Orchid Beach, QLD 4581
Fraser Coast Regional CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4581
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What to know about Orchid Beach
Orchid Beach (4581) sits in the Fraser Coast region of Queensland.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Orchid Beach scores 2/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 30°C (warm), winter mornings around 14°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,232 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 2/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
24,448 offences recorded in 2026 across the Fraser Coast Regional Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Fraser 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
- 1,232 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 29.6°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 14.1°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 Orchid Beach
- What is the Orchid Beach postcode?
- Orchid Beach is in the 4581 postcode, in QLD, in the Fraser Coast Regional Council region.
- Where is Orchid Beach?
- Orchid Beach is a suburb in the Fraser Coast Regional Council area, QLD 4581.
- How walkable is Orchid Beach?
- Orchid Beach has a Walk Score of 2 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Orchid Beach?
- Orchid Beach is close to Fraser Island, Kingfisher Bay, Urangan, Torquay, Scarness.
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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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