Sunshine Coast hinterland, QLD
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Drive to the coast
22 min
By road
Nearest major hospital
15 min
By road
Airport access
28 min
By road
Schools access
Excellent
Average daytime temp
25.5°C
Rainfall
Wet
Yandina is an old Sunshine Coast town experiencing fairly rapid change around its established centre. About 3,100 people live here and population has grown by roughly 28% since 2016, while the median age of 36 makes it younger than many nearby hinterland communities.
The practical base is solid: schools, healthcare and shopping are strong, and the town sits only around 15 minutes from a major hospital, 20 minutes from the coast and under half an hour from the airport. Housing has become expensive, with a median around $1.48 million and three-bedroom rents near $750 a week, reflecting demand for well-connected hinterland locations.
The Ginger Factory, heritage streets and long-standing town centre give Yandina more identity than a purely residential growth area, but tourism does not dominate daily life. Rainfall is high and the climate is warm. Brisbane is about 1 hour 30 minutes away, close enough for occasional access without making the town a simple commuter suburb.
The food and creative scene is modest compared with Maleny, and some work or entertainment will still draw residents toward larger Sunshine Coast centres. Yandina is strongest for people who want a real local town with excellent regional access and are comfortable with the fact that recent growth and rising housing costs are changing the pace around it.
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A small Sunshine Coast town with local character, good food and strong everyday services will appeal to families, remote workers and food-focused couples. Coast and airport access remain practical without putting you inside a major tourist centre. Community and convenience matter more here than polished destination appeal.
The town has less outdoor and creative activity than Maleny or Tamborine Mountain, and rainfall is high. It is small enough that some work, entertainment and specialist needs will still pull you into larger Sunshine Coast centres. Tourism exists, but the town is not built around it.
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Walk the heritage streets
See one of the Sunshine Coast's oldest town centres
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Read the guideMedian house price
$1,482,500
60% above the QLD median
Median attached price (townhouse/apartment)
$787,500
Median weekly rent (3-bed house)
$750
≈ $3,250/month
Sourced from Queensland Government Statistician's Office · 12 months ending 31 March 2026
Healthcare access
Excellent
Shopping & everyday services
Excellent
10+ shopping centres within 20km — a real retail hub
Internet connection
Fixed line
Plus 40 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, Beerwah, Mapleton, Montville, Mooloolaba and Nambour.
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.
Yandina (SAL 33202) · 2021 Census
The age profile is close to the national one, with 15.5% aged 65 or over against 17.2% and 20.7% children against 18.2%.
Population
3,073
Population growth
+27.5%
Eumundi - Yandina (SA2 316071547)
Median age
36 years
Labour force participation
64.1%
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
$778
Per week · ≈ $40,456/year
Median family income
$1,860
Per week
Median household income
$1,616
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
71.5%
Rented
25.5%
Born in Australia
79.7%
Born overseas
15.7%
Doesn't sum to 100% — people who didn't state a birthplace are excluded rather than redistributed.