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First-home buyer activity levels hold steady on Sunshine Coast with entry points clustered near $650,000
Local sales records show renewed interest from buyers targeting properties under the Queensland median in established pockets away from Noosa Heads.
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First-home buyer contracts on the Sunshine Coast reached 312 in the June quarter, up from 287 in the same period last year, with most transactions closing between $620,000 and $680,000.
The figures arrive as federal tax changes begin to reshape interstate migration patterns and as Maroochydore’s central business district redevelopment moves into its final construction phase. Buyers who missed the earlier surge in Noosa Heads prices are now focusing on properties that still sit below the state median of $880,000, a threshold that has held since March 2025.
Activity concentrated in two corridors
Most first-home activity is occurring along the coastal strip between Caloundra and Alexandra Headland and in the inland pockets around Buderim. Local agents report that blocks on Beerburrum Street in Caloundra and on the lower slopes of Buderim Mountain are moving within four weeks of listing when priced under $670,000. The Queensland Revenue Office stamp-duty concession for buyers under $700,000 remains the main incentive cited in purchaser applications lodged through the Sunshine Coast Regional Council planning portal.
Remote-worker demand continues to support these price points. Properties within a 15-minute drive of the new Maroochydore CBD offices or the Sunshine Coast Airport are attracting the highest number of pre-approval calls, according to settlement data compiled by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland for the six months to 30 June.
Entry points and next steps for buyers
Current listings show three-bedroom homes on the market at $645,000 in Little Mountain and at $659,000 in Wurtulla. Both suburbs sit inside the $700,000 stamp-duty concession band. Prospective buyers are advised to confirm current land-tax thresholds with the Queensland Revenue Office before signing and to review body-corporate records on any townhouse complexes built after 2023, when construction standards tightened.
Settlement volumes for the September quarter will indicate whether the present level of first-home activity is sustained once the Maroochydore CBD office tower reaches full occupancy in August.
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