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The Sunshine Coast region is an expansive region, ranging from the coastal suburbs of Golden Beach up along the coast towards Sunshine Beach, further encompassing the Glass House Mountains and various other in land towns such as Beerwah and smaller ones such as Cooroy, with the hinterlands in between them. It includes the Noosa Shire Council and Sunshine Coast Council.

The area mainly consists of coastal suburbs with a few population centres such as Maroochydore along the coast and inland population centres such as Nambour and Beerwah. In between these population centres lies pockets of greenfield developments and expansive suburbs.

Key findings

Sunshine Coast

Over the forecast period, the Sunshine Coast SA4 population will grow from around 403,508 in 2021 to around 605,442 in 2046. This is about a 201,934 increase from the 2021 population which is also a 50% increase over a 25-year period.

Most of the greenfield development is occuring within the Caloundra West - Baringa SA2 stemming from the Caloundra South PDA. To the west is the Landsborough SA2 which has other greenfield developments and half of the future growth front - Beerwah East. Once the the ongoing developments in Caloundra South PDA and Landsborough finish up in the middle of the forecast period, it is expected that Beerwah East starts to develop. This is supported by the rail link from Maroochydore to Beerwah being planned & commencing within the 2026.

Outside of these large greenfield developments, there are pockets of greenfield development occurring in in-land centres such as Nambour, where identified land to its southwest is prime for development at a lower price than other parts within this region.

Alongside the coast, you have potential development in zoned key corridors, with the main point of densification being the Maroochydore City Centre PDA located in the Maroochydore - Kuluin SA2. This is currently under the Walker Corporation who will develop the CBD to include a mixed use of land uses as seen with the emergence of residential buildings. It will provide the bulk of it's development in the middle portion after the Brisbane Olympics as the athletes' village is converted to housing.

What share of Australia's growth will occur in Queensland?

We set the context for our local area forecasts with a presentation of our state- and regional-level forecasts for Queensland.

Access the presentation slides (including our forecast data for each region), and a short recap or the full webinar presentation on-demand. Learn what's driving change and how much growth will go to each region of the state over the 25 years to 2046.

The population forecast for Queensland

Forecast results

The following forecast information presents the numbers for Gippsland Region.

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	2021	2026	2031	2036	2041	2046
Forecast Population	403,508	454,056.4	496,987.2	537,137.2	573,505.6	605,483.6
Change (five year)		505,48.37	429,30.87	401,49.94	36,368.39	31,978
Average Annual Change (%)		0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01
Forecast Dwellings	177,203.9	193,464.9	212,868.9	231,919.9	249,239.9	264,838.9 16,261
Change (five year)		16,261	19,404	19,051	17,320	15,599
Average Annual Change (%)		0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01

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