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QLD · Gold Coast Council

Coomera, 4209

Est. population · Jun 2025

24,214

Growth (1 yr)

+2.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+24.5%

Median age

29

Median income

$1,930/wk

Employment rate

65.3%

University qualified

17.7%

Work from home

12.6%

Languages at home

14.7%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Korean, Punjabi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

48.6/100
Average

Top 28% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 81% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Green suburb
  • Outer suburban
What Coomera is known for: Beach, Green suburb, Outer suburban

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Suburb profile

Coomera is an outer metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Gold Coast Council. It is primarily residential, without a particularly distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs. Childcare access is an exceptional strength, and open-space access is better than in most comparable places. Green cover is an exceptional strength, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places. Median rents are a relative weakness, with median rents 13% above the peer median.

Coomera's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (215)

Strengths

  • Childcare access is a relative strength
  • Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Median rents are a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Sandy Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Coomera compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$750/wk

Population (ERP)

24,214

+2.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.5%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#40

among Metro Brisbane · Growth area

Crime rate

25th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

85th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

55%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

47th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
48.6/100 — Average
State standing
Top 28% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2287th in Australia
State rank
420th in QLD
Peer rank
#40 among Metro Brisbane · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#233 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
81%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$750

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

24,214(June 2025)

+2.6% annual · +24.5% over 5 years · 85th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.6%
5-year growth
+24.5%
Change in 1 year
+609
Change in 5 years
+4,761
Growth rank in QLD
85th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~34,400), extrapolated at +7.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
20,225
Median age
29
Median household income / week
$1,930
Dwelling vacancy
4.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
294 of 6,502
Median monthly mortgage
$2,000
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$450
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
10.2% / 35% / 54.8%
Employment rate
65.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.6% / 1.8% / 71.5%
Walked or cycled to work
0.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
4,522 / 1,623 / 38 (+ 3 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

17.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 21.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified17.7% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified12.3% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational21.2% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below48.8% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce24.8%
  • Society and culture14.8%
  • Engineering and related technologies14.1%
  • Health11.4%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services10.1%
  • Architecture and building7.2%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$58,233

63rd percentile in QLD · -1% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$62,719

59th percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
7.0%

6th percentile in QLD · -49% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$37,946

10th percentile in QLD · -40% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

54th percentile in QLD · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4209 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
50,875
Taxpayers reporting net rent
3,798
Median net rent
-$2,083
Taxpayers reporting business income
5,574
Taxable income vs state median
+5%
Salary / wages vs state median
+3%
Rental investment vs state median
-36%
Super vs state median
-45%
Business income vs state median
+10%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

14.7% speak a language other than English at home; 31.8% born overseas

Language at home
15,949 English only · 2,753 other
Non-English at home
14.7%
Born overseas
5,971 (31.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
687 (3.4%)
Australian citizens
15,089
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
34

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin172 · 15.9%
  • Korean119 · 11%
  • Punjabi91 · 8.4%
  • Spanish56 · 5.2%
  • Cantonese54 · 5%
  • Afrikaans53 · 4.9%
  • Hindi40 · 3.7%
  • Samoan39 · 3.6%

Religion

47.1%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 47.1%, while Christianity accounts for 38.6%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion47.1%40.7%
Christianity38.6%45.7%
Other / not stated14.3%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic15.6%18.6%
Anglican9.3%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)4%3.1%
Uniting Church2.1%3.6%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4209, which is shared with other suburbs.

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

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
887
Against the person
167
Against property
474
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
48.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 121 residents
State crime-rate percentile
25.2th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+4.2%

Most common offence types

  • Assault85
  • Drug Offences128
  • Other Property Damage67
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)264
  • Traffic And Related Offences85

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
5
Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
1,001
Median ICSEA percentile
47th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
7
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
4
School list
  • Coomera State Special SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1005 · 49th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 278 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Picnic Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 996 · 45th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 886 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Coomera Rivers State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1001 · 47th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 819 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Foxwell State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 997 · 46th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 1,123 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • St Joseph's CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1039 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 1,299 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Coombabah SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Coomera Rivers SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Coomera Springs SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Coomera SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Foxwell State Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Gainsborough SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Helensvale SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Picnic Creek SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Pimpama State Primary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Pimpama State Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

7 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Beattie Road Childrens Centrekindergarten
  • Milestones Earling Learning CoomeraFoxwell Roadchildcare
  • Milestones Early Learning Coomera - Amity RoadAmity Roadchildcare
  • Playschool Early Learning Centrekindergarten
  • kindergartenkindergarten
  • kindergartenGunther Avenuekindergarten
  • kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

64 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Beattie Rd at Ford Road
  • Beattie Rd at Ford Road
  • Colman Rd near Ragamuffin Dr W
  • Dreamworld
  • Dreamworld Pkwy at Foxwell Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

113 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 6 playgrounds · 1 swimming pools · 1 beaches · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Reasonably walkable — many shops and services reachable on foot or by bus
  • Great for outdoor family life — 90 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 64 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 8 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
57/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.05
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.05
Parks per 1,000 residents
4.45
Food & drink(1)
  • StarbucksCafe
Shopping(2)
  • Convenience store
  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(1)
  • Coles Express CoomeraPetrol station

    233 Foxwell Road

Community(10)
  • Milestones Earling Learning CoomeraChildcare

    377 Foxwell Road, Coomera

  • Milestones Early Learning Coomera - Amity RoadChildcare

    38 Amity Road, Coomera

  • Resident's ClubCommunity centre
  • Kindergarten

    42 Gunther Avenue, Coomera

  • Kindergarten (2)
  • Playschool Early Learning CentreKindergarten
  • Coomera Rivers State SchoolSchool
  • Foxwell State Secondary SchoolSchool

    282 Foxwell Road, Coomera

  • Picnic Creek State SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(49)
  • BBQ (2)
  • Sandy BeachBeach
  • Coomera Connector Shared PathwayCycling route
  • Eagle Tree ParkPark

    Foreshore Street, Coomera

  • Foreshore ParkPark

    Coomera

  • Outlook ParkPark

    Alexandrina Street, Coomera

  • Park (33)
  • Playground (6)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Entertainment(2)
  • Viewpoint (2)
Transport(14)

14 bus stops

Other(8)
  • Bench (2)
  • Oaky Bay ApartmentsBicycle Parking
  • Common (2)
  • Parking (15)
  • Picnic Table (4)
  • Shelter (8)
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Waste Basket

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

5 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Coomera Colts Soccer Club

    Soccer · +61 7 5573 3377

  • Coomera Crushers Rugby Union Club

    Rugby Union

  • Coomera Cutters Junior Rugby League Club

    Rugby League

  • Coomera Magpies Australian Football Club

    Australian Rules Football

  • Northern Gold Coast Touch Association

    Touch Football · +61 490 052 062

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

14 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Colman Family ParkPark
  • Colman Road ReservePark
  • Eagle Tree ParkPark
  • Foreshore ParkPark
  • Fortune North ReservePark
  • Fortune South ReservePark
  • Outlook ParkPark
  • Piccolo CommonPark
  • Pinetum ParkPark
  • Ragamuffin Drive ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
17.4%
Woodland / forest cover
11.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
111
Parks (OSM)
90
Typical summer maximum
28°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
5
Nearest hospital
Emergency (13.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
3

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Chemist WarehousePharmacy
  • Coomera Waters PharmacyHarbour Village ParadePharmacy
  • Elite MedClinic
  • Pacific Smiles DentalDentist
  • Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
Aged-care services
  • PresCare Community Care - Gold Coast CACPCOOMERAHome Care
  • PresCare Community Care - Mt Tamborine CACPCOOMERAHome Care
  • PresCare Community Care - Mt Tamborine EACHDCOOMERAHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
868
Participants per 1,000 residents
35.8

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
28° / 18°
Rainfall
493 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 14°
Rainfall
343 mm · ~43 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 7°
Rainfall
144 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
249 mm · ~31 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from QLD coordinated projects (lodged 2020–2026).

1 planning-related records

Other· 1 proposal
  • Gold Coast International Marine Precinct
    Integrated marine industry facility on 64-hectare site.Completed EIS project

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Fadden
Member of Parliament
Cameron CALDWELL (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
135,733
Turnout (2025)
87.1%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 56.9%Labor 43.1%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 6.3 km away).

Coalition 47.0%Labor 53.0%

9.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Coomera NorthLabor 53.4% · Coalition 46.6% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Coomera EastLabor 50.2% · Coalition 49.8% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • Pimpama EastLabor 56.3% · Coalition 43.7% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • CoomeraLabor 50.3% · Coalition 49.7% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
  • Pimpama CentralLabor 58.0% · Coalition 42.0% TPP (2025)3.5 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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