Cotton Tree, QLD 4558
Sunshine Coast CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4558
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What to know about Cotton Tree
Cotton Tree (4558) sits in the Sunshine Coast region of Queensland.
Day-to-day life here is very walkable, with most errands manageable on foot.
What it’s like to live here
Cotton Tree scores 100/100 on walkability, which makes it very walkable with limited public transport. Coffee, groceries and a meal out are mostly walking-distance, which keeps a household viable on one car.
Summer days here average around 29°C (warm), winter mornings around 10°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,510 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 9 government primary, 2 government secondary, 4 Catholic, 4 independent.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 100/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Walker's paradise. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
44,426 offences recorded in 2026 across the Sunshine Coast Regional Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Sunshine Coast Regional Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,510 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 29.2°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 10.4°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Cotton Tree
- What is the Cotton Tree postcode?
- Cotton Tree is in the 4558 postcode, in QLD, in the Sunshine Coast Council region.
- Where is Cotton Tree?
- Cotton Tree is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Council area, QLD 4558.
- What schools are in Cotton Tree?
- There are 20 schools serving Cotton Tree on this page, including The Industry School - Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore State School, Maroochydore State High School.
- How walkable is Cotton Tree?
- Cotton Tree has a Walk Score of 100 out of 100, very walkable. transit score 0, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Cotton Tree?
- Cotton Tree is close to Maroochydore South, Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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