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Bli Bli, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·

55/100
Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Bli Bli is more socio-economically advantaged than about 55% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 995, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Is Bli Bli a good place to live?

There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.

40/100
Livability

Below the national middle on the data we score

A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Bli Bli from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.

Socio-economic advantage

55/100

Around the national middle

Around the national middle — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (55/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021

Housing affordability

9/100

Among the more expensive suburbs

Median weekly rent was $460 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 9% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021

Not yet scored

We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.

  • Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
  • Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
  • TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
  • SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
  • SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
  • CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.

A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.

Bli Bli at a glance

Population (2021)
10,138
Median age
41
Median weekly household income
$1,670
SEIFA score
995
Local government area
Sunshine Coast
Coordinates
-26.6105, 153.0158

Map of Bli Bli

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Housing & property in Bli Bli

What it costs to live in Bli Bli and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.

Median rent
$460
per week
Median mortgage
$1,900
per month
Owner-occupied
77%
of dwellings
Rented
20%
of dwellings

The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Bli Bli demographics section below.

How we treat property data. StreetScout shows official ABS housing figures and nothing more — no sale-price estimates, no real-estate agent referrals or lead capture, and we never pass your details to anyone. Just the public data, so you can read Bli Bli for yourself.

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.

Bli Bli demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Bli Bli using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 26% and 18% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age groupPeopleShare
Children (0–14)2,08021%
Youth (15–24)8749%
Young adults (25–44)2,65726%
Mid-life (45–64)2,25122%
Seniors (65+)2,27022%

Share of the 10,132 people counted by age.

Housing and households

TenureDwellingsShare
Owned outright1,34337%
Owned with a mortgage1,47740%
Rented74420%
Dwelling typeDwellingsShare
Houses2,99882%
Townhouses & semis60417%
Flats & apartments110%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3,658 occupied private dwellings in Bli Bli.

Average household size
2.6 people
Median weekly family income
$1,894
Median weekly personal income
$758

Community and culture

Born overseas
1,793 (18%)
Speaks a language other than English at home
491 (5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
354 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12
4,173 (54%)
Labour-force participation
59.4%
Unemployment rate
4.2%
Employed full-time
2,482
Employed part-time
1,640

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Bli Bli

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Bli Bli is January (average daytime high around 28.1°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.4°C). The area receives roughly 1191 mm of rain across the year.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRain
Jan28.1°C21.2°C120 mm
Feb27.7°C21.1°C207 mm
Mar27.2°C20.5°C162 mm
Apr24.9°C17.6°C76 mm
May22.5°C14.6°C97 mm
Jun20.6°C12.3°C56 mm
Jul20.4°C11.3°C52 mm
Aug21.8°C11.8°C38 mm
Sep23.6°C14°C43 mm
Oct25.4°C16.4°C119 mm
Nov27.1°C18.4°C98 mm
Dec27.9°C20.2°C123 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

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Common questions about Bli Bli

Is Bli Bli a good place to live?

There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Bli Bli rates 40/100 overall (Below the national middle on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.

What is the median rent in Bli Bli?

At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Bli Bli was $460, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,900. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.

Where is Bli Bli?

Bli Bli is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Sunshine Coast local government area.

What is the population of Bli Bli?

At the 2021 Census, Bli Bli had a population of about 10,138.

Is Bli Bli an advantaged area?

Bli Bli has an ABS SEIFA score of 995, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 55 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 55% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Bli Bli?

Bli Bli has average daytime highs of about 24.8°C and overnight lows of about 16.6°C, with roughly 1,191 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).

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