Street Score · Data as of Sept 2026

Waterbird Street, Maroochydore QLD

19 addresses · ranked #214 of 279 streets in Maroochydore · See the Maroochydore suburb score · Sunshine Coast council area

Weaker street profile · 1 of 4 tests pass — Waterbird Street scores 21 points below the Maroochydore street average.

  • Owner-occupiers above 65%
  • Public housing 5% or less
  • Rent at or above suburb median
  • Yield at or above suburb

This street profile is weaker than most

A low street score describes the tenure and rental profile of the blocks this street runs through — not your home. It sits below the suburb average — which is exactly the kind of thing worth knowing before you buy.

Streets scoring 75+ make up 35% of the 411,166 Australian streets we score; in QLD it's 35%. Waterbird Street sits above 9% of them.

High confidence · 19 addresses across 2 census blocks · Tenure: 2021 Census · Rent & yield: Sept 2026

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Scores describe measured conditions on the blocks this street runs through — not your home, not personal advice, and not a forecast.

Waterbird Street1
Maroochydore street average22

Across 279 scored streets

Maroochydore market R-Score63

How the whole suburb’s market is running this month — a different, 27-indicator measure

Waterbird Street scores 21 points below the Maroochydore street average.

The blocks on Waterbird Street pass fewer of the four tests than the typical Maroochydore street — the full report shows which, block by block.

Owner-occupiers37%

Under the 65% owner-occupier line we look for.

Median weekly rent$756/wk

Against a Maroochydore median of $800/wk.

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Waterbird Street, Maroochydore FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions: Waterbird Street, Maroochydore QLD

Block-level census tenure, rent and yield answers for Waterbird Street in Maroochydore.

What is the Street Score for Waterbird Street, Maroochydore QLD?

Waterbird Street, Maroochydore QLD scores 1/100 on the Ripehouse Street Score — 21 points below the Maroochydore street average of 22/100 (ranked #214 of 279 streets in Maroochydore). The score is calculated across 19 addresses and 2 ABS census blocks.

What is the owner-occupier and public housing percentage on Waterbird Street, Maroochydore QLD?

On the ABS 2021 Census SA1 blocks that Waterbird Street runs through in Maroochydore, owner-occupiers account for 37% of households (Ripehouse benchmark: >65%) and public/social housing accounts for 9.6% of households (Ripehouse benchmark: ≤5%).

What is the typical rent and rental yield on Waterbird Street, Maroochydore QLD?

Blocks along Waterbird Street, Maroochydore QLD record a typical asking rent of $756/wk (compared with the Maroochydore suburb median of $800/wk) and a gross rental yield of 6% (versus 3.7% across Maroochydore).

How does Waterbird Street compare with other streets in Maroochydore QLD?

Maroochydore has 279 streets with a suburb street average of 22/100 and an overall suburb R-Score of 63/100. There are 205 streets in Maroochydore that score higher than Waterbird Street (up to 75/100).

How the Street Score works. Every address on Waterbird Street is matched (G-NAF) to its ABS 2021 mesh block and SA1 area. Each block scores 100 when owner-occupiers are above 65%, public housing is 5% or less, and both its median rent and rental yield are at or above the Maroochydore median; 75 when one of the rent/yield tests passes; 50 when neither does; 25 when only one of the two tenure tests passes; 0 when neither does. The Street Score is the address-weighted average of its blocks — the same street test our research engine applies to every listed property. Suburb medians are as of Sept 2026; tenure is from the 2021 Census. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.