QLD · Sunshine Coast Council
Mapleton, 4560
Current weather
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90% humidity · 5.7 km/h wind · 19.6° / 11.9° today · 0.9 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- National parks
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Mapleton anchors everyday life in Sunshine Coast, a regional smaller community with its own identity and rhythm. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. Property is in demand, reflecting the appeal of living in a place people actively choose.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because community and employment and local dining and lifestyle amenities lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability and safety.
Population
- Population
- 1,661
- Median age
- 59
- Median household income / week
- $1,089
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 61 of 780
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,534
- Employment rate
- 40.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 54 / 14 / 0
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.
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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 Jul 2026)
- 44
- Against the person
- 8
- Against property
- 22
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 26.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 208 residents
- State safety percentile
- 23.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -5.6%
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
- 1,048
- Mapleton State SchoolPrimary
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
30 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Sweet and Flour Bakery CafeBakery
- Bbq (2)
- Bench
- Obi Obi Rd at Delicia RoadBus stop
- Post Office Rd at MapletonBus stop
- Tamarin Drive at Mapleton Forest RdBus stop
- Tamarin Drive near Mapleton Forest RdBus stop
- BelavistaCafe
- Fish TalesCafe
- La Botiga CafeCafe
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
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Mapleton Falls National ParkNature reserve
- Mapleton LilypondsPark
- QCCCPark
- Tamarin Drive DrainPark
- The ShayPark
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
- Doctordoctor
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- St Isidore'sState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 5
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
- 54.6/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 21% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1423rd in Australia
- State rank
- 315th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #25 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #87 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- BP Mapletonamenities28 Flaxton Drive, Mapletonfuel
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Belavistaamenitiescafe
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Drinking wateramenitiesdrinking_water
- Fish Talesamenitiescafe
- La Botiga Cafeamenitiescafe
- Mapleton Bowls Clubamenitiespitch
- Mapleton Bowls Clubamenitiessports_centre
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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