Side by sideSuburb comparison

Sunshine Plaza vs Maroochydore.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Sunshine Plaza edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Sunshine Plaza scores higher on walkability (100/100 vs 44/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household.

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.

Common questionsSunshine Plaza vs Maroochydore

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Sunshine Plaza or Maroochydore?

Sunshine Plaza scores 100/100 on walkability vs 44/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Sunshine Plaza
Metric
Maroochydore

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$410/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$850/wk
$349/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$700/wk
Owner occupied
53.0%
Renter occupied
42.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

100
Walk score
44
20
Transit score
0
100
Bike score
100
23,327
Population
20,629
46
Median age
47

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

20
Schools nearby
20
1057
Avg ICSEA
1057

Climate

1068 mm
Annual rainfall
1068 mm
30.4°C
Mean max (Jan)
30.4°C

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).