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QLD · Gold Coast Council
Upper Coomera, 4209
Est. population · Jun 2025
31,478
Growth (1 yr)
+0.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+7.3%
Median age
33
Median income
$1,991/wk
Employment rate
65.7%
Languages at home
11.6%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Punjabi, Korean
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Upper Coomera is a practical larger suburb in Gold Coast Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. The community skews younger, with plenty of young families in the mix. The suburb has a clear multicultural mix alongside longer-term local households.
Fitness and outdoor sport options are a real part of local life, not just a distant club trip away. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Among similar metro suburbs, the suburb earns a good desirability read, with schools and education, plus community and employment the standout strengths.
At a glance
Upper Coomera snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$820/wk
Population (ERP)
31,478
+0.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.6%
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
#60
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
24th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
41st
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
45th
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
- 67.0/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 7% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 406th in Australia
- State rank
- 100th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #60 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #80 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $820
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
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
31,478(June 2025)
+0.9% annual · +7.3% over 5 years · 41th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.9%
- 5-year growth
- +7.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +290
- Change in 5 years
- +2,150
- Growth rank in QLD
- 41th 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 (~35,900), extrapolated at +2.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 27,180
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income / week
- $1,991
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 312 of 8,704
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,939
- Employment rate
- 65.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6,774 / 1,533 / 21 (+ 50 other)
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 · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 935
- Against the person
- 182
- Against property
- 505
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 29.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 149 residents
- State safety percentile
- 24th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +2.8%
Most common offence types
- Assault265
- Drug Offences370
- Other Property Damage199
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)819
- Traffic And Related Offences243
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 995
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 45th
School list
- Upper Coomera State CollegeCombined · Government · ICSEA 964 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 1,682 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Highland Reserve State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1026 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 899 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
5 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Coomera Clubhousekindergarten
- Coomera Clubhousekindergarten
- childcarechildcare
- kindergartenkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
72 public transport stops in this suburb
- Heathwood Dr near Koala Town Rd
- Heathwood Dr near Koala Town Rd
- Reserve Rd at Dreamtime Zone
- Reserve Road at Abraham Rd
- Reserve Road at Hargraves Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
167 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 4 playgrounds · 1 dog parks · 92 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 104 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 72 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 98 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 63/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.07
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.15
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 3.83
Food & drink(4)
- BrewlisciousCafe
- Cafe TwoCafe
- The Wattle HotelPub
- Pizza TemptationsRestaurant
Shopping(1)
- Highland Reserve Convenience StoreSupermarket
Community(2)
- Childcare
- Upper Coomera State CollegeSchool
Health & services(1)
- Brygon Medical CentreMedical clinic
Sport & outdoors(129)
- Dog park
- Amberwood Drive ReservePark
- Bushgum Crescent ReservePark
- C J Edward ParkPark
- Diamond Sands ReservePark
- Highland Reserve ParkPark
- Park (22)
- Prolific Place ReservePark
- Prominent ParkPark
- Reserve Road ReservePark
- Roe Street ReservePark
- Playground (4)
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (92)
Transport(9)
9 bus stops
Other(9)
- Bbq
- Ascendency Way ReserveCommon
- Hostel
Gannon Way
- Parking (7)
- Petrol station
- Gold Coast City CouncilPublic toilets
- Public toilets
- Shelter (7)
- BMX TrackTrack
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
34 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Abraham ParkPark
- Amberwood Drive ReservePark
- Baker Creek ParklandsPark
- Bushgum Crescent ReservePark
- C J Edward ParkPark
- Charles Crossing ParkPark
- Clydesdale ParkPark
- Coomera Springs Boulevard ParkPark
- Coomera Springs Secondary Habitat CorridorPark
- Diamond Sands ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 142
- Parks (OSM)
- 104
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 — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 11
- Nearest hospital
- Emergency (13.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- AmcalPharmacy
- Brygon Medical CentreDoctor
- ChemproHargraves RoadPharmacy
- Coomera City Medical CentreDoctor
- Haan Health Medical CentreClinic
- PharmacyPharmacy
- QscanMedical_Imaging
- Rise Sleep HealthClinic
- Sullivan Nicholaides pathologyDoctor
- UC DentalDentist
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 1,060
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 33.7
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
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 · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Forde
- Member of Parliament
- Rowan HOLZBERGER (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 134,005
- Turnout (2025)
- 85.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +6.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 48.2%Labor 51.8%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 12.5 km away).
Coalition 48.8%Labor 51.2%
0.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Upper Coomera NorthLabor 53.7% · Coalition 46.3% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- Upper CoomeraLabor 48.7% · Coalition 51.3% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- Oxenford (Forde)Labor 46.9% · Coalition 53.1% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
- Coomera SpringsLabor 52.3% · Coalition 47.7% TPP (2025)3.6 km away
- Pimpama (Forde)Labor 52.8% · Coalition 47.2% TPP (2025)6.9 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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