Coochin Creek vs Golden Beach

Coochin Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 55 in Golden Beach. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Coochin Creek, most households are couple families. In Golden Beach, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coochin Creek tends to suit young adults and couples, while Golden Beach suits people living alone and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Coochin Creek has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 56%)
  • Golden Beach has more parks and reserves (12 vs 4)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Coochin Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Coochin Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 35%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Coochin Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (78.3 km vs 92.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (70 min vs 82 min)
  • But Golden Beach is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Golden Beach

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 99/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 26%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Golden Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.3% vs -9.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coochin Creek and Golden Beach drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Walkability 0 / 50
Coochin Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Golden Beach — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 1 / 57
Coochin Creek — Safety: 1/100 Golden Beach — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 56 / 100
Coochin Creek — Low fire risk: 56/100 Golden Beach — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Golden Beach has more residents (5,646 vs 76); Coochin Creek has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $60,008).

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Population 76 5,646
+7329% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.5% +1.3%
Median age 41 55
Median household income $84,448/yr
+29% vs other
 $60,008/yr
Median weekly rent $395/wk $400/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
0-4 — / 3.0%
Coochin Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Golden Beach — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 7.9% / 8.7%
Coochin Creek — 5-14: 7.9% Golden Beach — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 — / 4.3%
Coochin Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Golden Beach — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 11.8% / 3.3%
Coochin Creek — 20-24: 11.8% Golden Beach — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 15.8% / 6.5%
Coochin Creek — 25-34: 15.8% Golden Beach — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 10.5% / 10.1%
Coochin Creek — 35-44: 10.5% Golden Beach — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 9.2% / 13.0%
Coochin Creek — 45-54: 9.2% Golden Beach — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 15.8% / 15.2%
Coochin Creek — 55-64: 15.8% Golden Beach — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 15.8% / 18.2%
Coochin Creek — 65-74: 15.8% Golden Beach — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 10.5% / 12.5%
Coochin Creek — 75-84: 10.5% Golden Beach — 75-84: 12.5%
85+ — / 5.2%
Coochin Creek — 85+: not among its largest Golden Beach — 85+: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coochin Creek 36.4% lone person
Coochin Creek — Lone Person: 36.4% Coochin Creek — Couple Families: 63.6% Coochin Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coochin Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Coochin Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Golden Beach 52.3% lone person
Golden Beach — Lone Person: 52.3% Golden Beach — Couple Families: 24.0% Golden Beach — One Parent Families: 16.1% Golden Beach — Group Household: 6.2% Golden Beach — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coochin Creek 26.3% renting
Coochin Creek — Owned Outright: 31.6% Coochin Creek — Mortgage: 42.1% Coochin Creek — Renting: 26.3%
Golden Beach 32.3% renting
Golden Beach — Owned Outright: 48.4% Golden Beach — Mortgage: 19.4% Golden Beach — Renting: 32.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
England 5.3% / 5.1%
Coochin Creek — England: 5.3% Golden Beach — England: 5.1%
New Zealand — / 3.8%
Coochin Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Golden Beach — New Zealand: 3.8%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Coochin Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Golden Beach — South Africa: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Coochin Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Golden Beach — Scotland: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Coochin Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Golden Beach — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Certificate III & IV 6.6% / 17.7%
Coochin Creek — Certificate III & IV: 6.6% Golden Beach — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 10.1%
Coochin Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Golden Beach — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 8.6%
Coochin Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Golden Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.8%
Coochin Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Golden Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Coochin Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Golden Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coochin Creek 100.0% houses
Coochin Creek — Houses: 100.0% Coochin Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Coochin Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Golden Beach 56.5% houses
Golden Beach — Houses: 56.5% Golden Beach — Flats / Apartments: 30.9% Golden Beach — Townhouses: 12.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Median house price — $1,290,000
Median unit price — $870,000
Median land price — $1,200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 96 sales

Development activity

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Houses — 3.1%
$788/wk on $1.34M
Units — 3.8%
$700/wk on $950K

Ranking within QLD

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 12% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 24% of QLD

Liveability

Golden Beach is more walkable (50 vs 0).

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Grade — B
Score — 60/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Coochin Creek carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0); Coochin Creek carries more crime risk (99 vs 43).

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
99/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
23/100
 High
82/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Coochin Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Golden Beach

  • Golden Beach State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Cafes & restaurants 2 7
Parks & reserves 4 12
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 14 1

Mobility

Golden Beach sits further from the CBD (92.6 km vs 78.3 km).

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Walkability score 0/100 50/100
Distance to Brisbane 78.3 km 92.6 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 82 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4519
 1.0%
postcode 4551
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 4519
 72
postcode 4551

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Car (driver) 89.3% / 75.1%
Coochin Creek — Car (driver): 89.3% Golden Beach — Car (driver): 75.1%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 15.5%
Coochin Creek — Worked from Home: 10.7% Golden Beach — Worked from Home: 15.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Coochin Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Golden Beach — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only — / 2.6%
Coochin Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Golden Beach — Walked Only: 2.6%
Bicycle — / 1.3%
Coochin Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Golden Beach — Bicycle: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.3%).

Setting

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.8 km 293 m
951 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Connectivity score 18/100 77/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 33%
3,921 premises

Climate

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Annual rainfall 1,052 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Division Fisher
same for both
Member Andrew Wallace
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coochin Creek Golden Beach
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coochin Creek

Coastal Retirees Rural

Golden Beach

Beach Coastal Parks Retirees

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