Suburbs Noosa Heads

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Noosa Heads QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Noosa Heads, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Noosa Heads QLD is 5,120 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Noosa Heads is $909 per week ($47,268 per year). Median rent in Noosa Heads is $550 per week ($2,383 per month). Noosa Heads has a median age of 54 years, older than the national median of 38. Noosa Heads has a population density of 396.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Noosa Heads is England. The most common religion is No Religion (49% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is French. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Noosa Heads is $2,167.

There were 2,398 recorded offences in Noosa Heads in 2025-26, a rate of 468 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (903 offences).

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📍 Noosa Heads, Queensland — 26.4001°S, 153.0962°E

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Noosa Heads Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Noosa Heads Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$909/wk
$47,268 per year
#2024 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$550/wk
$2,383 per month
#360 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
54years
16 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.7 per bedroom

Noosa Heads Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.4% (2,483) Female 51.6% (2,642)

Population Density

396.6
people per km²
5,120 people · 12.9 km²

Households

2.3
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$2,228
Family income/wk

Noosa Heads Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Noosa Heads Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
67.5% 978 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
32.5% 471 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Noosa Heads Country of Birth

Australia
83.8%
England
9.9%
France
2.2%
Germany
1.2%
Brazil
0.9%
Canada
0.6%
India
0.6%
Croatia
0.3%
Egypt
0.3%
Chile
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Noosa Heads Religion

No Religion
49.1%
Catholic
18.7%
Anglican
14.8%
Not stated
8.2%
Uniting Church
2.9%
Christian (other)
2.5%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.5%
Buddhism
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Noosa Heads Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
70.8%
Year 10 or equivalent
17.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
8.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Noosa Heads Languages Spoken at Home

French
19.5%
Spanish
17.4%
Other
15.4%
Italian
14.1%
German
12.1%
Portuguese
9.4%
Afrikaans
6.0%
Mandarin
6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Noosa Heads Employment

💼
Employed full-time
25.9% 1,031 people
⏰
Employed part-time
23.5% 936 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.2% 87 people
🏠
Not in labour force
48.3% 1,921 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Noosa Heads Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
38.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
22.5%
Certificate III/IV
21.5%
Postgraduate Degree
11.1%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.6%
Certificate I/II
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Noosa Heads Occupation

Professionals
31.8%
Managers
21.3%
Community & Personal Service
11.4%
Technicians & Trade Workers
11.2%
Clerical & Administrative
9.4%
Sales Workers
8.0%
Labourers
5.4%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Noosa Heads Field of Study

Management & Commerce
27.4%
Health
14.4%
Society & Culture
13.7%
Engineering
8.7%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
8.4%
Architecture & Building
7.5%
Education
6.5%
Creative Arts
6.4%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.1%
Agriculture & Environment
2.4%
Information Technology
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Noosa Heads Dwelling Types

Separate house
89.7%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
9.5%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Noosa Heads Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.8%
$1-$149/wk
1.2%
$150-$299/wk
1.1%
$300-$399/wk
1.7%
$400-$499/wk
5.0%
$500-$649/wk
4.4%
$650-$799/wk
4.9%
$800-$999/wk
5.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.8%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
9.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.1%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.2%
$4,000+/wk
19.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Noosa Heads Marital Status

💍
Married
52.2% 2,340
↔️
Separated
3.0% 134
📋
Divorced
11.3% 507
🕊️
Widowed
6.1% 272
👤
Never married
27.4% 1,229

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Noosa Heads Ancestry

English
35.5%
Australian
20.3%
Scottish
11.9%
Irish
11.5%
Other
7.3%
German
4.6%
Italian
2.9%
French
1.7%
Dutch
1.5%
South African
1.0%
New Zealander
0.9%
Chinese
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Noosa Heads School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
20.5%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
17.6%
Secondary — Government
15.1%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
13.6%
Primary — Catholic
10.4%
Vocational Education
8.4%
Pre-school
7.8%
Secondary — Catholic
6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Noosa Heads Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
6.5% 623
✅
No need for assistance
93.5% 8,983

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Noosa Heads Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
18.8% 791
—
Not a volunteer
81.2% 3,406

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Noosa Heads Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
11.3%
$300-$449/mo
4.4%
$450-$599/mo
1.1%
$600-$799/mo
1.4%
$800-$999/mo
4.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
11.8%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
14.0%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
20.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
15.4%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
15.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Noosa Heads How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
63.7%
Did not go to work
15.4%
Walked only
7.5%
Car (passenger)
6.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
2.4%
Bicycle
1.6%
Other
1.2%
Bus
1.1%
Truck
0.4%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.3%
Train
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Noosa Heads Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.8%
1 vehicle
39.7%
2 vehicles
41.9%
3 vehicles
11.4%
4+ vehicles
4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Noosa Heads Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
3.0%
2 bedrooms
18.5%
3 bedrooms
44.4%
4 bedrooms
29.9%
5 bedrooms
3.5%
6+ bedrooms
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Noosa Heads Population Mobility

23.3%
moved in the last year
55.4%
moved in the last 5 years
3.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
50.7%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Noosa Heads Indigenous Population

0.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
61
Indigenous residents
9,657
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Noosa Heads Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
325
Arthritis
213
Heart disease
192
Cancer
138
Asthma
131
Lung condition
98
Diabetes
79
Stroke
69
Kidney disease
29
Dementia
26

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Noosa Heads Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.0%
$1-$149/wk
5.0%
$150-$299/wk
4.6%
$300-$399/wk
3.2%
$400-$499/wk
3.1%
$500-$649/wk
3.7%
$650-$799/wk
9.7%
$800-$999/wk
10.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.4%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
9.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.2%
$3,500+/wk
8.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Noosa Heads Family Structure

Couple — no children
46.6%
Couple — children under 15
31.5%
Couple — no children under 15
10.6%
One parent — children under 15
6.3%
One parent — no children under 15
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Noosa Heads Military Service

🏅
Previously served
3.5% 144
👤
Never served
96.5% 4,022

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Noosa Heads Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.3% 471
—
Did not provide
88.7% 3,706

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Noosa Heads Children Ever Born

No children
33.8%
1 child
12.7%
2 children
32.3%
3 children
15.5%
4 children
4.0%
5+ children
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Noosa Heads When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
34
1951–1960
57
1961–1970
112
1971–1980
133
1981–1990
200
1991–2000
158
2001–2010
254
2011–2015
143
2016
37
2017
42
2018
44
2019
84
2020
72
2021
24

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Noosa Heads Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.8%
5–14 hours
31.3%
15–29 hours
15.5%
30+ hours
8.9%
Did not do domestic work
23.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Noosa Heads Household Size

1 person
24.5%
2 persons
47.2%
3 persons
12.3%
4 persons
11.1%
5 persons
4.0%
6+ persons
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Noosa Heads Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,677
Moved from QLD
570
Moved — same area (SA2)
167
Moved from VIC
151
Moved from NSW
96
Moved from overseas
84
Moved from WA
8
Moved from ACT
6
Moved from TAS
6

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Noosa Heads Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
89.9%
Step family — no other children
7.3%
Blended family — no other children
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Noosa Heads Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 2,398 total

Theft
903
Drug Offences
342
Assault
214
Break & Enter
209
Fraud
180
Traffic
171
Domestic Violence
123
Sexual Offences
112
Property Damage
112
Weapons
28
Robbery
4

Offence trend by year:

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: QLD Police Service — data.qld.gov.au

Noosa Heads Schools

5
schools nearby
2
government
1045
avg ICSEA score
2,849
total students
St Thomas More Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 578 students
1086
ICSEA
Sunshine Beach State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 706 students
1083
ICSEA
Montessori Noosa Independent
Primary · Prep-6 · 58 students
1057
ICSEA
Sunshine Beach State High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,405 students
1043
ICSEA
Noosa Flexible School Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 102 students
958
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Noosa Heads Rent Prices & Affordability

30%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,843/wk
Median Rent $550/wk
Rent-to-Income 29.8%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Noosa Heads

≈ $7,986/month
Median rent $550/wk
Left after rent $1,293/wk
Rent share 29.8%

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Noosa Heads vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Forestdale
Pop: 2,560 Income: $882/wk Rent: $500/wk
Battery Hill
Pop: 2,596 Income: $715/wk Rent: $400/wk
Bundaberg West
Pop: 2,596 Income: $610/wk Rent: $245/wk
Toogoom
Pop: 2,596 Income: $520/wk Rent: $345/wk
Berrinba
Pop: 2,615 Income: $777/wk Rent: $410/wk
Regency Downs
Pop: 2,623 Income: $660/wk Rent: $368/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Noosa Heads

What is the population of Noosa Heads QLD?

The population of Noosa Heads QLD is 5,120 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 396.6 people per km².Noosa Heads is ranked #1,530 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Noosa Heads?

The median personal income in Noosa Heads QLD is $909 per week, or $47,268 per year.The median household income is $1,843 per week.Family income is $2,228 per week.Noosa Heads is ranked #2,024 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Noosa Heads?

Median rent in Noosa Heads QLD is $550 per week ($2,383 per month).Rent represents 29.8% of household income, which is considered moderate.Noosa Heads ranks #360 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Noosa Heads?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Noosa Heads QLD is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Noosa Heads?

The median age in Noosa Heads QLD is 54 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Noosa Heads a good suburb to live in?

Noosa Heads is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 5,120.The median income is $909/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (29.8% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 32160. All dollar figures in AUD.