Cooran vs Mothar Mountain
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mothar Mountain, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cooran: a median of $945,000, against $770,000 in Mothar Mountain, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mothar Mountain 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 54/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mothar Mountain
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($915,000 vs $1,180,000)
- has cheaper houses ($770,000 vs $945,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mothar Mountain
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 30%)
- has cheaper rent ($315/wk vs $385/wk)
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
- sits closer to the CBD (144.6 km vs 171.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (113 min vs 124 min)
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 54/100)
Weighs 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 Mothar Mountain 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 563); Cooran rents higher ($385/wk vs $315/wk).
| Cooran | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,756 +68% vs other | 563 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.1% | +5.4% |
| Median age | 46 | 47 |
| Median household income | $67,288/yr | $74,724/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $385/wk +18% vs other | $315/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
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 (23.4%).
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 (7.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cooran | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $945,000 | $770,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,180,000 | $915,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 22 days from 11 sales | — |
Development activity
| Cooran | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 239 across Noosa | 467 across Gympie |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% | +16% |
Gross rental yield
| Cooran | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.2% $665/wk on $1.57M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cooran | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 33% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 72% 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 66% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 2% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Cooran scores higher overall (57 vs 32).
| Cooran | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | D |
| Score | 57/100 | 32/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Mothar Mountain carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Mothar Mountain carries more crime risk (54 vs 28).
| Cooran | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| 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 | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mothar Mountain
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Cooran | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 same for both | |
Mobility
Mothar Mountain sits further from the CBD (171.4 km vs 144.6 km).
| Cooran | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 144.6 km | 171.4 km +19% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 113 min | 124 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.5%).
Setting
| Cooran | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 135 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 121 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.9 km | 29.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cooran | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 48/100 | 31/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 19% 798 premises | 0% 251 premises |
Climate
| Cooran | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,614/yr | $1,936/yr |
| Council | Noosa | Gympie |
Federal electorate
| Cooran | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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