QLD · Fraser Coast Council
Torquay, 4655
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- National parks
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Torquay is a regional centre in Fraser Coast that balances local services with a more relaxed pace of life. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric. There are enough cafés and casual dining options to keep weekends interesting. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life.
Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker community and employment and schools and education against similar regional towns, even with parks and green space and safety holding up better.
Population
- Population
- 6,533
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $917
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 387 of 3,208
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,299
- Employment rate
- 35.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 278 / 489 / 229
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)
- $520
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)
- 243
- Against the person
- 52
- Against property
- 123
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 37.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 126 residents
- State safety percentile
- 45.6th (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 Offences300
- Good Order Offences272
- Other Property Damage231
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)655
- Traffic And Related Offences273
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
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 942.5
- Star of the Sea Catholic SchoolPrimary
- Torquay 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
53 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- ANZBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Bbq
- Bench (3)
- Boat Harbour DriveBus stop
- Bus stop (2)
- BayaromaCafe
- Black Bear CafeCafe
- Coffee CornerCafe
Esplanade
- Coffee CornerCafe
Torquay
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
8 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Burton ParkPark
- Colyton ParkPark
- Con Souvlis ParkPark
- Duggan Conservation ParkNature reserve
- McFie ParkPark
- Nielsens ParkPark
- Otto Merchel ParkPark
- Ron Beaton ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
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
- 48.4/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 32% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2137th in Australia
- State rank
- 487th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #50 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #174 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
- ANZamenitiesbank
- Aquavueamenitiesrestaurant
- Asian Groceriesamenitiesconvenience
- Australia Postamenitiespost_office
- Bayaromaamenitiescafe
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Black Bear Cafeamenitiescafe
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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