Sunshine Coast hinterland, QLD
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Drive to the coast
16 min
By road
Nearest major hospital
24 min
By road
Airport access
38 min
By road
Schools access
Excellent
Average daytime temp
26.4°C
Rainfall
Wet
Beerwah is defined more by location and practicality than by a polished village identity. It sits between the Glass House Mountains, the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane, which lets residents reach very different parts of south-east Queensland without living in a dense coastal suburb.
The population is around 7,700 and has grown strongly, up about 19% since 2016, giving the town a noticeably expanding family base. Couples with children make up a substantial share of households, while work in healthcare, retail, trades and local services fits the everyday economy.
Schools are strong, shopping is useful and the coast is only about 16 minutes away; Brisbane is around 1 hour 10 minutes and the airport roughly 40 minutes. Australia Zoo and the Glass House Mountains bring visitors through the area, but the town itself is more functional than tourist-led.
Housing is no longer cheap, with a median house price around $1.08 million and three-bedroom rents near $680 a week. The trade-off for convenience is character: Beerwah is less walkable and has a smaller food and arts scene than the better-known hinterland villages. It works particularly well when access, schools and transport connections matter more than living somewhere that feels like a destination in its own right.
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Beerwah is a practical choice for families, commuters, tradespeople and others who care about strong schools, services and easy access to both the coast and hinterland. Its strength is position and everyday convenience. People looking for a distinctive café, arts or tourism scene within the town itself will find that side much less developed.
Beerwah is not particularly walkable or culturally distinctive, and the food and creative scenes are modest. It sits between destinations rather than functioning as one itself. If you are moving mainly for a strong village atmosphere, Maleny or Montville may feel more rewarding, while Beerwah wins on practicality.
Visit Australia Zoo
Explore the nearby Glass House Mountains
Enjoy the small-country-town base between coast and hinterland
Median house price
$1,080,000
17% above the QLD median
Median attached price (townhouse/apartment)
$749,999
Median weekly rent (3-bed house)
$680
≈ $2,947/month
Sourced from Queensland Government Statistician's Office · 12 months ending 31 March 2026
Healthcare access
Good
Shopping & everyday services
Good
4–9 shopping centres within 20km
Internet connection
Fixed line
Plus 33 more within 20km — showing the 8 closest.
Job market by industry
Healthcare — 16.7%
Largest share of local jobs
Employment figures cover this town's wider statistical region, not the town alone — you'll see the same figures for Maleny, Noosa, Mapleton, Montville, Mooloolaba, Nambour and Yandina.
The score ranks this region against other regions for the same occupation, not against other jobs here — a low score means it isn't a regional stronghold for that field, not that there are no vacancies. Counts online job advertisements, so trades and farm work hired by word of mouth are undercounted, and outside capital cities this is published at a regional level larger than one town.
Beerwah (SAL 30205) · 2021 Census
The age profile is close to the national one, with 20.2% aged 65 or over against 17.2% and 19.5% children against 18.2%.
Population
7,734
Population growth
+18.7%
Beerwah (SA2 316061439)
Median age
40 years
Labour force participation
57.9%
Growth is measured across the wider area named under the figure, which can be a different size to the town.
Share of total population in each band — rounding means these won't land on exactly 100%.
Couples are a share of total families; lone-person households are a share of total households — different bases, not one breakdown.
Median personal income
$692
Per week · ≈ $35,984/year
Median family income
$1,731
Per week
Median household income
$1,512
Per week
Personal is one person's income; family and household cover everyone living together — a single-income household will show a lower household figure than its highest earner's personal one. Personal income also covers every resident aged 15 and over, retirees included, so it reads low in a town with an older population even where household income is solid.
Owner-occupied
70.9%
Rented
26.5%
Born in Australia
79.1%
Born overseas
15.2%
Doesn't sum to 100% — people who didn't state a birthplace are excluded rather than redistributed.