Sunshine Coast, QLD

65 suburbs · Average rent $738/wk

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Suburbs
65
Avg weekly rent
$738/wk
Median salary needed
$128,267/yr
Rental stress suburbs
59
Avg annual change
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Sunshine Coast suburbs

Colour = weekly rent

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Rent distribution

Weekly rent bands

<$300
2
$300–$400
0
$400–$500
0
$500–$600
6
$600–$800
35
$800+
22

About Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast has 65 suburbs tracked by NestLedger, with an average weekly rent of $738. A single person needs to earn at least $128,267/yr (median) to keep rent below 30% of income.

59 suburbs are in rental stress — where median rent exceeds 30% of median household income.

Most affordable

Lowest weekly rent

Sippy Downs
$280/wk
Kulangoor
$290/wk
Bellara
$500/wk
Tanawha
$500/wk
Woombye
$520/wk

Most expensive

Highest weekly rent

Yaroomba
$1,000/wk
Sunshine Beach
$995/wk
Noosa Heads
$960/wk
Pelican Waters
$950/wk
Peregian Beach
$900/wk

All 65 suburbs

in Sunshine Coast

#
Suburb
Rent ↑
Salary
Change
1
Sippy Downs
$280/wk
$48,533/yr
—
2
Kulangoor
$290/wk
$50,267/yr
—
3
Bellara
$500/wk
$86,667/yr
—
4
Tanawha
$500/wk
$86,667/yr
—
5
Woombye
$520/wk
$90,133/yr
—
6
Mapleton
$550/wk
$95,333/yr
—
7
Woorim
$575/wk
$99,667/yr
—
8
Nambour
$580/wk
$100,533/yr
—
9
Battery Hill
$600/wk
$104,000/yr
—
10
Woodford
$600/wk
$104,000/yr
—
11
Maleny
$620/wk
$107,467/yr
—
12
Caloundra
$650/wk
$86,667/yr
—
13
Landsborough
$650/wk
$112,667/yr
—
14
Pacific Paradise
$660/wk
$114,400/yr
—
15
Beerwah
$670/wk
$116,133/yr
—

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