Little Mountain QLD 4551
Little Mountain is in Sunshine Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4551, with population 11,068.
Strong evidence
Little Mountain has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Transport, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Little Mountain rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
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Rent-pressure candidate
Little Mountain rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $800/wk.
Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
Little Mountain has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Transport, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Market rent, Crime, Transport, Population growth
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Property prices, Schools, Hospitals
Little Mountain currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices, Schools.
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Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.
Property prices, Schools
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Price history
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Full data detail
Little Mountain QLD
Little Mountain is a well-established suburb in Queensland within the Sunshine Coast local government area (postcode 4551). With a population of 11,068, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $800. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.
Public transport access includes 22 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sunshine Coast LGA is below average at 3,765 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Little Mountain is a well-established suburb in Queensland within the Sunshine Coast local government area (postcode 4551). With a population of 11,068, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $800. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.
Public transport access includes 22 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sunshine Coast LGA is below average at 3,765 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Little Mountain FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Little Mountain in?
Little Mountain is in the Sunshine Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4551. Council-level context for Sunshine Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Little Mountain?
The median weekly rent in Little Mountain is $800/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Little Mountain?
Rent-pressure candidate: Little Mountain rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Little Mountain a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Little Mountain show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Little Mountain?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Little Mountain data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.