Sunshine Beach
QLD 4567 · Noosa
2,480 (2021) → 2,694 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Sunshine Beach is a suburb in Noosa, QLD 4567, about 119km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Sunshine Beach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 5 schools, a transport score of 33/100, and is right by the coast. Sunshine Beach has an overall score of 58/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (7.58%), New Zealand (5.12%), Brazil (1.65%), Germany (1.37%), USA (1.13%)
Top languages: German (1.73%), Portuguese (1.69%), French (0.89%), Spanish (0.77%), Italian (0.56%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Noosa local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1057 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Sunshine Beach State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1086
- St Thomas More Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1079
- Montessori NoosaPrimary · IndependentICSEA 1076
- Sunshine Beach State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 1046
- Noosa Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · CatholicICSEA 954
Nearby (within 10km)
- Good Shepherd Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.7kmICSEA 1109
- St Teresa's Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 7.4kmICSEA 1067
- Tewantin State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.5kmICSEA 1019
- Noosaville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.7kmICSEA 1029
- Noosa Pengari Steiner SchoolCombined · Independent · 9.2kmICSEA 1083
- Peregian Beach CollegeCombined · Independent · 9.2kmICSEA 1079
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Sunshine Beach
Is Sunshine Beach safe?
Sunshine Beach has a residential safety score of 100/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 2,700 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Sunshine Beach from Brisbane CBD?
Sunshine Beach is about 118.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Sunshine Beach?
Sunshine Beach has 5 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1048 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Sunshine Beach?
Sunshine Beach has a transport score of 33/100 and 15 bus stops.