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What it costs to live in Noosa, QLD
Noosa council area, Queensland. About 59,551 people lived here in 2025. Here's what rent, power, fuel, the pokies and crime look like, and how each one sits against the rest of Queensland.
Rent
$850
A week. That's the median rent on new leases in the June quarter 2026.
Pokies losses
$733
Lost for every adult in a year. That's 82% of the QLD average.
See pokies losses in NoosaElectricity
$1,988
A year on the default offer in the Energex network area, for 4,600 kWh. That's the most a standing offer can cost. A typical plan here costs $1,907.
See electricity pricesUnleaded petrol
186c
A litre, on average, at 15 stations here over the year to August 2026. That's 4c less than the QLD average.
See when fuel is cheapestCrime police recorded
Offences against the person, 2025–26
Police recorded 359 of these in Noosa. That's 603 for every 100,000 people, or 40% of the QLD average. Five years before, in 2020–21, it was 547, so it has gone up 10%.
See each year
| Year | Recorded | Per 100,000 | QLD per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 359 | 603 | 1,512 |
| 2024–25 | 404 | 678 | 1,562 |
| 2023–24 | 374 | 634 | 1,550 |
| 2022–23 | 364 | 626 | 1,467 |
| 2021–22 | 414 | 725 | 1,273 |
| 2020–21 | 311 | 547 | 883 |
| 2019–20 | 187 | 330 | 738 |
| 2018–19 | 205 | 366 | 739 |
| 2017–18 | 224 | 404 | 737 |
| 2016–17 | 247 | 452 | 706 |
Offences against property, 2025–26
Police recorded 1,538 of these in Noosa. That's 2,583 for every 100,000 people, or 52% of the QLD average. Five years before, in 2020–21, it was 2,516, so it's about the same.
See each year
| Year | Recorded | Per 100,000 | QLD per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1,538 | 2,583 | 4,928 |
| 2024–25 | 1,613 | 2,709 | 4,868 |
| 2023–24 | 1,615 | 2,737 | 5,204 |
| 2022–23 | 1,499 | 2,578 | 5,290 |
| 2021–22 | 1,356 | 2,374 | 4,610 |
| 2020–21 | 1,431 | 2,516 | 4,154 |
| 2019–20 | 1,680 | 2,965 | 5,118 |
| 2018–19 | 1,498 | 2,673 | 5,075 |
| 2017–18 | 1,635 | 2,945 | 4,887 |
| 2016–17 | 1,566 | 2,864 | 4,694 |
This is crime that police recorded in the area over a year, July to June. Lots of crime is never reported, and a rise can mean police are looking harder, not just that more crime happened. Each state counts crime its own way, so only compare a council with its own state.
Suburbs in Noosa
Who lives in each one, their homes and how they get around.
Look further
- Rents across Australia: what tenants really pay by suburb and postcode.
- Pokies losses by council: where the most is lost, in four states.
- Fuel prices: the price cycle and the cheapest day to fill up.
- Compare Noosa with another area, side by side.
- Look up another area.
Sources: recorded crime, © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), Reported offences by LGA, CC BY 4.0; Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Population: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional population, CC BY 4.0. Pokies losses: the state's gambling regulator (see the pokies page for its credit). Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Electricity: Default Market Offer 2026–27: © Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Energy Regulator), CC BY 4.0; retailers' plans under the Consumer Data Right. Fuel: Queensland Government, Fuel Price Reporting, CC BY 4.0.