Cooee Bay vs Yeppoon

Comparing Cooee Bay and Yeppoon, QLD: Yeppoon has more residents (7,037 vs 942); Yeppoon carries more crime risk (85 vs 65); and Cooee Bay scores higher overall (48 vs 43).

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

Yeppoon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (20 vs 4)
  • But Cooee Bay carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yeppoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($525,000 vs $1,075,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Cooee Bay carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 85/100)
  • Yeppoon has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cooee Bay returns a higher gross yield on units (5.7% vs 3.7%)
  • Yeppoon is growing faster (11.1% vs 3.2%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Cooee Bay and Yeppoon drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
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.

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Walkability 63 / 61
Cooee Bay — Walkability: 63/100 Yeppoon — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 35 / 15
Cooee Bay — Safety: 35/100 Yeppoon — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cooee Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yeppoon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yeppoon has more residents (7,037 vs 942).

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Population 942 7,037
+647% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +11.1%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $62,920/yr $63,492/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
0-4 4.4% / 4.4%
Cooee Bay — 0-4: 4.4% Yeppoon — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 10.0% / 10.6%
Cooee Bay — 5-14: 10.0% Yeppoon — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 5.6% / 6.9%
Cooee Bay — 15-19: 5.6% Yeppoon — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 6.9% / 4.8%
Cooee Bay — 20-24: 6.9% Yeppoon — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 10.6% / 9.9%
Cooee Bay — 25-34: 10.6% Yeppoon — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 10.5% / 10.4%
Cooee Bay — 35-44: 10.5% Yeppoon — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 12.4% / 12.5%
Cooee Bay — 45-54: 12.4% Yeppoon — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 18.4% / 14.9%
Cooee Bay — 55-64: 18.4% Yeppoon — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 11.8% / 11.8%
Cooee Bay — 65-74: 11.8% Yeppoon — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 6.9% / 9.1%
Cooee Bay — 75-84: 6.9% Yeppoon — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ 2.0% / 4.5%
Cooee Bay — 85+: 2.0% Yeppoon — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cooee Bay 51.8% lone person
Cooee Bay — Lone Person: 51.8% Cooee Bay — Couple Families: 18.2% Cooee Bay — One Parent Families: 20.6% Cooee Bay — Group Household: 6.1% Cooee Bay — Other Families: 3.3%
Yeppoon 49.0% lone person
Yeppoon — Lone Person: 49.0% Yeppoon — Couple Families: 28.3% Yeppoon — One Parent Families: 17.8% Yeppoon — Group Household: 3.4% Yeppoon — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cooee Bay 42.0% renting
Cooee Bay — Owned Outright: 31.9% Cooee Bay — Mortgage: 26.2% Cooee Bay — Renting: 42.0%
Yeppoon 35.7% renting
Yeppoon — Owned Outright: 32.1% Yeppoon — Mortgage: 32.2% Yeppoon — Renting: 35.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 17.7%
Cooee Bay — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Yeppoon — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 7.9%
Cooee Bay — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Yeppoon — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.5%
Cooee Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Yeppoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 1.9%
Cooee Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Yeppoon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.5%
Cooee Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Yeppoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
England 3.3% / 3.2%
Cooee Bay — England: 3.3% Yeppoon — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 3.0% / 2.7%
Cooee Bay — New Zealand: 3.0% Yeppoon — New Zealand: 2.7%
South Africa 1.5% / 0.8%
Cooee Bay — South Africa: 1.5% Yeppoon — South Africa: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.2%
Cooee Bay — Netherlands: 0.7% Yeppoon — Netherlands: 0.2%
Ireland 0.6% / 0.3%
Cooee Bay — Ireland: 0.6% Yeppoon — Ireland: 0.3%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Cooee Bay — Philippines: not among its largest Yeppoon — Philippines: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.5%
Cooee Bay — Germany: not among its largest Yeppoon — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cooee Bay 68.2% houses
Cooee Bay — Houses: 68.2% Cooee Bay — Flats / Apartments: 24.4% Cooee Bay — Townhouses: 7.4%
Yeppoon 72.1% houses
Yeppoon — Houses: 72.1% Yeppoon — Flats / Apartments: 13.8% Yeppoon — Townhouses: 14.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Median house price $745,000 $767,750
Median unit price $500,000 $538,000
Median land price $1,075,000 $525,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 11 sales
 31 days
from 93 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
2 bed $635K / $610K
Cooee Bay — 2 bed: $635K (13 sales) Yeppoon — 2 bed: $610K (25 sales)

13 vs 25 sales

3 bed $768K / $692K
Cooee Bay — 3 bed: $768K (12 sales) Yeppoon — 3 bed: $692K (117 sales)

12 vs 117 sales

4 bed $880K / $830K
Cooee Bay — 4 bed: $880K (9 sales) Yeppoon — 4 bed: $830K (99 sales)

9 vs 99 sales

Development activity

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
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.

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Houses 4.2%
$615/wk on $770K
 4.0%
$640/wk on $827K
Units 5.7%
$570/wk on $524K
 3.7%
$435/wk on $610K

Ranking within QLD

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 59% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Cooee Bay scores higher overall (48 vs 43).

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Grade C
same for both
Score 48/100 43/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yeppoon carries more crime risk (85 vs 65).

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 High
85/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
24/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Cooee Bay

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

Schools in Yeppoon

  • St Ursula's College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Brendan's College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Yeppoon State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Yeppoon State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 10
Parks & reserves 4 20
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 9
Fuel stations 0 2
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 0 15

Mobility

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Walkability score 63/100 61/100
Distance to Brisbane 681.5 km 683.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 478 min 479 min
Public transport score 44/100
Bus
 73/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 13.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 45.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4703
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4703
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.

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Car (driver) 77.5% / 79.7%
Cooee Bay — Car (driver): 77.5% Yeppoon — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 8.9% / 6.5%
Cooee Bay — Worked from Home: 8.9% Yeppoon — Worked from Home: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 8.4% / 6.9%
Cooee Bay — Car (passenger): 8.4% Yeppoon — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only 1.9% / 4.2%
Cooee Bay — Walked Only: 1.9% Yeppoon — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus 2.4% / 2.1%
Cooee Bay — Bus: 2.4% Yeppoon — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 72 m
534 m to a named beach
 214 m
1.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Connectivity score 65/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
559 premises
 37%
4,321 premises

Climate

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cooee Bay Yeppoon
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cooee Bay

Beach Coastal Parks Quiet

Yeppoon

Beach Coastal Parks Retirees

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