Cooran vs Kin Kin
Cooran is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Kin Kin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Kin Kin: a median of $1.18 million, against $945,000 in Cooran, though rent is higher in Cooran. On these figures, Cooran tends to suit 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
Cooran
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 42/100)
- But Kin Kin has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cooran
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($945,000 vs $1,175,004)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Kin Kin
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $385/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 30%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cooran
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (113 min vs 123 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (144.6 km vs 151.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cooran
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 42/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cooran and Kin Kin 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
Cooran has more residents (1,756 vs 844); Cooran rents higher ($385/wk vs $300/wk).
| Cooran | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,756 +52% vs other | 844 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.1% | +10.5% |
| Median age | 46 | 49 |
| Median household income | $67,288/yr +3% vs other | $65,208/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $385/wk +22% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
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 (18.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cooran | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $945,000 | $1,175,004 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,180,000 | $1,160,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 22 days from 11 sales | 39 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.
25 vs 13 sales
15 vs 6 sales
Development activity
| Cooran | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 239 across Noosa same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Cooran | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.2% $665/wk on $1.57M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cooran | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 33% of QLD | Higher than 30% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 75% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 78% of QLD | Higher than 63% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of QLD | Higher than 47% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 2% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Cooran scores higher overall (57 vs 52).
| Cooran | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 57/100 | 52/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Kin Kin carries more crime risk (42 vs 28).
| Cooran | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| 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 | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Cooran
- Cooran State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Kin Kin
- Kin Kin State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Cooran | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 6 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 16 |
Mobility
Kin Kin sits further from the CBD (151.2 km vs 144.6 km).
| Cooran | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 144.6 km | 151.2 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 113 min | 123 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 4569 | 0.4% postcode 4571 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 80 postcode 4569 | 75 postcode 4571 |
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 (76.5%).
Setting
| Cooran | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 135 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 82 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.9 km | 19.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cooran | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 48/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 19% 798 premises | 0% 415 premises |
Climate
| Cooran | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,614/yr same for both | |
| Council | Noosa same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cooran | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kin Kin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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