Cooloolabin vs Yandina

Yandina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 45 in Cooloolabin. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cooloolabin: a median of $1.3 million, against $950,000 in Yandina, though rent is higher in Yandina. On these figures, Cooloolabin tends to suit older residents, while Yandina suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Yandina

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (28 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Cooloolabin carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yandina

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 36%)
  • has cheaper houses ($950,000 vs $1,305,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Cooloolabin has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $369/wk)
  • Yandina has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yandina

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (85 min vs 103 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (108.6 km vs 119.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cooloolabin carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 74/100)
  • Yandina is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Yandina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.6% vs 21.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cooloolabin Yandina
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.

Cooloolabin Yandina
Walkability 0 / 69
Cooloolabin — Walkability: 0/100 Yandina — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 72 / 26
Cooloolabin — Safety: 72/100 Yandina — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 44 / 80
Cooloolabin — Low fire risk: 44/100 Yandina — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Yandina has more residents (3,073 vs 311); Yandina has higher household incomes ($84,032 vs $62,348).

Cooloolabin Yandina
Population 311 3,073
+888% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.0% +29.6%
Median age 45 36
Median household income $62,348/yr $84,032/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $369/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooloolabin Yandina
0-4 7.1% / 7.5%
Cooloolabin — 0-4: 7.1% Yandina — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 15.1% / 13.2%
Cooloolabin — 5-14: 15.1% Yandina — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 6.8% / 4.1%
Cooloolabin — 15-19: 6.8% Yandina — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 1.6% / 5.0%
Cooloolabin — 20-24: 1.6% Yandina — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 8.0% / 16.5%
Cooloolabin — 25-34: 8.0% Yandina — 25-34: 16.5%
35-44 12.5% / 12.7%
Cooloolabin — 35-44: 12.5% Yandina — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 12.2% / 12.6%
Cooloolabin — 45-54: 12.2% Yandina — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 12.2% / 12.5%
Cooloolabin — 55-64: 12.2% Yandina — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 19.3% / 9.7%
Cooloolabin — 65-74: 19.3% Yandina — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 7.4% / 4.6%
Cooloolabin — 75-84: 7.4% Yandina — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 1.6% / 1.2%
Cooloolabin — 85+: 1.6% Yandina — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cooloolabin 50.7% couple families
Cooloolabin — Couple Families: 50.7% Cooloolabin — Lone Person: 26.8% Cooloolabin — One Parent Families: 18.3% Cooloolabin — Group Household: 4.2% Cooloolabin — Other Families: 0.0%
Yandina 46.5% couple families
Yandina — Couple Families: 46.5% Yandina — Lone Person: 29.2% Yandina — One Parent Families: 16.8% Yandina — Group Household: 5.9% Yandina — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cooloolabin 13.1% renting
Cooloolabin — Owned Outright: 54.8% Cooloolabin — Mortgage: 32.1% Cooloolabin — Renting: 13.1%
Yandina 26.3% renting
Yandina — Owned Outright: 25.6% Yandina — Mortgage: 48.1% Yandina — Renting: 26.3%
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.

Cooloolabin Yandina
England 4.8% / 4.5%
Cooloolabin — England: 4.8% Yandina — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 2.9% / 3.4%
Cooloolabin — New Zealand: 2.9% Yandina — New Zealand: 3.4%
Thailand 1.0% / 0.6%
Cooloolabin — Thailand: 1.0% Yandina — Thailand: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.7%
Cooloolabin — Germany: not among its largest Yandina — Germany: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Cooloolabin — South Africa: not among its largest Yandina — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Cooloolabin Yandina
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 19.9%
Cooloolabin — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Yandina — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 8.7%
Cooloolabin — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Yandina — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 7.4%
Cooloolabin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Yandina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 2.0%
Cooloolabin — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Yandina — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.5%
Cooloolabin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Yandina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cooloolabin 100.0% houses
Cooloolabin — Houses: 100.0% Cooloolabin — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Cooloolabin — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yandina 83.1% houses
Yandina — Houses: 83.1% Yandina — Flats / Apartments: 10.4% Yandina — Townhouses: 6.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cooloolabin Yandina
Median house price $1,305,000 $950,000
Median unit price — $625,000
Median land price — $563,750
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 3 sales
 33 days
from 39 sales

Development activity

Cooloolabin Yandina
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.

Cooloolabin Yandina
Houses — 3.7%
$850/wk on $1.18M
Units — 4.0%
$520/wk on $678K

Ranking within QLD

Cooloolabin Yandina
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 37% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Yandina is more walkable (69 vs 0).

Cooloolabin Yandina
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cooloolabin carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 20); Yandina carries more crime risk (74 vs 28).

Cooloolabin Yandina
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Low
28/100
 High
74/100
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 Yandina
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cooloolabin

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

Schools in Yandina

  • Yandina State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cooloolabin Yandina
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 1 28
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 6 11

Mobility

Cooloolabin sits further from the CBD (119.8 km vs 108.6 km).

Cooloolabin Yandina
Walkability score 0/100 69/100
Distance to Brisbane 119.8 km
+9% vs other
 108.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 103 min 85 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4560
 0.9%
postcode 4561
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4560
 99
postcode 4561

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.

Cooloolabin Yandina
Car (driver) 74.7% / 81.4%
Cooloolabin — Car (driver): 74.7% Yandina — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 21.8% / 11.7%
Cooloolabin — Worked from Home: 21.8% Yandina — Worked from Home: 11.7%
Walked Only 3.4% / 2.1%
Cooloolabin — Walked Only: 3.4% Yandina — Walked Only: 2.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Cooloolabin — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yandina — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Bus — / 0.4%
Cooloolabin — Bus: not among its largest Yandina — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Cooloolabin Yandina
Elevation 227 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.3 km 14.0 km

NBN connectivity

Cooloolabin Yandina
Connectivity score 29/100 77/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
126 premises
 55%
1,798 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Cooloolabin Yandina
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Cooloolabin Yandina
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Cooloolabin Yandina
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 Yandina
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cooloolabin

Family Retirees Rural

Yandina

Parks River

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