68,634
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Maroochy · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Maroochy
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A population of 68,634 people lives in Maroochy, making it larger than about half of similar areas. While the region continues to expand, its recent growth rate has lagged slightly behind the state average.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has grown by 6.3% since 2021. This is around the middle for its level, though it is a little below the Queensland growth rate of 8.7%.
6.3%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Maroochy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31603/maroochy/topic/economy-advantage