Suburb · Sunshine Coast
A narrow strip between Mooloolaba and Maroochydore, facing the open surf, with units, holiday apartments and some houses.
Garage Door Repair Sunshine Coast repairs garage doors in Alexandra Headland and across the Sunshine Coast.
Alexandra Headland is the fourth-closest of the 34 places on this site to the coast, at 0.6 km. Its nearest measured neighbours are Cotton Tree, 2.0 km away, and Mooloolaba, 2.1 km away. Their centres are 0.3 km and 1.0 km from the coast. At 1.9 km from Maroochydore, it is one of the shortest travel distances on this site.
The headland faces the open surf, and sea spray forms mainly where waves break (Wikipedia, 'Sea spray', read 14 October 2026). Galvanised or coated springs and stainless fixings are worth the extra cost here. A holiday unit that sits empty through winter can have a door that binds on its first run, so watch that run and stop the door if it drags.
| Elevation, centre of Alexandra Headland | around 34 m |
|---|---|
| Height range, 250 m around the centre | 10–34 m |
| From the centre to the coastline | 0.6 km in a straight line |
| From the centre to the Maroochy River | 1.8 km in a straight line |
| Distance to central Maroochydore | 1.9 km in a straight line |
| Named streets in Alexandra Headland | Alexandra Parade, Buderim Avenue, Sugar Road and Mooloolaba Road |
| Green spaces on OpenStreetMap | Nelson Park, Cooloolathin Park and Buhk Family Park |
| Source and date | Copernicus 90 m model at the centre and eight points 250 m out; straight lines from the centre on OpenStreetMap; 14 October 2026 |
The 2021 Census counted 1,803 occupied homes in Alexandra Headland: 36% separate houses (39 points below the Queensland figure of 74.8%), 8% townhouses or semi-detached homes, and 53% flats or apartments. Mooloolaba, the nearest measured neighbour, has 39% separate houses.
So most garage doors in Alexandra Headland belong to a building, not a house: a shared car-park door that the strata or building manager books for repair. It carries every resident's car, so treat it as a commercial door.
Only 16% of households had three or more vehicles (median 19% across the 33 places on this site), but a shared door carries the whole building's cars, so it uses up its spring's rated cycles far faster.
Source: ABS Census 2021 tables G36 and G34 for the ABS suburb Alexandra Headland (SAL30030), read through the ABS Data API on 14 October 2026, with our own working. ABS QuickStats.
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