How much does a cremation cost on the Sunshine Coast?

8 funeral providers within 35 km of the Sunshine Coast publish a direct cremation price on their own website, from $1,399 to $6,878. That is fewer than the 12 needed for a median, so every published price is shown on this page instead. Updated 26 September 2026.

Or see every funeral director on the Sunshine Coast.

Published direct cremation prices on the Sunshine Coast

$1,399 to $6,878

Fewer than 12 providers publish a price, so there is no median. This is the full range.

8 providers within 35 km, one price each. Updated 26 September 2026. Australian dollars.

Direct cremation prices on the Sunshine Coast

A direct cremation is a cremation with no funeral service. It is the simplest and usually the lowest-cost arrangement, and the one most providers publish a price for.

  • 38%

    of the Sunshine Coast providers say their price includes the crematorium fee.

    3 of 8. The rest do not confirm it, so ask each provider.

  • 4×

    The most expensive provider on the Sunshine Coast starts at more than four times the cheapest.

    From $1,399 to $6,878 for broadly the same service. Each provider counts once, at its lowest published price.

  • 5 of 8

    prices were checked again on 23 September 2026.

    The others were last checked earlier, the oldest on 3 June 2026.

Every published price on the Sunshine Coast, one dot per provider

Each dot is one provider's advertised starting price. Prices are grouped in 250-dollar steps (500 on a phone), so a taller stack means more providers charge that price.

Price says the crematorium fee is included (3)Not confirmed as included (5)

Every price was read from the provider's own website, and a provider with several branches in the area counts once.

How the Sunshine Coast compares

The same measure for the Sunshine Coast, all of Queensland and Australia, on one scale.

  1. Sunshine Coast

    8 providers within 35 km

    $1,399 to $6,878

    Full advertised range, too few providers for a median

  2. Queensland

    80 providers statewide

    Median $3,260, middle half $2,628 to $4,470.

    Half advertise $2,628 to $4,470

  3. Australia

    296 providers nationally

    Median $3,648, middle half $2,890 to $4,650.

    Half advertise $2,890 to $4,650

The dot is the median and the shaded bar is the middle half of published prices. A place with too few providers for a median shows its full range instead.

Cremation and burial on the Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast funeral directors cover a long stretch of coast and hinterland, from Caloundra to Noosa and inland to Nambour and Maleny. Travel to collect the person, or to a chapel or cemetery some distance away, adds to the total, so ask for it as its own line.

  • Cremation on the Sunshine Coast

    Buderim Crematorium and Memorial Gardens on Mooloolaba Road is part of the Premier Funerals Group. Its website directs pricing questions to Premier Funerals Sunshine Coast, so ask your funeral director whether the crematorium fee is in the price you are quoted.

  • Burial on the Sunshine Coast

    Sunshine Coast Council runs the public cemeteries, including Buderim and Yandina, and sets its fees each financial year. The council bills the grave and the interment itself, separately from the funeral director.

Local facts checked September 2026 against: Buderim Crematorium and Memorial Gardens (buderimcrematorium.com.au); Fees and charges, Sunshine Coast Council (sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/pay-and-apply/fees-and-charges).

Find a funeral director on the Sunshine Coast

Search by suburb or postcode to see the funeral directors closest to you, with their published prices where they have one.

Most listed: Nambour, Noosa Heads, Tewantin, Buderim, Caloundra, Caloundra West, Currimundi, Kunda Park

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Common questions

How much does a direct cremation cost on the Sunshine Coast?
8 funeral providers within 35 km of the Sunshine Coast publish a direct cremation price on their own website, from $1,399 to $6,878. That is fewer than the 12 needed for a median, so every published price is shown on this page instead.
Do Sunshine Coast prices include the crematorium fee?
Not always. Of the 8 prices counted, 3 say the crematorium's own fee is included and 5 do not confirm it. Ask each provider whether the crematorium fee is inside the price or charged on top.
Is there a crematorium on the Sunshine Coast?
Yes. Buderim Crematorium and Memorial Gardens is at 390 Mooloolaba Road, Buderim. It is part of the Premier Funerals Group, and its website directs pricing questions to Premier Funerals Sunshine Coast.
Who runs the public cemeteries on the Sunshine Coast?
Sunshine Coast Council runs the public cemeteries, including Buderim and Yandina, and sets its cemetery fees each financial year.
Is the lowest price the price I will pay?
No. It is the lowest starting price a provider publishes. Your total depends on the provider, the coffin, how far away the person is collected from, work at night or on weekends, and fees paid to others, like the crematorium and the doctor. Ask for an itemised written quote.

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