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Araluen suburb profile

Araluen is a quiet Sunshine Coast hinterland suburb with a rural-residential feel, where tree-lined streets and bushland pockets frame generous lots and gardens. The area suits people seeking space and privacy, from families who want room to play to retirees looking for a low-key lifestyle, and its housing mixes older timber homes with more recent single-storey builds. Outdoor life is easy with local trails and native bush nearby, while day-to-day shopping, schools and medical services are found in the larger coastal and hinterland centres that residents travel to for amenities.

Araluen property market performance

Like many smaller suburbs, Araluen sees relatively few recent property sales, so there isn't enough data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. The figures that are available show house values rose a slight 1.4% over the last 12 months.

Sales activity was limited: one house was sold in the past 3 months, and houses sold in a median of 48 days over the last 12 months. There haven't been enough recent unit sales to publish reliable unit figures.

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Araluen demographics

Araluen is a small community of 649 people with a median age of 49. The typical household earns $1,358 a week, or about $70,600 a year.

Families are dominated by couples: 51.7% are couple families without children (105 families) and 35.0% are couple families with children (71 families), together accounting for 86.7% of families. One-parent families make up 11.8% (24 families) and other families account for 1.5% (3 families).

In Araluen, most homes are owner-occupied, with 51.2% owned outright and a further 38.1% owned with a mortgage, combining to 89.3% owner-occupied; 10.7% of dwellings are rented.

Suburbs near Araluen

Some popular suburbs near Araluen include:

  • Tamaree: Established residential suburb with tree-lined streets and a relaxed pace.
  • Veteran: Semi-rural neighbourhood with larger blocks and pockets of native bush.
  • Chatsworth: Rural-residential area with acreage properties and open pastoral views.
  • Gympie: Regional centre offering historic streets, services and a riverside character.
  • Victory Heights: Elevated residential precinct, primarily family homes and small parkland.
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