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Noosaville is a relaxed riverside suburb centred on the Noosa River and Lake Weyba, where daily life often revolves around the water. The foreshore and riverfront cafés along Gympie Terrace set a leisurely tone, and residents make the most of boating, paddleboarding and riverside parks. Housing ranges from low-rise waterfront apartments and modern family homes to established timber streets, attracting families, retirees and people after a sea change rather than a city pace. The community of 8,716 has a median age of 56, and owner-occupiers make up about three in four homes.

Local shops, a small shopping centre, boat ramps and regular bus services cover everyday needs, with the beaches and national park of Noosa Heads close by. A council foreshore master plan is underway and elements are already progressing, including an inclusive Changing Places facility, foreshore building design and slipway and jetty work at Ely Park, alongside recent pathway and bus-stop accessibility upgrades. Noosaville sits beside the Noosa Health Precinct and Noosa Hospital, and a new multidisciplinary day hospital is planned for the precinct, adding three operating theatres.

On the figures, housing in Noosaville sits well above what local households earned at the last Census. A median house price of $2,100,000 works out to about 28.9 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, and the median unit price of $1,025,000 is about 14.1 times that annual income, so buying in either case is well above local incomes.

Renting also takes a large share of local income: the average house rent of $1,100 a week is about 78.6% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, and unit rent of $800 a week is about 57.2%. Whether those figures feel expensive will depend 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.

Over the past 12 months Noosaville's house market saw a solid rise in values, up 9.2%, while house rents climbed 10.0%, a strong increase — so the rent a house earns edged slightly ahead of its price growth this year. Units followed a different path: unit values fell modestly, down 2.4%, while unit rents increased by a solid 6.7%.

If capital growth is your priority, the house figures are the most relevant; if rental income matters more, house rents showed the strongest gain this year and unit rents also grew. How those past-year movements matter to you depends on your 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.