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Tin Can Bay suburb profile

Tin Can Bay is a relaxed coastal town in Queensland’s Wide Bay–Burnett region, set near Tin Can Bay and the Great Sandy Strait. The setting is defined by a tidal estuary and mangrove edges, with abundant birdlife and the well-known dolphin feeding at Norman Point that draws regular wildlife watchers to the shoreline.

Housing is predominantly low-rise, with a mix of older holiday homes and more recent houses clustered around a compact village shopping strip. A marina and public boat ramps support fishing and recreational boating, while road links connect the town with nearby coastal centres and hinterland communities and essential services sit close to the bay.

Tin Can Bay property market performance

Property growth+7.3%Past 12 months

Tin Can Bay has no published median house or unit price because too few properties of either type have sold recently to produce a reliable median. Houses recorded six sales over the last 3 months and a median time on market of 58 days over the last 12 months; that is quicker than units, which had a median of 69 days over the same 12 months. It is therefore primarily a house market.

In Tin Can Bay, unit rents rose sharply, up 14.3% over 12 months, outpacing house rents, which rose slightly by 1.0%. Average rents were $528 a week for houses and $440 a week for units.

HousesUnits
Median price
Past 3 months
N/AN/A
Change in value
Past 12 months
6.0%8.6%
Sold
Past 3 months
6N/A
Median days on market
Past 12 months
5869
Average rent
Past 12 months
$528$440
Change in rent
Past 12 months
1.0%14.3%

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Tin Can Bay demographics

Tin Can Bay is an older community with couples without children at home and many households owning their homes outright.

Couples without children made up 76.3% of families, and 60.0% of homes were owned outright. At the 2021 Census, 2,293 people lived in Tin Can Bay.

Tin Can Bay and Queensland
SuburbQLD
Median age
years
6538
Median household income
weekly
$734$1,675
Couples with children
share of families
13.1%41.2%
Couples without children
share of families
76.3%40.3%
One-parent families
share of families
10.2%16.8%
Homes owned outright
share of homes
60.0%30.1%
Homes with a mortgage
share of homes
11.3%35.6%
Homes rented
share of homes
28.7%34.3%
Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Suburbs near Tin Can Bay

Some popular suburbs near Tin Can Bay include:

  • Cooloola Cove: Small waterside village on the Cooloola coast, known for calm boating and fishing.
  • Rainbow Beach: Coastal township with coloured sand cliffs and wide surf beaches.
  • Poona: Quiet rural locality with farmland and coastal bushland.
  • Goomboorian: Rural locality in the Gympie region known for agriculture and forested country.
  • Tuan: Coastal locality around the Tuan River estuary with nearby state forest.

How does Tin Can Bay compare to nearby suburbs?

  • Median house prices: Tin Can Bay’s median house price is 2.4% lower than Cooloola Cove’s.
  • House price growth: Property prices in nearby Cooloola Cove have risen 2.5% more than in Tin Can Bay over the past year.
  • Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Tin Can Bay have grown 1.3% higher than in Rainbow Beach.
  • Selling speed for houses: Properties in Tin Can Bay are selling 40.2% faster than in Rainbow Beach.
  • Selling speed for units: Properties in nearby Rainbow Beach are selling 49.3% faster than in Tin Can Bay.

Choose the right real estate agents in Tin Can Bay

Currently, there are 17 real estate agents working in Tin Can Bay—but not all agents deliver the same results. The right agent could make a huge difference to your final sale price.

Only 5 out of these 17 agents sold 76.8% of all properties in Tin Can Bay over the past year. Choosing one of these top-performing agents means tapping into proven expertise for a better sale outcome.

Real estate agents in Tin Can Bay typically charge a commission of 2% to 3.25%. Negotiating a fair commission rate and the right structure can motivate your agent to work even harder, helping you sell for more and potentially saving you thousands of dollars.

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