Coochin vs Maroon

Maroon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Coochin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maroon, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Maroon tends to suit couples.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Coochin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Coochin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Coochin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (100.7 km vs 116.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (86 min vs 99 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Coochin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.8% vs 2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coochin and Maroon 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 Maroon
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 Maroon
Walkability 0 / 0
Coochin — Walkability: 0/100 Maroon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 66
Coochin — Safety: 66/100 Maroon — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 28
Coochin — Low fire risk: 100/100 Maroon — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Coochin has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $61,256); Maroon has more residents (152 vs 115).

Coochin Maroon
Population 115 152
+32% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.8% +2.0%
Median age 54 49
Median household income $97,500/yr
+37% vs other
 $61,256/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+5% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coochin Maroon
0-4 5.2% / 4.6%
Coochin — 0-4: 5.2% Maroon — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 8.7% / 13.2%
Coochin — 5-14: 8.7% Maroon — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 4.3% / 5.9%
Coochin — 15-19: 4.3% Maroon — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 3.5% / 2.0%
Coochin — 20-24: 3.5% Maroon — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 12.2% / 9.2%
Coochin — 25-34: 12.2% Maroon — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 2.6% / 11.8%
Coochin — 35-44: 2.6% Maroon — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 19.1% / 12.5%
Coochin — 45-54: 19.1% Maroon — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 20.0% / 19.7%
Coochin — 55-64: 20.0% Maroon — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 13.9% / 19.7%
Coochin — 65-74: 13.9% Maroon — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 7.8% / 5.3%
Coochin — 75-84: 7.8% Maroon — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Coochin — 85+: not among its largest Maroon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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 Maroon
New Zealand 3.5% / 6.6%
Coochin — New Zealand: 3.5% Maroon — New Zealand: 6.6%
England 6.1% / 3.3%
Coochin — England: 6.1% Maroon — England: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coochin 40.0% couple families
Coochin — Couple Families: 40.0% Coochin — Lone Person: 40.0% Coochin — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Maroon 50.0% couple families
Maroon — Couple Families: 50.0% Maroon — Lone Person: 37.5% Maroon — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coochin 89.6% houses
Coochin — Houses: 89.6% Coochin — Flats / Apartments: 10.4% Coochin — Townhouses: 0.0%
Maroon 88.9% houses
Maroon — Houses: 88.9% Maroon — Flats / Apartments: 6.3% Maroon — Townhouses: 4.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Coochin Maroon
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 15.8%
Coochin — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Maroon — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 7.2%
Coochin — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Maroon — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.9%
Coochin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Maroon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.1% / —
Coochin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.1% Maroon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.6%
Coochin — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Maroon — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coochin 7.1% renting
Coochin — Owned Outright: 59.5% Coochin — Mortgage: 33.3% Coochin — Renting: 7.1%
Maroon 13.0% renting
Maroon — Owned Outright: 66.7% Maroon — Mortgage: 20.4% Maroon — Renting: 13.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Coochin Maroon
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Coochin Maroon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Coochin Maroon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Maroon carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 0).

Coochin Maroon
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
72/100
Crime Low
34/100
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coochin Maroon
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Coochin

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

Schools in Maroon

  • Maroon State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coochin Maroon
Waterways 3 16

Mobility

Maroon sits further from the CBD (116.3 km vs 100.7 km).

Coochin Maroon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 100.7 km 116.3 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 99 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4310
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4310
same for both

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 Maroon
Car (driver) 70.0% / 68.0%
Coochin — Car (driver): 70.0% Maroon — Car (driver): 68.0%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 16.0%
Coochin — Worked from Home: 30.0% Maroon — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Walked Only — / 16.0%
Coochin — Walked Only: not among its largest Maroon — Walked Only: 16.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Coochin Maroon
Elevation 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 229 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coochin Maroon
Connectivity score 28/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Coochin Maroon
Annual rainfall 1,016 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Coochin Maroon
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Coochin Maroon
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Coochin

Rural

Maroon

Retirees River Rural

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