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Bli Bli is a riverside suburb along the Maroochy River with a relaxed, semi-rural character and a mix of properties from older farmhouses and acreage blocks to newer family homes and riverfront lots. Streets move from wide, tree-lined lanes to more compact suburban pockets. The village centre has everyday shops, cafés and community facilities, and there are river reserves, walking tracks and popular boating and fishing spots, which together give the area a settled, outdoors-oriented feel.

Bli Bli is home to 10,138 people with a median age of 41 and a household profile weighted towards couples and families. About four in five homes are owner-occupied (37.7% owned outright and 41.4% with a mortgage) while 20.9% are rented. State and council planning includes a bridge upgrade, land set aside for a future sport and recreation precinct, and local road, riparian and pathway works. Whether Bli Bli suits you will come down to whether you value riverside, quieter living with local shops and outdoor recreation close by.

In Bli Bli, buying and renting tell different stories against local incomes at the last Census. The median house price of $1,190,000 is about 13.7 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census, which places buying well above local incomes. On the rental side, an average house rent of $825 a week would take about 49.4% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a large share, while an average unit rent of $468 a week would take about 28.0% of that weekly income, a moderate share. Whether that feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

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

If you're weighing Bli Bli as an investment, the house market is the clearest mover this year. House values climbed 16.0% over the past 12 months, a strong rise, while house rents increased 4.4% over the year, a modest gain, so for houses capital growth outpaced rental income during that period.

Unit rents edged down 0.4% over the year. That contrast — strong house value growth alongside modest rent gains for houses and a slight fall in unit rents — is the kind of split to keep in mind depending on whether your focus is on capital growth or rental income.

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.