Cooran vs Coles Creek

Coles Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Cooran. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coles Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Coles Creek 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

Cooran

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 99/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Coles Creek is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Coles Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 11%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $385/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cooran

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cooran

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 99/100)

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

Investors

Coles Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (54.5% vs 8.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cooran Coles Creek
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.

Cooran Coles Creek
Walkability 13 / 0
Cooran — Walkability: 13/100 Coles Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 1
Cooran — Safety: 72/100 Coles Creek — Safety: 1/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cooran — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coles Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cooran has more residents (1,756 vs 68); Coles Creek has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $67,288).

Cooran Coles Creek
Population 1,756
+96% vs other
 68
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% +54.5%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $67,288/yr $94,224/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $385/wk
+12% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooran Coles Creek
0-4 4.3% / 5.9%
Cooran — 0-4: 4.3% Coles Creek — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 14.0% / 11.8%
Cooran — 5-14: 14.0% Coles Creek — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 4.8% / 5.9%
Cooran — 15-19: 4.8% Coles Creek — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 3.1% / 8.8%
Cooran — 20-24: 3.1% Coles Creek — 20-24: 8.8%
25-34 8.7% / 11.8%
Cooran — 25-34: 8.7% Coles Creek — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 13.2% / 16.2%
Cooran — 35-44: 13.2% Coles Creek — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 14.7% / 13.2%
Cooran — 45-54: 14.7% Coles Creek — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 18.6% / 19.1%
Cooran — 55-64: 18.6% Coles Creek — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 12.1% / 7.4%
Cooran — 65-74: 12.1% Coles Creek — 65-74: 7.4%
75-84 4.9% / 8.8%
Cooran — 75-84: 4.9% Coles Creek — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ 1.6% / —
Cooran — 85+: 1.6% Coles Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cooran 39.0% couple families
Cooran — Couple Families: 39.0% Cooran — Lone Person: 34.1% Cooran — One Parent Families: 20.8% Cooran — Group Household: 6.1%
Coles Creek 100.0% couple families
Coles Creek — Couple Families: 100.0% Coles Creek — Lone Person: 0.0% Coles Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coles Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cooran 11.3% renting
Cooran — Owned Outright: 42.2% Cooran — Mortgage: 46.4% Cooran — Renting: 11.3%
Coles Creek 31.2% renting
Coles Creek — Owned Outright: 18.8% Coles Creek — Mortgage: 50.0% Coles Creek — Renting: 31.2%
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.

Cooran Coles Creek
England 7.2% / 7.4%
Cooran — England: 7.2% Coles Creek — England: 7.4%
New Zealand 3.2% / —
Cooran — New Zealand: 3.2% Coles Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.9% / —
Cooran — Germany: 0.9% Coles Creek — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / —
Cooran — Scotland: 0.6% Coles Creek — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / —
Cooran — South Africa: 0.5% Coles Creek — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Qualifications

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

Cooran Coles Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 29.4%
Cooran — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Coles Creek — Certificate III & IV: 29.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 4.4%
Cooran — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Coles Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / —
Cooran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Coles Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 4.4%
Cooran — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Coles Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / —
Cooran — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Coles Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cooran 99.8% houses
Cooran — Houses: 99.8% Cooran — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Coles Creek 100.0% houses
Coles Creek — Houses: 100.0% Coles Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cooran Coles Creek
Median house price $945,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,180,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 11 sales
 —

Development activity

Cooran Coles Creek
New dwellings approved 239
across Noosa
 467
across Gympie
Approvals change year on year -9% +16%

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.

Cooran Coles Creek
Houses 2.2%
$665/wk on $1.57M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cooran Coles Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 2% of QLD —

Liveability

Cooran is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Cooran Coles Creek
Grade B —
Score 57/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Coles Creek carries more crime risk (99 vs 28).

Cooran Coles Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 High
99/100
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

Cooran Coles Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cooran

  • Cooran State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Coles Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cooran Coles Creek
Parks & reserves 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 9 4

Mobility

Cooran Coles Creek
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 144.6 km 145.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 113 min 109 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4569
 0.3%
postcode 4570
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 80
postcode 4569
 83
postcode 4570

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.

Cooran Coles Creek
Car (driver) 76.5% / 71.4%
Cooran — Car (driver): 76.5% Coles Creek — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 11.4%
Cooran — Worked from Home: 15.7% Coles Creek — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Walked Only 2.4% / 17.1%
Cooran — Walked Only: 2.4% Coles Creek — Walked Only: 17.1%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / —
Cooran — Car (passenger): 5.3% Coles Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.5%).

Setting

Cooran Coles Creek
Elevation 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.9 km 32.0 km

NBN connectivity

Cooran Coles Creek
Connectivity score 48/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
798 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Cooran Coles Creek
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

Council rates

Cooran Coles Creek
Average residential rate $1,614/yr $1,936/yr
Council Noosa Gympie

Federal electorate

Cooran Coles Creek
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cooran Coles Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cooran

Acreage Trains

Coles Creek

Rural

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