Who lives here
9,152
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age45
- Aged 65+21.4%
- Under 2525.9%
- Median household income$1,600/wk
- Median rent$450/wk
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
A surf break out front, a trade and property economy running underneath.
Coolum Beach holds 9,152 people, a coastal town where the surf club and the point break do double duty as the reason people move here and the reason it doesn't read as an outer suburb. The economy behind that view is unglamorous by comparison: across the Sunshine Coast council area construction accounts for 8,376 businesses, more than any other sector, with professional, scientific and technical services next at 5,346. Household income here runs to $1,600 a week, enough to support a proper trade or clinic rather than a side hustle.
The person deciding whether to call you might be at either end of that range. Median age here is 45, but 25.9% of residents are under 25 and 21.4% are over 65, so the household comparing three quotes on a phone at the kitchen table could be a plumber's family with a toddler, or a retired couple squinting at a five-inch screen at arm's length. Both are hitting Google first, and both are gone after one bad tap. That means real body text, buttons a thumb can hit without hunting, and enough contrast that reading glasses aren't required. A physio, an electrician, a boat detailer or a cafe owner here is competing for people still deciding, not people who have already chosen. A site that loads slowly on patchy beachside 4G, or makes a retiree pinch-zoom to find a phone number, sends the call to whoever got it right. Legible beats clever here, every time.
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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Coolum Beach market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Coolum Beach itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Sunshine Coast area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,040
businesses in Coolum Beach (estimated*)
- Sunshine Coast total39,239
- Solo / non-employing23,573
- 1–4 staff10,973
- 5–19 staff3,703
- 20+ staff990
88% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Sunshine Coast (2025)
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Construction8,376
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Professional, scientific & technical services5,346
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Rental, hiring & real estate4,953
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Health care & social assistance3,645
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Retail trade2,341
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Other services2,144
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Coolum Beach businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Service Website
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
Built for builders, electricians and plumbers working the construction boom behind the beachfront, with quote request forms and mobile-first job galleries.
- Quote request form
- Mobile-first job galleries
- Google Business Profile setup
- Fast load on regional 4G
Retail & Hospitality Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,500
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For cafes, surf shops and beachfront retailers who need online ordering, trading hours and stock accuracy to work as hard as the shopfront does.
- Online ordering integration
- Trading hours front and centre
- Large, legible product photos
- Click-to-call and map pin
Booking & Property Portal
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–8 weeks
For property managers, letting agents and allied health clinics who need booking calendars, enquiry forms and a site that reads clearly for every age group.
- Online booking calendar
- Enquiry and lead forms
- Large type, high contrast
- Property or service listings
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Why FindDevs in Coolum Beach
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Coolum Beach the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Coolum Beach's actual customers.
The median age in Coolum Beach is 45. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Coolum Beach questions.
It depends on what the site needs to do. A trade or service website for a builder or electrician runs $3,000 - $8,000. A retail or hospitality site with online ordering sits at $3,500 - $9,500. A booking portal for a property manager or clinic, with calendars and enquiry forms, runs $4,500 - $12,000. You'll get three fixed-price quotes from vetted developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing.
No. The developers we match you with are Australian and vetted, chosen for the brief rather than the postcode. What matters is that they understand a regional coastal market: seasonal trade, a wide age range of customers, and a catchment that includes Sunshine Coast neighbours as well as locals. You'll brief them directly, they'll quote a fixed price, and the build happens the same way it would for a Brisbane agency, just without the Brisbane overheads.
Coolum Beach's median age is 45, and 21.4% of residents are over 65, so yes, this matters more here than in a younger suburb. A well-built site uses larger type, strong contrast and a phone number that's tappable, not just visible, so it works for someone with reading glasses as easily as it does for the 25.9% of locals under 25 who expect it to load instantly on a phone. Good design here means both groups get to the same booking button without friction.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Coolum Beach businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Coolum Beach, by registered businesses in Sunshine Coast. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Construction
8,376
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Professional, scientific & technical services
5,346
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
4,953
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
3,645
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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