QLD · Sunshine Coast Council
Parrearra, 4575
Current weather
18.1°CMainly clear
88% humidity · 9.7 km/h wind · 22.2° / 14.4° today · 0.4 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Cycling
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Sunshine Coast, Parrearra is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Well placed between the city and outer suburbs, it offers practical access in every direction. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Local shops and services cover the basics well, with more choice a short trip into neighbouring suburbs. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.
Public transport links make it easy to move between neighbouring suburbs without relying on the car. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker housing affordability and transport and access against similar metro suburbs, even with parks and green space and safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 4,661
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $1,467
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 229 of 2,221
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 51%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 129 / 362 / 524
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)
- $780
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)
- 116
- Against the person
- 19
- Against property
- 73
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 24.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 245 residents
- State safety percentile
- 19.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -12.7%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences64
- Good Order Offences53
- Other Property Damage69
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)265
- Traffic And Related Offences61
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
13 public transport stops in this suburb
- Grand Pde near Kawana Island Bvd
- Grand Pde near Maldives Pl
- Grand Pde near Maldives Pl
- Nicklin Way at Point Cartwright Drive
- Nicklin Way at Sunbird Chase
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
43 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (10)
- Bicycle Parking
- Grand Pde near Kawana Island BvdBus stop
- Grand Pde near Maldives PlBus stop
- Jamaica Way near Providence StBus stop
- Kawana Island Bvd at Grand ParadeBus stop
- Kawana station platform 2Bus stop
- Kawana Way at Island Point VillasBus stop
- Nicklin Way at Point Cartwright DriveBus stop
- Nicklin Way at Sunbird ChaseBus stop
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
- Double Bay BeachPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 15
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
- 40.6/100 — Average
- National rank
- 3381st in Australia
- State rank
- 775th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #24 among Metro Brisbane · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #323 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 65%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
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Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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