Cooroy Mountain vs Tinbeerwah
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cooroy Mountain: a median of $5.44 million, against $1.7 million in Tinbeerwah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tinbeerwah 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tinbeerwah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,702,500 vs $5,437,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tinbeerwah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $510/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tinbeerwah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tinbeerwah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.1% vs 8.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cooroy Mountain and Tinbeerwah 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
Tinbeerwah has more residents (1,160 vs 148); Cooroy Mountain rents higher ($510/wk vs $400/wk).
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 148 | 1,160 +684% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.8% | +19.1% |
| Median age | 51 | 50 |
| Median household income | $109,772/yr +16% vs other | $91,936/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $510/wk +22% vs other | $400/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).
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 (16.1%).
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 (9.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $5,437,500 | $1,702,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,877,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 40 days from 12 sales |
Development activity
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 239 across Noosa same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 81% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of QLD same for both | |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 82% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of QLD | Higher than 71% of QLD |
Liveability
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 66/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tinbeerwah carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0).
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Low 30/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 131.1 km | 132.9 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 104 min | 100 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.0% postcode 4563 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 96 postcode 4563 same for both | |
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 (63.8%).
Setting
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 268 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 115 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 12.3 km | 9.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 55/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 74 premises | 28% 482 premises |
Climate
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,614/yr same for both | |
| Council | Noosa same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cooroy Mountain | Tinbeerwah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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