Eumundi, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Eumundi sits in the green Sunshine Coast hinterland, roughly 20 kilometres inland from Noosa and around 120 kilometres north of Brisbane. It lies on Gubbi Gubbi country, and the town is thought to take its name from Ngumundi, a local Aboriginal leader. Laid out in 1890 after the railway arrived, it grew as a timber and dairy town, with a butter factory working for much of the early twentieth century. Today Eumundi is best known across the coast for its markets, held twice a week along the main street, where stalls of craft, produce and food draw crowds from Noosa and beyond to a town that has kept its heritage shopfronts and easygoing character.
More advantaged than the national average
Eumundi is more socio-economically advantaged than about 75% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1033, 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.
Eumundi at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,504
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $1,967
- SEIFA score
- 1033
- Coordinates
- -26.4671, 152.9596
Eumundi demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Eumundi 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 33%, 14% of homes are rented, and 23% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 496 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 230 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 493 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 819 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 456 | 18% |
Share of the 2,494 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 329 | 39% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 377 | 45% |
| Rented | 117 | 14% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 812 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 10 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 7 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 840 occupied private dwellings in Eumundi.
- Median weekly rent
- $480
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,095
- Median weekly personal income
- $784
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 540 (23%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 123 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 43 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,170 (61%)
- Labour-force participation
- 61.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Employed full-time
- 577
- Employed part-time
- 456
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 Eumundi
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Eumundi 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.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.1°C | 21.2°C | 120 mm |
| Feb | 27.7°C | 21.1°C | 207 mm |
| Mar | 27.2°C | 20.5°C | 162 mm |
| Apr | 24.9°C | 17.6°C | 76 mm |
| May | 22.5°C | 14.6°C | 97 mm |
| Jun | 20.6°C | 12.3°C | 56 mm |
| Jul | 20.4°C | 11.3°C | 52 mm |
| Aug | 21.8°C | 11.8°C | 38 mm |
| Sep | 23.6°C | 14°C | 43 mm |
| Oct | 25.4°C | 16.4°C | 119 mm |
| Nov | 27.1°C | 18.4°C | 98 mm |
| Dec | 27.9°C | 20.2°C | 123 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Eumundi
Where is Eumundi?
Eumundi is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Eumundi?
At the 2021 Census, Eumundi had a population of about 2,504.
Is Eumundi an advantaged area?
Eumundi has an ABS SEIFA score of 1033, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 75 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 75% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Eumundi?
Eumundi 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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