QLD · Cassowary Coast Council
Kurrimine Beach, QLD, 4871
Current weather
21.3°CMainly clear
85% humidity · 7.9 km/h wind · 25° / 18.6° today · 0.9 mm rain
Desirability index
#343 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Kurrimine Beach is a small locality in the Cassowary Coast area, home to around 742 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 666 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-41%), and roughly 897.6 offences per 1,000 residents. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 742
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $946
- Dwelling vacancy
- 36.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 177 of 484
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,200
- Employment rate
- 44.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 25 / 3 / 0
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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 666
- Against the person
- 214
- Against property
- 189
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 897.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 46.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -41.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault153
- Drug Offences68
- Liquor (Excl. Drunkenness)54
- Other Property Damage75
- Traffic And Related Offences103
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
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Boustead ParkPark
- Kurrimine Beach Conservation ParkNature reserve
- Kurrimine Beach National ParkNature reserve
- Taifalos ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
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)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
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
- 10.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #343 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Boustead Parkgovernmentpark
- Kurrimine Beach Conservation Parkgovernmentnature_reserve
- Kurrimine Beach National Parkgovernmentnature_reserve
- Taifalos Parkgovernmentpark
- Assaultcrime153
- Drug Offencescrime68
- Liquor (Excl. Drunkenness)crime54
- Other Property Damagecrime75
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime103
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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