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QLD · Sunshine Coast Council

Kureelpa, 4560

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Updated

Desirability score

46.5/100
Average

Top 37% of Queensland's suburbs

66% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • High desirability
What Kureelpa is known for: Green suburb, High desirability

Suburb profile

In Sunshine Coast, Kureelpa keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Wide horizons and a country quiet give the area a restorative, unhurried atmosphere.

A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.

The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability and safety. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
968
Median age
50
Median household income / week
$1,784
Dwelling vacancy
3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
10 of 338
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Employment rate
54.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
31 / 0 / 4

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)
26
Against the person
5
Against property
13
Rate per 1,000 residents
26.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 194 residents
State safety percentile
23.7th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-4%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences103
  • Good Order Offences86
  • Other Property Damage88
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)248
  • Traffic And Related Offences127

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
1,039
  • Blackall Range Independent SchoolCombined

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Swimming pool

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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Kanyana Park (Dulong Lookout)Park

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

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

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)
5
Parks (OSM)
1

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
46.5/100 — Average
State standing
Top 37% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2388th in Australia
State rank
552nd in QLD
Peer rank
#67 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#211 among Country & regional 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

  • Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
  • Drug Offencescrime103
  • Good Order Offencescrime86
  • Other Property Damagecrime88
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime248
  • Traffic And Related Offencescrime127
  • Kanyana Park (Dulong Lookout)governmentpark
  • Blackall Range Independent SchoolschoolsCombined

Data sources & freshness

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.