitech Drive

  • ENZED Sunshine CoastCar repair

    2 Conara Road, Kunda Park

  • HarmacCar repair
  • RacecraftCar repair
  • Stingray's Car WashCar wash

    1 Charles Court

  • Lifeline ShopCharity
  • Safetyquip Sunshine CoastClothes
  • Mitre 10Doityourself
  • LyndonsHardware
  • Sydney ToolsHardware
  • South Eudlo Creek Environmental ReserveNature Reserve
  • Common ParkingParking
  • CaltexPetrol station
  • TomraRecycling

    5 Pike Street, Kunda Park

  • Coates HireRental
  • North Coast Blinds & Security ScreensSecurity
  • Maroochy Mini Storage ShedsStorage Rental
  • Self Storage Sunshine CoastStorage Rental
  • IsuzuTruck

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 insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • South Eudlo Creek Environmental ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Integrative Clinical Psychology (5.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
38.5

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 (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

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 overlaysState 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 4.4 km away).

Coalition 51.8%Labor 48.2%

1.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +7.7 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • KuluinLabor 52.6% · Coalition 47.4% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
  • DiddillibahLabor 43.7% · Coalition 56.3% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
  • Buderim NorthLabor 46.2% · Coalition 53.8% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • BuderimLabor 48.2% · Coalition 51.8% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
  • Buderim WestLabor 44.6% · Coalition 55.4% TPP (2025)3.3 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

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