Buderim, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Buderim is a Sunshine Coast town set on a 180-metre mountain that looks out over the southern communities of the region. Its name is usually thought to come from a Kabi Kabi word, Badderam, for the hairpin honeysuckle, though it has also been linked to a Yugambeh word, budherahm, said to mean sacred or spiritual. In 1862 Tom Petrie travelled from Brisbane with Turrbal and Kabi Kabi guides in search of cedar and ascended the mountain, opening the area to timber-getters who cut its stands of beech and red cedar. Once the plateau was cleared, its rich red volcanic soil proved well suited to farming — most famously ginger, the crop for which Buderim became known, along with coffee. It remains a leafy hinterland town today.
More advantaged than the national average
Buderim is more socio-economically advantaged than about 77% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1036, 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 Buderim 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.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 5 components we can score for Buderim 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
77/100More advantaged than the national average
More advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (77/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
11/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $450 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 11% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Amenities & access
68/100A good amount mapped nearby
About 48 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap
Green space
66/100A good amount of green space nearby
About 10.5% of the area within ~1.2 km of the centre is mapped as green space — parks, reserves, sportsgrounds and the like. An area estimate from a radius around the centre, not the suburb boundary. · OpenStreetMap
Transport
55/100Some stops nearby
About 8 public-transport stops (bus, train, tram or ferry) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. Stop coverage, not timetable frequency. · OpenStreetMap
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- 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.
Buderim at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 31,430
- Median age
- 46
- Median weekly household income
- $1,729
- SEIFA score
- 1036
- Local government area
- Sunshine Coast
- Coordinates
- -26.6876, 153.0684
Map of Buderim
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Housing & property in Buderim
What it costs to live in Buderim and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $450
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,000
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 71%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 21%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Buderim demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Buderim demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Buderim 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 mid-life (45–64) at 27% and 25% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 5,324 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3,359 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6,486 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 8,441 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 7,817 | 25% |
Share of the 31,427 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 4,490 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 4,150 | 34% |
| Rented | 2,494 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 8,817 | 73% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,942 | 16% |
| Flats & apartments | 1,258 | 10% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 12,030 occupied private dwellings in Buderim.
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,119
- Median weekly personal income
- $793
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 7,457 (25%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,910 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 492 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 15,469 (62%)
- Labour-force participation
- 59%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Employed full-time
- 7,677
- Employed part-time
- 5,653
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 Buderim
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Buderim is January (average daytime high around 28.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.4°C). The area receives roughly 1234 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4°C | 20.9°C | 136 mm |
| Feb | 28°C | 20.8°C | 187 mm |
| Mar | 27.4°C | 20.2°C | 171 mm |
| Apr | 24.9°C | 17.2°C | 83 mm |
| May | 22.4°C | 14.3°C | 104 mm |
| Jun | 20.5°C | 12.1°C | 62 mm |
| Jul | 20.4°C | 11.2°C | 53 mm |
| Aug | 21.8°C | 11.6°C | 42 mm |
| Sep | 23.8°C | 13.8°C | 47 mm |
| Oct | 25.6°C | 16.2°C | 118 mm |
| Nov | 27.4°C | 18.1°C | 94 mm |
| Dec | 28.2°C | 19.9°C | 137 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Places in and around Buderim
Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.
Eat & drink
1 nearbyBeefy's Pies
Parks & recreation
41 nearbyWirreanda Park · EJ Foote Memorial Sanctuary · Whites Lookout · Illawong Street Park · Gum Tree Drive Bushland Conservation Reserve · Merlot Court Park
Shops & groceries
1 nearbyIGA Local Grocer
Healthcare
3 nearbyBuderim Medical & Dental Centre · Eckersley Medical Centre · Coastal Pathology
Schools & education
1 nearbyLittle Village Early Learning
Things to do
1 nearbyWhite's Lookout
Eat & drink in and around Buderim
Cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaway mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre. Listings are drawn from OpenStreetMap and shown as plain data — we don't rank or rate them.
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Common questions about Buderim
Is Buderim a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability, amenities, green space and transport, Buderim rates 59/100 overall (Around the national middle). Schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Buderim?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Buderim was $450, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Buderim?
Buderim is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Sunshine Coast local government area.
What is the population of Buderim?
At the 2021 Census, Buderim had a population of about 31,430.
Is Buderim an advantaged area?
Buderim has an ABS SEIFA score of 1036, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 77 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 77% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Buderim?
Buderim has average daytime highs of about 24.9°C and overnight lows of about 16.4°C, with roughly 1,234 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Buderim?
Buderim is one of the most populous suburbs in Queensland — the 2nd-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 31,430 usual residents).
Where Buderim ranks
Buderim appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Queensland#2 of 25
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