Question 1

Is Canungra a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Canungra is a small country town in the Scenic Rim, set on Canungra Creek in the Gold Coast hinterland. Life centres on a compact main street of cafes and local shops and spreads into surrounding rural-residential blocks and hobby farms, where weatherboard cottages and timber homes sit beside paddocks and rainforest-clad hills. It is a base for outdoor recreation with ready access to Lamington National Park and other forest reserves, so the everyday pace leans towards country living, bushwalking and weekend escapes. Residents range from established farming families to people choosing a quieter rural pace while staying within reach of the coast and nearby towns.

Canungra is home to 1,436 people with a median age of 41 and a typical household income of $1,883 a week. Households are dominated by couple families, and just over eight in ten dwellings are owner-occupied while about one in five are rented. The town is also the focus of a town-centre master plan and several on-the-ground upgrades to parks, sporting facilities, playgrounds, streets and walking and cycling links, which shape day-to-day life there. Whether that suits you depends on the pace and setting you want.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Canungra?

Accepted Answer

A house rent of $750 a week in Canungra would take about 39.8% of a typical local household's weekly income as recorded at the most recent Census, roughly two-fifths of that income. On these figures, renting a house here would take a sizeable share of a typical local household's income, so if you're renting rather than buying that rent share is the most relevant number to watch.

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 Canungra a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

For house owners in Canungra, the past 12 months brought notable gains: median house values rose 13.1% and house rents rose 15.4%. The value change is the capital growth over the year, while the rent change shows how rental income moved; here rental income grew a little faster than capital value for houses over the period. Which of those matters more to you will depend 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	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	13.1%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	7	1
Median days on market Past 12 months	29	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$750	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	15.4%	N/A

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