Median house price
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QLD · Sunshine Coast Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
13,498
Growth (1 yr)
+1.4%
Growth (5 yr)
+11.2%
Median age
40
Median income
$1,224/wk
Employment rate
53.4%
Languages at home
6.2%non-English
Most common: German, Malayalam, Punjabi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
In Sunshine Coast Council, Nambour is a settled established suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs.
Local shops and services are well covered, which makes the suburb easy to live in day to day. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses, trams, and trains keep the wider city within easy reach.
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.
Desirability rates excellent overall, led by local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus safety, while community and employment land closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
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No data available
Median rent
$580/wk
Population (ERP)
13,498
+1.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.1%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#27
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
24th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
61st
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
41st
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
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
Estimated resident population
13,498(June 2025)
+1.4% annual · +11.2% over 5 years · 61th percentile in QLD
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
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 (~14,900), extrapolated at +2.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
5 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
41 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
486 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
6 restaurants · 4 cafes · 3 pubs · 3 supermarkets · 3 pharmacies · 8 fast food · 1 bakeries · 2 libraries
59 Currie Street, Nambour
Unit 5 186 Currie Street, Nambour
113 Currie Street, Nambour
Unit T4B 35 Mill Lane, Nambour
26A Arundel Avenue, Nambour
35 Currie Street, Nambour
Unit T4C 35 Mill Lane
186 Currie Street, Nambour
Unit T1B 35 Mill Lane, Nambour
133 Howard Street, Nambour
125 Howard Street, Nambour
35 Mill Lane, Nambour
55 Carter Road
8 Colless Lane, Nambour
Unit 4 6 Maud Street, Nambour
174 - 176 Currie Street, Nambour
2 Jose Street, Nambour
cnr Currie & Bury Street
Unit T8 Mill Lane, Nambour
Unit T7 Mill Lane, Nambour
Hospital Road, Nambour
62 Netherton Street, Nambour
6 Sydney Street, Nambour
6 Sydney Street, Nambour
115 Howard Street, Nambour
14 Daniel Street, Nambour
15 Ann Street, Nambour
42 Howard Street, Nambour
47 Howard Street, Nambour
7 Ann Street, Nambour
Unit T5-T6 Mill Lane, Nambour
16 Arundel Avenue, Nambour
1 Currie Street
Petrie Park Road, Nambour
Petrie Park Road, Nambour
143 Howard Street, Nambour
Unit T1C 35 Mill Lane, Nambour
16 Mitchell Street, Nambour
24 bus stops · 3 tram stops · 2 train stations
88 Howard Street, Nambour
28 Ann Street, Nambour
61 Coronation Avenue, Nambour
107 Coronation Avenue, Nambour
50 - 52 Price Street, Nambour
69 Coronation Avenue, Nambour
119 Howard Street, Nambour
67 Coronation Avenue, Nambour
41 Price Street, Nambour
3 Jose Street, Nambour
141 Howard Street, Nambour
57 Coronation Avenue, Nambour
165 Currie Street, Nambour
99 Howard Street, Nambour
Unit T4A 35 Mill Lane
7 Daniel Street, Nambour
50 Arundel Avenue, Nambour
33 National Park Road, Nambour
34 National Park Road, Nambour
26B Arundel Avenue, Nambour
7 Mitchell Street, Nambour
12 Tamper Street, Nambour
84 Howard Street, Nambour
4 Nambour Mapleton Road
186 Currie Street, Nambour
Unit T3 Mill Lane, Nambour
92 Howard Street, Nambour
117 Howard Street, Nambour
Bury Street, Nambour
Currie Street, Nambour
3 Park Road, Nambour
21 Solandra Street, Nambour
22 National Park Road
177 Currie Street
55 Carter Road, Nambour
18 Doolan Street, Nambour
35a - 37 Carter Road, Nambour
35 Doolan Street, Nambour
9 Daniel Street, Nambour
26 Jose Street, Nambour
67 Coronation Avenue, Nambour
Unit T1A Mill Lane, Nambour
Unit 3 23 Lowe Street, Nambour
49 Coronation Avenue, Nambour
52-64 Currie Street, Nambour
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
26 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
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
8 places of worship within ~1.5 km
3 Park Road, Nambour
21 Solandra Street, Nambour
22 National Park Road
177 Currie Street
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
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
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
2 heritage places
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 7.0 km away).
7.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.2 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
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
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).
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
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.