Cooloolabin vs Belli Park
Cooloolabin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Belli Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cooloolabin, about half of households are couple families. In Belli Park, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Belli Park: a median of $1.69 million, against $1.3 million in Cooloolabin, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cooloolabin tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, while Belli Park suits 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
Belli Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 28/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Cooloolabin has cheaper houses ($1,305,000 vs $1,687,500)
- Belli Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 36%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Cooloolabin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $430/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cooloolabin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (119.8 km vs 134 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Cooloolabin has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 19%)
- Belli Park carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 28/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cooloolabin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.0% vs 6.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cooloolabin and Belli Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Belli Park has more residents (724 vs 311); Belli Park has higher household incomes ($87,412 vs $62,348).
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 311 | 724 +133% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.0% | +6.6% |
| Median age | 45 | 48 |
| Median household income | $62,348/yr | $87,412/yr +40% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk | $430/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,305,000 | $1,687,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 35 days from 3 sales | — |
Development activity
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,962 across Sunshine Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -41% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 28% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 23% of QLD | Higher than 31% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 78% of QLD | Higher than 91% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of QLD | Higher than 39% of QLD |
Liveability
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 47/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Cooloolabin carries more crime risk (28 vs 14).
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Low 14/100 |
| 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
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 14 |
Mobility
Belli Park sits further from the CBD (134 km vs 119.8 km).
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 119.8 km | 134 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 103 min | 101 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 4560 | 1.7% postcode 4562 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 74 postcode 4560 | 95 postcode 4562 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.7%).
Setting
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 227 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 96 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.3 km | 27.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 126 premises | 0% 272 premises |
Climate
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,045 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,690/yr same for both | |
| Council | Sunshine Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fairfax same for both | |
| Member | Ted O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cooloolabin | Belli Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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