- Signs stored within 20 km: 336 (313 from council or planning approvals for signs; 23 from operators' published sign lists).
- Within 5 km of the centre: 88.
- Traffic counts held: 166, 81 of them at 20,000+ vehicles a day.
- Busiest counted road: Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), 88,387 vehicles a day.
- Busy roads with no stored sign within 1 km: Glass House Mountains Road.
- Most signs near one road: Nicklin Way, 63.
- People in the districts inside the radius: about 314,100.
Busiest counted roads
| Road | Vehicles a day | Signs within 1 km | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie) | 88,387 | 19 | |
| Nicklin Way | 73,188 | 63 | |
| Sunshine Motorway (Mooloolaba - Peregian) | 69,567 | 41 | Motorway reserve |
| Sunshine Motorway (Tanawha - Mooloolaba) | 62,416 | 18 | Motorway reserve |
| Caloundra Road | 52,264 | 34 | |
| Maroochydore Road | 44,608 | 31 | |
| Nambour Connection Road | 34,063 | 25 | |
| Maroochydore - Mooloolaba Road | 28,258 | 33 | |
| Kawana Way | 28,111 | 26 | |
| Yandina - Coolum Road | 22,902 | 15 |
Where the signs are
Nicklin Way (63), Sunshine Motorway (Mooloolaba - Peregian) (41), Mooloolaba Road (35), Caloundra Road (34), Maroochydore - Noosa Road (34) and Maroochydore - Mooloolaba Road (33).
| From the centre | Signs |
|---|---|
| Under 2 km | 9 |
| 2 km to 5 km | 79 |
| 5 km to 10 km | 72 |
| 10 km to 20 km | 176 |
| Vehicles a day | Counts | No sign within 1 km |
|---|---|---|
| 20,000 to 50,000 | 64 | 2 |
| 50,000 to 100,000 | 17 | 0 |
| 100,000+ | 0 | 0 |
Biggest districts: Maroochydore - Kuluin (24,700), Nambour (23,800) and Caloundra West - Baringa (19,400).
Sign rules: Queensland
- Employment, industrial, commercial, centre and mixed-use zones generally take advertising; residential, open space and heritage zones drop out.
- Motorway reserves are left out. A new face under 75 m from a held sign ranks lower; 75 to 150 m is flagged.
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Last updated: 14 November 2026. Guide only. Confirm all results with a council planner before you rely on them.