Question 1

Is Birtinya a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Birtinya is a modern bayside suburb centred on the Sunshine Coast University Hospital and a growing health precinct. The built form mixes contemporary apartments and townhouses with pockets of low-rise family housing, and residents have easy access to Lake Kawana's walk and cycle paths and nearby Kawana Beach. A small local retail and café scene has developed around the hospital, and road links and local buses connect Birtinya to neighbouring coastal suburbs and commercial centres.

Renting is dominant here, with 63.7% of homes rented while owner-occupiers make up 36.2% (15.6% owned outright and 20.6% owned with a mortgage). The suburb is home to 4,378 people, with a median age of 36 and a median total household income of $1,824 a week, roughly $95,000 a year.

Family types are led by couple families without children at 47.8%, followed by couple families with children at 33.6%. Together those couple family groups account for about 81.4% of families. One-parent families represent 16.9% and other families 1.7% of the family mix.

Homes in Birtinya are more often rented than owner-occupied: nearly two in three dwellings are rented, and just over one in three are owner-occupied (15.6% owned outright, 20.6% with a mortgage).

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Birtinya?

Accepted Answer

House and unit prices in Birtinya sit well above what a typical local household earned at the last Census. The median house price of $1,330,000 is about 14.0 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census (weekly income $1,824 × 52 = $94,848), and the median unit price of $1,052,500 is roughly 11.1 times that annual income. Rents are also high against local incomes: $850 a week for a house is about 46.6% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census (a large share), while $700 a week for a unit is about 38.3% (a sizeable share). On these figures, both buying and renting would take a substantial portion of a typical local household's income at the last Census; whether that feels expensive depends on your own circumstances.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Birtinya a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Unit values climbed 22.9% over the past 12 months, a strong rise, while house values in Birtinya also increased strongly, up 16.1%. On the income side, unit rents rose a solid 9.4% and house rents increased 6.2%. For both houses and units, value growth outpaced rent growth over the year, so capital growth was the larger mover than rental income in each market. Which of those outcomes matters more depends on whether you are prioritising capital growth or rental income and on your own goals and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.33M	$1.05M
Change in value Past 12 months	16.1%	22.9%
Sold Past 3 months	13	24
Median days on market Past 12 months	20	20
Average rent Past 12 months	$850	$700
Change in rent Past 12 months	6.3%	9.4%

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