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QLD · Sunshine Coast Council

Twin Waters, 4564

Current weather

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90% humidity · 5 km/h wind · 23.8° / 12.4° today · 0 mm rain

Updated

Desirability score

56.3/100
Good

Top 18% of Queensland's suburbs

62% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Coastal
  • Green suburb
  • High desirability
What Twin Waters is known for: Coastal, Green suburb, High desirability

Suburb profile

Life in Twin Waters revolves around the coast, with the feel of a mid-sized suburb that never strays far from the water. Coastal living here comes with genuine distance from the capital, a self-contained pace with the sea at its heart. Salt air and open horizons give the suburb a relaxed, outdoor feel year-round.

A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers.

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 local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access against similar coastal suburbs, even with parks and green space and housing affordability holding up better.

Population

Population
2,966
Median age
60
Median household income / week
$1,689
Dwelling vacancy
8.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
110 of 1,262
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Employment rate
41.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
51 / 179 / 122

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.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
53
Against the person
9
Against property
32
Rate per 1,000 residents
17.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 330 residents
State safety percentile
10th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+6.8%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Assault20
  • Other Property Damage20
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)62
  • Traffic And Related Offences38
  • Unlawful Entry17

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

Amenities

14 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Cafe
  • The DeliCafe
  • Twin WatersPharmacy
  • Public toilets
  • Twin Waters Golf ClubResort
  • Sola Bar & RestaurantRestaurant
  • Slipway (2)
  • Sports field
  • Twin Waters StoreSupermarket
  • Swimming pool (4)

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Anchorage Circuit ParkPark
  • Karinya IslandPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
1
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Twin Waterspharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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

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)
33
Parks (OSM)
8

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
56.3/100 — Good
State standing
Top 18% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
1231st in Australia
State rank
262nd in QLD
Peer rank
#18 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#40 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
62%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Cafeamenitiescafe
  • Public toiletsamenitiestoilets
  • Slipwayamenitiesslipway
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  • Sola Bar & Restaurantamenitiesrestaurant
  • Sports fieldamenitiespitch
  • Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
  • Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
  • Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
  • Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool

Data sources & freshness

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