QLD · Noosa Council
Noosa North Shore, QLD, 4565
Current weather
16.7°CMainly clear
91% humidity · 7.4 km/h wind · 21.3° / 16° today · 1.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#265 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Noosa North Shore is a small locality in the Noosa area, home to around 253 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 284 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-36%), and roughly 1122.5 offences per 1,000 residents. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 253
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $1,125
- Dwelling vacancy
- 61.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 155 of 253
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,200
- Employment rate
- 38.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 13 / 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)
- 284
- Against the person
- 38
- Against property
- 112
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,122.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 7 residents
- State safety percentile
- 50.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -36.3%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences77
- Other Property Damage33
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)45
- Traffic And Related Offences41
- Unlawful Entry18
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
- Beach Road Nature RefugeNature reserve
- Buffalo ParkPark
- Mackerel Street Foreshore ReserveNature reserve
- Sheep Island Conservation ParkNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 30.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #265 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
- Beach Road Nature Refugegovernmentnature_reserve
- Buffalo Parkgovernmentpark
- Mackerel Street Foreshore Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Sheep Island Conservation Parkgovernmentnature_reserve
- Drug Offencescrime77
- Other Property Damagecrime33
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime45
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime41
- Unlawful Entrycrime18
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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