QLD · Cassowary Coast Council
Mission Beach, QLD, 4852
Current weather
21.2°CMainly clear
85% humidity · 9.4 km/h wind · 24.6° / 17.8° today · 0.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#14 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Mission Beach is a small locality in the Cassowary Coast area, home to around 1,014 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 53 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-60%), roughly 52.3 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $550, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,014
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,326
- Dwelling vacancy
- 20.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 110 of 530
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,341
- Employment rate
- 54.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 36 / 26 / 29
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.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $550
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 53
- Against the person
- 15
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 52.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 68 residents
- State safety percentile
- 7.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -60.2%
Most common offence types
- Assault9
- Drug Offences4
- Good Order Offences5
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)6
- Traffic And Related Offences22
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
60 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- The Garage BarBar
41 Donkin Lane
- Bbq (2)
- Bench (3)
- Bicycle Parking
- The Tinnie ShackBoat
2 Shepherd Close, Mission Beach
- Bus stop (2)
- Cafe JohaliaCafe
Unit 3 47 Porter Promenade, Mission Beach
- Joeys' Mission BeachCafe
Unit 2 42 Donkin Lane, Mission Beach
- Laundro CafeCafe
- Shanti CafeCafe
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Mission Beach MarketPark
- Shelly CourtPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Cassowary Coast Counsellingcounselling
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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)
- 20
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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
- 95.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #14 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
- Cassowary Coast Counsellinghealthcounselling
- Mission Beach Marketgovernmentpark
- Shelly Courtgovernmentpark
- Assaultcrime9
- Drug Offencescrime4
- Good Order Offencescrime5
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime6
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime22
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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