Low business costs make the Sunshine Coast a highly cost-effective business location:

• Lowest basic flat payroll tax rate of any Australian state or territory – and total taxation in 2016/2017 estimated at $766 less per person than the average of any Australian state and territory.
• Lowest average worker compensation premiums across the main eastern states of Australia.
• More affordable industrial land prices – more than 50% lower than other Australian capital cities on the eastern seaboard.
• Lower prices for commercial office space – almost 40% lower than Brisbane CBD costs.