QLD · Noosa Council
Noosa Heads, 4567
Current weather
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92% humidity · 7.6 km/h wind · 21.6° / 15.9° today · 1.4 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Café precinct
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- National parks
Suburb profile
Noosa Heads is a coastal mid-sized suburb where beach life and relaxed outdoor living shape the local character. Coastal living here comes with genuine distance from the capital, a self-contained pace with the sea at its heart. Sea breezes and coastal air are part of everyday life, especially on warmer evenings.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. A genuine café and dining culture runs through the area, with locals returning to favourite spots. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.
Strong public transport connections keep the wider area accessible. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
On the desirability index, the suburb rates good overall, led by parks and green space and safety, while housing affordability sit closer to the middle of the pack for similar coastal suburbs.
Population
- Population
- 5,120
- Median age
- 54
- Median household income / week
- $1,843
- Dwelling vacancy
- 37.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 1,201 of 3,194
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 48.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 134 / 167 / 382
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)
- $960
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)
- 136
- Against the person
- 33
- Against property
- 64
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 26.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 155 residents
- State safety percentile
- 23.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -15.8%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences35
- Good Order Offences48
- Other Property Damage29
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)63
- Traffic And Related Offences41
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
Public transport
23 public transport stops in this suburb
- Noosa Dr at Hibiscus Avenue
- Noosa Dr at Hibiscus Avenue
- Noosa Parade at Ravenwood Park
- Noosa Parade at Ravenwood Park
- Noosa Pde at Quamby Place
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
176 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
Unit 10 3 Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- LiquorlandAlcohol
Sunshine Beach Road
- ATM (2)
- ATMxATM
- WestpacATM
- Hastings Street BakeryBakery
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Bang Bang NoosaBar
- Noosa Beach HouseBar
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
10 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bill and Betty ParkPark
- David Street Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Lions ParkPark
- Noosa Tewantin APEX Bicentennial ParkPark
- Pinaroo ParkPark
- Quamby ParkPark
- Ravenwood ParkPark
- Stormbird Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- The Sound ParkPark
- Weyba ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 11
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Clinicclinic
- Dale Martin Psychologist/ PsychotherapistLanyana Waypsychotherapist
- Lee Hodges Red ZenLanyana Wayalternative
- Live Life PharmacyLanyana Waypharmacy
- LiveLife Pharmacypharmacy
- Mora NoosaLanyana Wayalternative
- National Hearing CareLanyana Wayaudiologist
- Noosa Fair Medical CentreLanyana Wayclinic
- Noosa Medical CentreSunshine Beach Roaddoctor
- Quantum Medical ImagingLanyana Waylaboratory
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)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
- Halse LodgeState 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)
- 22
- Parks (OSM)
- 17
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
- 59.7/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 13% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 886th in Australia
- State rank
- 184th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #13 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #30 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 7-Elevenamenitiesconvenience
- 8848amenitiesSunshine Beach Roadcafe
- ATMamenitiesatm
- ATMamenitiesatm
- ATMxamenitiesatm
- Ajeamenitiesclothes
- Allure Hair StudioamenitiesUnit 25B 3 Lanyana Way, Noosa Headshairdresser
- Aromas - Noosaamenitiesrestaurant
- Aubrey GemsamenitiesUnit S7A 3 Lanyana Way, Noosa Headsjewelry
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
More in Noosa Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.