QLD · Sunshine Coast Council
Doonan, 4562
Current weather
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91% humidity · 6.4 km/h wind · 22.1° / 15.3° today · 0.7 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Doonan is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Sunshine Coast with everyday amenities close at hand. The metro area remains accessible without feeling caught up in the inner-city rush. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker transport and access and local dining and lifestyle amenities against similar metro suburbs, even with community and employment and safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 3,727
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $2,096
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 124 of 1,372
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 58.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 67 / 12 / 17
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
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 Jul 2026)
- 60
- Against the person
- 8
- Against property
- 22
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 16.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 466 residents
- State safety percentile
- 7.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +5.9%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault10
- Drug Offences23
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)23
- Traffic And Related Offences43
- Unlawful Entry15
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,089
- Noosa Pengari Steiner SchoolCombined
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
6 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BottlemartAlcohol
6 Beddington Road
- cafe DoonanCafe
- Flying West Coffee RoastersCoffee
- Fruits of NoosaConvenience store
- UnitedPetrol station
- Playground
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 31.6/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4927th in Australia
- State rank
- 1152nd in QLD
- Peer rank
- #39 among Metro Brisbane · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #379 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 66%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Bottlemartamenities6 Beddington Roadalcohol
- Flying West Coffee Roastersamenitiescoffee
- Fruits of Noosaamenitiesconvenience
- Playgroundamenitiesplayground
- Unitedamenitiesfuel
- cafe Doonanamenitiescafe
- Assaultcrime10
- Drug Offencescrime23
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime23
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime43
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
More in Sunshine Coast Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.