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Wurtulla has a seaside character, fronting a long surf beach and sitting beside coastal reserves and wetlands near Currimundi Lake. The neighbourhood is made up of low-rise homes, holiday apartments and neat family houses on quiet streets, and days often revolve around surfing, beach walks, fishing and kayaking on the lake. A network of bike and walking paths links green spaces, and the Nicklin Way provides a straightforward road link to the Caloundra area with larger shopping and services close at hand.

It is a community of 6,254 people with a median age of 41 and a typical household income of $1,741 a week (about $90,500 a year). Families are dominated by couples and most homes are owner-occupied (about 71%), with around 29% rented. Council has been working on foreshore and beach access, noting Wurtulla Beach as an unpatrolled beach and reviewing some access points because of coastal erosion. The suburb sits in the Kawana Waters local plan area and is included in regional projects, including a proposed station at Birtinya and related town-centre and health precinct works nearby, so whether it suits you will come down to how much a coastal lifestyle matters.

A median house price of $1,532,500 in Wurtulla works out to about 16.9 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census; that household income was $1,741 a week. If you're renting, a house at $818 a week would take roughly 47% of that weekly income, while a unit at $635 a week would take about 36.5%. On these figures, buying sits much more stretched against local incomes than renting, with house rents taking a large share of a typical local household's income and unit rents taking a sizeable share.

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

Both houses and units in Wurtulla recorded a strong rise in value over the past 12 months. House values rose 16.7% and unit values rose 16.2%. Rents also rose solidly in the same period, with house rents up 9.1% and unit rents up 7.1%.

For someone weighing Wurtulla as an investment, the value figures point to capital growth over the year while the rent figures speak to rental income. Over the past 12 months capital growth outpaced rental growth, and houses showed slightly stronger gains than units on both measures. Whether that pattern suits your objectives depends 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.