The Sunshine Coast commercial and industrial property market continued to tighten through August, with activity across Warana, Kunda Park, Noosaville, Buderim and the southern growth corridor reinforcing a broader trend: industrial land is becoming one of the Coast’s most strategically important property assets.

Unlike larger metropolitan markets, the Sunshine Coast has a relatively fragmented industrial land supply.

Established precincts such as Warana and Kunda Park remain tightly held, while newer employment areas around Aura, Caloundra West, Coolum and the wider northern corridor are increasingly important for accommodating future growth.

At the same time, continued residential expansion through Birtinya, Aura, Caloundra South and Maroochydore is creating substantial additional demand for trade services, logistics, medical property, bulky goods, food production, storage and local distribution.

August saw several notable industrial transactions, major development activity and one particularly important land release at Coolum.

Industrial property remains one of the Coast’s strongest-performing sectors

Industrial demand remains broad rather than concentrated in a single category.

The buyer and occupier pool includes:

• builders and construction businesses
• food production
• automotive operators
• marine businesses
• trade suppliers
• wholesalers
• e-commerce
• storage
• manufacturing
• logistics
• local distribution
• owner-occupiers
• private investors

That diversity is important.

The Sunshine Coast economy is no longer solely dependent on tourism and construction.

As the population grows, the local economy increasingly needs permanent employment infrastructure.

Industrial property is one of the clearest beneficiaries.

Warana remains one of the most tightly held industrial precincts on the Coast

Warana continues to attract strong attention because its location is extremely difficult to replicate.

The precinct sits close to:

• Kawana
• Birtinya
• Bokarina
• Buddina
• Mooloolaba
• the Sunshine Coast University Hospital
• Nicklin Way
• Kawana Way
• major residential catchments

A major August transaction occurred at 5 Machinery Avenue, Warana, which sold on 6 August.

The property comprises approximately 991 sqm and was marketed as a Bruce Highway-linked industrial site with two development approvals and a land area of approximately 5,677 sqm.

Large industrial sites of this size within Warana are increasingly rare.

That scarcity is one of the key forces driving redevelopment potential in the precinct.

Warana freehold supply continues to shrink

Another significant Warana property, 23 Production Avenue, sold just after the end of August on 3 September.

The site comprises approximately:

• 775 sqm of building
• 1,286 sqm of land
• warehouse and office accommodation
• secure freestanding freehold ownership

The property was marketed specifically as a rare opportunity to secure a freestanding facility within the tightly held Warana industrial precinct.

This is a useful indicator of the direction of the market.

Freehold industrial opportunities are becoming progressively harder to secure as smaller strata projects replace older large-format industrial sites.

12 Production Street, Noosaville sells for $3.85 million

One of the larger confirmed August industrial transactions occurred in Noosaville.

12 Production Street, Noosaville sold on 14 August for $3.85 million.

The property comprises approximately 1,100 sqm and was sold as a tenanted freehold industrial investment.

The tenant operates a bespoke cabinetry and design business.

The transaction reflects continuing investor appetite for well-located industrial assets with established tenancy income.

Noosaville remains a particularly constrained market.

Industrial land in the Noosa area is limited and replacement opportunities are difficult to create, giving established freehold properties a strong scarcity premium.

Buderim industrial property continues to attract owner-occupiers

At 36 Kayleigh Drive, Buderim, a freestanding food processing and cold storage property sold on 26 August.

The facility comprises approximately 413 sqm and includes processing and production areas suitable for food-related operations.

Food-grade industrial facilities are particularly difficult to replace because of the specialised infrastructure involved.

Properties of this type can attract strong demand from:

• food manufacturers
• commercial kitchens
• cold storage operators
• hospitality suppliers
• meat and seafood processing
• beverage businesses

The sale demonstrates how specialised industrial improvements can create value above the underlying building shell.

Kunda Park remains the geographic heart of Sunshine Coast industry

Kunda Park continues to play an important role because of its central location.

The precinct sits almost directly between the northern and southern Sunshine Coast markets and offers convenient access to the Bruce Highway.

A notable August transaction occurred at 4/10 Endeavour Drive, Kunda Park, which sold on 18 August for $950,000.

The industrial unit comprises approximately 204 sqm and includes:

• three-phase power
• truck accessibility
• modern office accommodation
• north-facing warehouse configuration

That equates to approximately $4,657 per sqm of building area before accounting for office fitout, common areas and strata attributes.

The rate highlights just how strongly smaller industrial properties can perform when owner-occupiers compete for limited stock.

Modern Kunda Park strata continues to sell through

The industrial development at 14–18 Tooronga Street, Kunda Park continued recording sales through 2026.

Units ranging from approximately 178 sqm to 547 sqm have been marketed within the project, with the estate reported as around 90% sold.

The development features modern office-warehouse product with wide driveways and easy access to the Bruce Highway.

This type of project represents an important structural shift in the Sunshine Coast industrial market.

Older large industrial properties are increasingly being supplemented by modern strata developments targeted at small and mid-sized owner-occupiers.

Bought & Sold

August produced a healthy spread of industrial property activity across the Coast.

5 Machinery Avenue, Warana

• Sold: 6 August 2026
• Building: approximately 991 sqm
• Site: approximately 5,677 sqm
• Two development approvals
• Strategic industrial holding within Warana

12 Production Street, Noosaville

• Sold: 14 August 2026
• Price: $3.85 million
• Building: approximately 1,100 sqm
• Tenanted freehold industrial investment
• Established cabinetry/design tenant

4/10 Endeavour Drive, Kunda Park

• Sold: 18 August 2026
• Price: $950,000
• Building: approximately 204 sqm
• Approximate rate: $4,657/sqm
• Three-phase power
• Direct truck access

36 Kayleigh Drive, Buderim

• Sold: 26 August 2026
• Building: approximately 413 sqm
• Freestanding industrial facility
• Food processing and cold storage infrastructure

1/61 Gateway Drive, Noosaville

• Sold: 3 August 2026
• Building: approximately 81 sqm
• Small industrial/commercial unit
• Noosaville employment precinct

14–18 Tooronga Street, Kunda Park

• Additional units continued selling during 2026
• Approximately 178–547 sqm
• Modern office/warehouse development
• Around 90% sold at time of marketing

Small industrial property remains highly liquid

One of the clearest patterns in these sales is the ongoing strength of smaller industrial units.

For many local businesses, industrial property ownership is increasingly viewed as part of the business strategy itself.

Rather than continuing to lease while industrial rents rise, business owners are seeking to acquire premises through company, trust or superannuation structures where appropriate.

This creates particularly deep demand for industrial properties in the:

100 sqm to 400 sqm range.

The strongest properties typically include:

• high-clearance roller doors
• small office components
• adequate parking
• easy truck access
• three-phase power
• good exposure
• secure complexes
• proximity to major roads

The Coolum industrial land release is one of August’s biggest Sunshine Coast stories

One of the most important industrial announcements during August came from Economic Development Queensland.

EDQ opened Expressions of Interest for Stage 2A of Coolum Industrial Park on 6 August.

The land release includes development-ready freehold lots ranging from approximately:

7,821 sqm to 2.375 hectares.

The land is zoned for High Impact Industry and is positioned close to:

• the Sunshine Motorway
• Bruce Highway
• Sunshine Coast Airport
• established industrial businesses

EDQ states that 24-hour operations may be possible subject to council approval.

This is significant because genuinely large industrial land parcels are becoming increasingly difficult to find on the Sunshine Coast.

Coolum could become increasingly important for larger industrial operators

Most established Sunshine Coast industrial precincts are dominated by relatively small sites.

That creates a problem for businesses requiring:

• substantial hardstand
• truck circulation
• large warehouse footprints
• manufacturing
• processing
• high-impact uses
• outdoor storage
• logistics facilities

Coolum Industrial Park is one of the relatively few locations capable of supporting larger operators.

The Stage 2A release therefore represents more than another industrial subdivision.

It provides strategic capacity for businesses that simply cannot fit within Kunda Park, Warana or Caloundra’s older industrial precincts.

The Sunshine Coast Airport remains a long-term industrial catalyst

Coolum’s proximity to Sunshine Coast Airport strengthens this opportunity further.

Airport-linked industrial precincts often generate demand from:

• aviation services
• logistics
• freight
• food production
• warehousing
• tourism supply chains
• engineering
• maintenance
• advanced manufacturing

As the airport and surrounding employment areas continue to develop, nearby industrial land should become increasingly strategically important.

Aura Business Park continues to develop into a major southern employment hub

Aura remains one of the Sunshine Coast’s biggest long-term commercial property stories.

The sheer scale of population growth in Caloundra South means employment land must develop alongside residential communities.

Industrial property within Aura Business Park is already attracting buyers seeking newer buildings, modern access and proximity to the Bruce Highway and Kawana Way.

A small industrial property at 7/14 Strong Street, Baringa sold during July for $700,000.

The unit comprises approximately 82 sqm and forms part of the Aura Business Park precinct.

The price demonstrates the premium that small, modern industrial property can achieve when positioned within a rapidly growing residential catchment.

Caloundra West industrial development remains active

Caloundra West continues to expand as an important southern industrial location.

Recent activity includes industrial properties in and around:

• Exeter Way
• Newing Way
• Baringa
• Aura Business Park

This market benefits from access to both established Caloundra and the enormous new population base emerging through Aura.

Over the long term, this should create demand not only for industrial property but for:

• trade retail
• bulky goods
• medical
• childcare
• office
• hospitality
• logistics
• vehicle services
• construction supply

Birtinya Central moves forward

One of the most important development applications lodged during August relates to Birtinya Central.

An application lodged on 13 August covers civil works for Stage 2 of the project around Innovation Parkway, Birtinya.

The works include:

• roads
• stormwater infrastructure
• earthworks
• signage
• four development lots
• three park lots

The applicant is Stockland Development Pty Ltd.

This is significant because Birtinya is already one of the Coast’s most important employment and health precincts.

Birtinya’s commercial importance continues to grow

The precinct is anchored by:

• Sunshine Coast University Hospital
• private medical facilities
• allied health
• retail
• residential development
• office space
• education
• hospitality

The combination creates one of the Sunshine Coast’s strongest mixed-use employment environments.

Further development around Birtinya Central should increase the density and diversity of the surrounding commercial market.

Health-related property remains a major Sunshine Coast growth sector

The Sunshine Coast has several structural drivers supporting medical property.

These include:

• population growth
• ageing demographics
• major hospital infrastructure
• expanding specialist services
• population migration from southern states
• new masterplanned communities

That creates demand for:

• GP clinics
• specialists
• allied health
• diagnostics
• pharmacy
• day surgery
• rehabilitation
• medical office space

Birtinya remains the most obvious hub, but demand is expanding throughout the region.

Maroochydore remains the Coast’s most important CBD redevelopment story

While industrial property dominated many of the August transactions, the long-term commercial story remains strongly linked to Maroochydore.

The new CBD continues to represent a major structural shift for the Sunshine Coast economy.

It is gradually creating a concentration of:

• premium offices
• government
• hospitality
• residential
• hotel
• retail
• technology
• professional services

This type of employment density is something the Sunshine Coast historically lacked.

As the CBD matures, it should improve the Coast’s ability to attract larger professional and corporate tenants that previously required a Brisbane presence.

The Sunshine Coast economy is becoming less dependent on Brisbane

This is a key point for commercial property investors.

Historically, a proportion of Sunshine Coast residents travelled south for employment.

That model is changing.

The continued expansion of:

• Maroochydore CBD
• Birtinya
• Aura
• the airport precinct
• Coolum industrial
• Kunda Park
• Warana
• Noosa employment areas

is creating a larger local employment base.

More local employment means greater demand for commercial property.

Development Applications, Approvals & Projects Progressing Through Planning

Several projects are particularly worth monitoring.

Birtinya Central – Stage 2

• Innovation Parkway, Birtinya
• Application lodged 13 August 2026
• Civil works
• Four development lots
• Three park lots
• Roads, stormwater, earthworks and signage
• Stockland Development Pty Ltd

Coolum Industrial Park – Stage 2A

• Research Street, Coolum Beach
• EOI opened 6 August 2026
• Industrial lots from approximately 7,821 sqm to 2.375 hectares
• High Impact Industry zoning
• Development-ready serviced land
• EDQ landholding

Warana industrial redevelopment opportunities

• 5 Machinery Avenue sold with two development approvals
• Approximately 5,677 sqm site
• Represents potential for further intensification of one of the Coast’s most constrained industrial precincts

Aura and Caloundra South employment land

Ongoing growth through Baringa and surrounding business precincts continues to create new opportunities for industrial, trade and service development.

Older industrial sites are becoming redevelopment opportunities

One of the next major phases for Sunshine Coast industrial property will likely involve redevelopment of existing sites.

Precincts such as Warana and Kunda Park contain older properties developed when land values were considerably lower.

Many have:

• low site coverage
• outdated offices
• large yards
• older workshops
• underutilised frontage

As land values increase, redevelopment into modern industrial strata or higher-density warehouse projects becomes increasingly viable.

Warana could see increasing intensification

Warana is particularly suited to this trend.

A large older industrial property might currently contain one business across a significant parcel of land.

Redevelopment could potentially create multiple smaller industrial units.

Given the depth of demand for smaller units, this can materially increase the overall value of the land.

The constraint is that once these large freehold sites are subdivided or strata titled, they effectively disappear from the large-format industrial market permanently.

This makes remaining freeholds increasingly valuable.

Noosa industrial land scarcity is even more pronounced

The Noosa region faces an even tighter industrial land problem.

Environmental constraints, planning controls and strong residential values limit new supply.

That means existing employment precincts such as Noosaville carry significant strategic value.

The $3.85 million sale of 12 Production Street demonstrates the strength of that market.

For businesses that need to operate within the Noosa catchment, relocation outside the area is often commercially impractical.

Industrial rents should remain supported by replacement costs

Construction costs remain elevated across Queensland.

That increases the rent required to justify new industrial development.

At the same time, land values remain strong.

The combination creates a higher replacement cost for new industrial buildings.

That tends to support rents in existing stock because tenants cannot easily move into cheaper new supply.

What developers and landowners should watch

Several themes are likely to remain important through the remainder of 2026.

Warana freehold scarcity

Large freehold industrial sites will become increasingly difficult to secure.

Coolum industrial expansion

The latest EDQ land release provides one of the Coast’s clearest opportunities for larger industrial operations.

Aura employment growth

Population growth in Caloundra South will continue creating commercial and industrial demand.

Birtinya Central

Further development will reinforce Birtinya as a major health and mixed-use employment precinct.

Kunda Park strata

Smaller industrial stock should remain attractive to owner-occupiers.

Noosa scarcity

Limited industrial supply will continue supporting established assets.

Redevelopment

Older, low-density industrial sites may increasingly be targeted for higher-intensity projects.

The bigger Sunshine Coast commercial property story

The most important thing happening on the Sunshine Coast is scale.

The region is becoming large enough to support a much deeper commercial economy.

That means the property market is shifting away from simply servicing local residents.

It is increasingly supporting genuine regional industries.

These include:

• healthcare
• logistics
• advanced manufacturing
• professional services
• food production
• technology
• aviation
• education
• construction
• tourism
• retail distribution

That shift creates a much broader base of commercial property demand.

What this means for Sunshine Coast property projects

For developers and landowners, the opportunity is increasingly about making scarce land work harder and communicating future value earlier.

Strong property positioning can help:

• demonstrate development potential
• increase perceived land value
• support pre-leasing
• secure buyers before completion
• explain masterplanned commercial precincts
• communicate access and infrastructure
• simplify complex development proposals
• create investor confidence
• support DA and stakeholder engagement
• differentiate projects from competing supply

As the Sunshine Coast becomes more constrained, clarity around what a site can become is increasingly valuable in its own right.

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