Cooee vs Parklands

Parklands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Cooee. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Parklands: a median of $584,000, against $512,000 in Cooee, and rent is higher there too.

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 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Cooee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($512,500 vs $583,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cooee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $273/wk)

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

Cooee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Cooee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.3% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cooee and Parklands 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 Parklands
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 Parklands
Walkability 46 / 53
Cooee — Walkability: 46/100 Parklands — Walkability: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cooee — Low fire risk: 100/100 Parklands — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Parklands has more residents (865 vs 597); Parklands rents higher ($273/wk vs $225/wk).

Cooee Parklands
Population 597 865
+45% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.3% +1.8%
Median age 44 41
Median household income $71,500/yr $74,516/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $273/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooee Parklands
0-4 3.5% / 5.4%
Cooee — 0-4: 3.5% Parklands — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 12.1% / 11.6%
Cooee — 5-14: 12.1% Parklands — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 6.5% / 5.8%
Cooee — 15-19: 6.5% Parklands — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 6.9% / 8.2%
Cooee — 20-24: 6.9% Parklands — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 11.6% / 10.6%
Cooee — 25-34: 11.6% Parklands — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 10.7% / 14.2%
Cooee — 35-44: 10.7% Parklands — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 12.6% / 11.7%
Cooee — 45-54: 12.6% Parklands — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 12.9% / 16.1%
Cooee — 55-64: 12.9% Parklands — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 14.4% / 9.4%
Cooee — 65-74: 14.4% Parklands — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 7.5% / 5.0%
Cooee — 75-84: 7.5% Parklands — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.8% / 3.0%
Cooee — 85+: 2.8% Parklands — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cooee 46.2% lone person
Cooee — Lone Person: 46.2% Cooee — Couple Families: 33.5% Cooee — One Parent Families: 11.6% Cooee — Group Household: 4.6% Cooee — Other Families: 4.0%
Parklands 52.1% lone person
Parklands — Lone Person: 52.1% Parklands — Couple Families: 32.5% Parklands — One Parent Families: 12.2% Parklands — Group Household: 2.1% Parklands — Other Families: 1.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cooee 35.1% renting
Cooee — Owned Outright: 38.5% Cooee — Mortgage: 26.4% Cooee — Renting: 35.1%
Parklands 29.4% renting
Parklands — Owned Outright: 36.9% Parklands — Mortgage: 33.7% Parklands — Renting: 29.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cooee Parklands
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 16.3%
Cooee — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Parklands — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 15.8%
Cooee — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Parklands — Bachelor Degree: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 8.9%
Cooee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Parklands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 3.9%
Cooee — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Parklands — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 2.7%
Cooee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Parklands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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 Parklands
England 3.0% / 3.0%
Cooee — England: 3.0% Parklands — England: 3.0%
India 1.0% / 1.5%
Cooee — India: 1.0% Parklands — India: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.3% / 0.8%
Cooee — New Zealand: 1.3% Parklands — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.5%
Cooee — Philippines: 0.7% Parklands — Philippines: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Cooee — South Africa: not among its largest Parklands — South Africa: 0.9%
Ireland — / 0.8%
Cooee — Ireland: not among its largest Parklands — Ireland: 0.8%
Nepal 0.7% / —
Cooee — Nepal: 0.7% Parklands — Nepal: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cooee 87.0% houses
Cooee — Houses: 87.0% Cooee — Townhouses: 10.5% Cooee — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Parklands 90.8% houses
Parklands — Houses: 90.8% Parklands — Townhouses: 0.8% Parklands — Flats / Apartments: 8.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cooee Parklands
Median house price $512,500 $583,500
Median unit price — $440,000
Median land price $705,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 58 days
from 11 sales
 18 days
from 5 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 Parklands
2 bed $455K / $492K
Cooee — 2 bed: $455K (5 sales) Parklands — 2 bed: $492K (7 sales)

5 vs 7 sales

3 bed $510K / $600K
Cooee — 3 bed: $510K (19 sales) Parklands — 3 bed: $600K (7 sales)

19 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Cooee has more rural and farming land (27% vs 0%).

Cooee Parklands
Residential 17% 47%
Infrastructure and transport 24% 30%
Rural and farming 27% 0%
Parks and recreation 14% 18%
Commercial 8% 0%
Industrial 7% 0%
Environmental 3% 5%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Cooee Parklands
New dwellings approved 90
across Burnie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +1200%
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 Parklands
Houses — 3.8%
$475/wk on $642K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Cooee Parklands
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of TAS Higher than 63% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of TAS Higher than 93% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of TAS Higher than 31% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of TAS Higher than 87% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 29% of TAS

Liveability

Parklands scores higher overall (68 vs 56).

Cooee Parklands
Grade B A
Score 56/100 68/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Cooee Parklands
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
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 3
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Cooee Parklands
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cooee

  • Burnie High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Cooee Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Parklands

  • Marist Regional College Catholic · Secondary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cooee Parklands
Parks & reserves 0 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 2 0
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Cooee Parklands
Walkability score 46/100 53/100
Distance to Hobart 329.4 km 327.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 231 min 228 min
Public transport score 45/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 12.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 12.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7320
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7320
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 Parklands
Car (driver) 79.6% / 80.3%
Cooee — Car (driver): 79.6% Parklands — Car (driver): 80.3%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 6.4%
Cooee — Car (passenger): 6.0% Parklands — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Worked from Home 5.1% / 6.9%
Cooee — Worked from Home: 5.1% Parklands — Worked from Home: 6.9%
Walked Only 6.8% / 3.7%
Cooee — Walked Only: 6.8% Parklands — Walked Only: 3.7%
Bus 2.6% / 0.8%
Cooee — Bus: 2.6% Parklands — Bus: 0.8%
Bicycle — / 1.9%
Cooee — Bicycle: not among its largest Parklands — Bicycle: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Cooee Parklands
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 572 m
669 m to a named beach
 266 m
1.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Cooee Parklands
Connectivity score 69/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
389 premises
 46%
412 premises

Climate

Cooee Parklands
Annual rainfall 929 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Cooee Parklands
Average residential rate $2,050/yr
same for both
Council Burnie
same for both

Federal electorate

Cooee Parklands
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cooee Parklands
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cooee

Acreage Affordable Beach Coastal River

Parklands

Beach Coastal Large Blocks Quiet River

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