QLD · Sunshine Coast Council
Nambour, 4560
Current weather
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89% humidity · 5.1 km/h wind · 21.9° / 14.5° today · 0.6 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Education hub
- High desirability
- National parks
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
In Sunshine Coast, Nambour is a settled established suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. The city and surrounding suburbs are both within comfortable reach, which keeps daily life flexible. Generous greenery runs through the area, from street trees to tucked-away reserves.
Families and commuters make up much of the community, 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. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.
Buses and trains connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
On the desirability index, the suburb rates good overall, led by parks and green space and schools and education, while community and employment sit closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.
Population
- Population
- 12,145
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,224
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 311 of 5,117
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,560
- Employment rate
- 53.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 475 / 975 / 630
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)
- $580
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)
- 321
- Against the person
- 60
- Against property
- 163
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 26.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 202 residents
- State safety percentile
- 23.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -5.4%
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
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,045
- Nambour State CollegeCombined
- St John's CollegeSecondary
- St Joseph's Primary 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
Public transport
41 public transport stops in this suburb
- Coronation Ave at Show and Sportsgrounds
- Coronation Ave at Show and Sportsgrounds
- Currie St at Nambour Library
- Currie St at Nambour Library
- Nambour station
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
190 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
88 Howard Street, Nambour
- Liquor Legends Nambour PlazaAlcohol
28 Ann Street, Nambour
- ANZBank
- Bendigo BankBank
- BOQBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Heritage Bank in NambourBank
- NABBank
- Suncorp BankBank
- WestpacBank
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
26 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Bailey Street ParkPark
- Bailey Street Park 2Park
- Burnside ParkPark
- Cilento ParkPark
- Con & Olive Daetz ParkPark
- Court Road Drainage ReservePark
- Currie ParkPark
- David Fry ParkPark
- Edmund And George Biggs ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 36
- Emergency department
- On site
- Aboringal and Torres Strait Islander Healthclinic
- Bowder Care Centrenursing_home
- Breastscreenclinic
- Chemist Warehouse NambourHoward Streetpharmacy
- DentistMill Lanedentist
- DoctorSydney Streetdoctor
- GenesisCare Nambourclinic
- Gentle DentalMill Lanedentist
- Graceville Centrecentre
- Graceville Centreclinic
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)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
2 state heritage places
- Moreton Central Sugar Mill Worker's Housing (former)State heritage place
- Nambour Section of the Moreton Central Sugar Mill Cane TramwayState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
5 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Brookes Street Nambour Community Kindergartenkindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning - NambourCity View Terracechildcare
- Kameruka Child Carechildcare
- Kids Capers Childcare NambourImage Flat Roadchildcare
- Nambour Community Preschoolchildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · 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)
- 40
- Parks (OSM)
- 27
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
- 68.4/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 4% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 225th in Australia
- State rank
- 48th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #35 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #36 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- ANZamenitiesbank
- Absolute Vision Optometristamenitiesoptician
- Aspland St at Bade Streetamenitiesbus_stop
- Aspland St at Little Bade Streetamenitiesbus_stop
- Athletes with Attitudeamenitiesnutrition_supplements
- AudioClinicamenitieshearing_aids
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
- BOQamenitiesbank
- BP Pulseamenitiescharging_station
- BWSamenities88 Howard Street, Nambouralcohol
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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