In short

Mountain Creek is a suburb of Queensland, postcode 4557, home to 11,950 residents with a balanced age mix. Located in the Sunshine Coast local government area.

Snapshot

Median house—

Median rent$500 /wk

Population11,950

Area— km²

To CBD— km

LGASunshine Coast

Demographics

Population: 11,950
Median age: 37 years
Median household income: $1,911 /week
Median personal income: $857 /week
Median family income: $2,062 /week
Average household size: 2.8
Persons per bedroom: 0.8
Local government area: Sunshine Coast
Statistical region (SA4): Sunshine Coast
Remoteness classification: Major Cities of Australia
Federal electorate: Fisher

Source: ABS QuickStats

Property & cost of living

Median rent: $500 /week
Median monthly mortgage: $1,950
Rent share of household income: 26%

Schools

School data refreshes annually from ACARA and state education departments.

Transport

Within 800 m walk: 20 bus stops
Within 1.6 km: 48 bus stops

Closest stops:

Brisbane Rd at Woomba Place bus · 260 m
Brisbane Rd at Tuckers Creek bus · 297 m
Brisbane Rd at Mooloolaba Bowls Club bus · 441 m
Brisbane Rd at Mooloolaba Bowls Club CLOSED bus · 451 m
Amarina Ave near Admirals Ct bus · 513 m

Lifestyle & amenities

Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Warmest month: Jan (29.2°C avg max)
Coolest month: Jul (21.0°C avg max)
Annual rainfall: 1031 mm
Reference station: Gold Coast Seaway, 78.3 km away

NBN & connectivity

NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.

Safety

Recorded offences: 24,181 across the Sunshine Coast LGA in the year to March 2026 (stable on the prior year).
Most common categories: 13,535 theft, 2,605 drug offences, 2,227 violent offences.

Figures cover the whole Sunshine Coast — suburb-level data is not published for QLD.

Nearby suburbs

Frequently asked questions

Sources & methodology

Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.

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