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QLD · Livingstone Council

Cooee Bay, 4703

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Updated

Desirability score

34.6/100
Below average

1037th in QLD

58% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • High desirability
What Cooee Bay is known for: Green suburb, High desirability

Suburb profile

In Livingstone, Cooee Bay keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play.

Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and housing affordability lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in safety. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
942
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$1,210
Dwelling vacancy
18.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
97 of 520
Median monthly mortgage
$1,500
Employment rate
55.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
42 / 31 / 78

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$520

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
30
Against the person
7
Against property
14
Rate per 1,000 residents
31.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 135 residents
State safety percentile
32.7th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+1.4%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Assault82
  • Drug Offences119
  • Good Order Offences85
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)168
  • Traffic And Related Offences108

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

Amenities

10 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Gregory St near Percy Ford StBus stop
  • The Sisters Coffee BarCafe
  • Flinders ParkPark
  • Playground
  • Sports centre (2)
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (2)
  • Telephone

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Brian Dorey ParkPark
  • Daniel ParkPark
  • Flinders ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
5

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
34.6/100 — Below average
National rank
4469th in Australia
State rank
1037th in QLD
Peer rank
#225 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#573 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
58%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Flinders Parkamenitiespark
  • Gregory St near Percy Ford Stamenitiesbus_stop
  • Playgroundamenitiesplayground
  • Sports centreamenitiessports_centre
  • Sports centreamenitiessports_centre
  • Sports fieldamenitiespitch
  • Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
  • Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
  • Telephoneamenitiestelephone
  • The Sisters Coffee Baramenitiescafe

Data sources & freshness

More in Livingstone Council

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