MRI near Maleny, QLD

There is no MRI scanner in Maleny. The nearest one is at Nambour General Hospital in Nambour, about 19 km away, roughly 37 minutes by road. After that, the options are Sunshine Coast Radiology Nambour in Nambour (19 km) and I-MED Radiology Buderim Private Hospital in Buderim (26 km).

There are 112 MRI practices within 200 km of Maleny altogether — the five listed are simply the nearest.

Nambour General Hospital, I-MED Radiology Buderim Private Hospital and Iq Radiology Services Pty Ltd — Birtinya are on the Government's Medicare-eligible MRI list (last updated 17 February 2026); Sunshine Coast Radiology Nambour and Sunshine Coast Radiology Maroochydore - Wises Rd are accredited for MRI but not on that list, so a scan there may not attract a rebate.

Maleny is not without imaging — x-ray, ultrasound and CT are available in town. The town page lists everything Maleny has.

To put 19 km in context: of the 1062 QLD towns we hold, 271 are further than Maleny from a MRI service. It is a real trip, and worth planning as one.

Across Queensland, 140 practices are accredited for MRI and 71 of those are outside the capital. That is the arithmetic behind the distance above — MRI is not spread evenly, and Maleny sits in one of the gaps.

The register has these accreditations running to: Nambour General Hospital to 31 May 2027, Sunshine Coast Radiology Nambour to 30 November 2026 and I-MED Radiology Buderim Private Hospital to 31 July 2027. We drop a modality the day its accreditation lapses, so if it is listed above it is current.

Of the five practices listed, four publish a phone number, all have a website and one lists opening hours. Ring before you go rather than assuming — hours move, and not every accredited scan runs every day.