Cooroy vs Ridgewood

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Ridgewood: a median of $1.42 million, against $1.1 million in Cooroy, though rent is higher in Cooroy. On these figures, Cooroy tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, while Ridgewood suits families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cooroy has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • Ridgewood carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 52/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cooroy

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,415,000)
  • has cheaper land ($1,100,000 vs $1,355,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ridgewood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $430/wk)
  • But Cooroy has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cooroy

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (95 min vs 111 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (126.6 km vs 136.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cooroy

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 19%)
  • But Ridgewood carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Cooroy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.6% vs 3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cooroy Ridgewood
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.

Cooroy Ridgewood
Walkability 29 / 0
Cooroy — Walkability: 29/100 Ridgewood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 48 / 81
Cooroy — Safety: 48/100 Ridgewood — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cooroy — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ridgewood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cooroy has more residents (4,801 vs 317); Cooroy rents higher ($430/wk vs $280/wk).

Cooroy Ridgewood
Population 4,801
+93% vs other
 317
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.6% +3.3%
Median age 50 49
Median household income $67,028/yr $72,748/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+35% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooroy Ridgewood
0-4 4.2% / 5.4%
Cooroy — 0-4: 4.2% Ridgewood — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 11.2% / 15.1%
Cooroy — 5-14: 11.2% Ridgewood — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 5.4% / 3.2%
Cooroy — 15-19: 5.4% Ridgewood — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 3.9% / 3.8%
Cooroy — 20-24: 3.9% Ridgewood — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 7.5% / 6.3%
Cooroy — 25-34: 7.5% Ridgewood — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 10.8% / 7.9%
Cooroy — 35-44: 10.8% Ridgewood — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 12.1% / 13.9%
Cooroy — 45-54: 12.1% Ridgewood — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 13.0% / 22.1%
Cooroy — 55-64: 13.0% Ridgewood — 55-64: 22.1%
65-74 16.7% / 12.9%
Cooroy — 65-74: 16.7% Ridgewood — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 10.7% / 6.3%
Cooroy — 75-84: 10.7% Ridgewood — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 4.4% / —
Cooroy — 85+: 4.4% Ridgewood — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cooroy 37.1% couple families
Cooroy — Couple Families: 37.1% Cooroy — Lone Person: 40.4% Cooroy — One Parent Families: 17.6% Cooroy — Group Household: 3.7% Cooroy — Other Families: 1.1%
Ridgewood 43.7% couple families
Ridgewood — Couple Families: 43.7% Ridgewood — Lone Person: 36.6% Ridgewood — One Parent Families: 12.7% Ridgewood — Group Household: 7.0% Ridgewood — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cooroy 20.5% renting
Cooroy — Owned Outright: 47.4% Cooroy — Mortgage: 32.1% Cooroy — Renting: 20.5%
Ridgewood 6.6% renting
Ridgewood — Owned Outright: 48.1% Ridgewood — Mortgage: 45.3% Ridgewood — Renting: 6.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cooroy Ridgewood
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 18.9%
Cooroy — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Ridgewood — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 11.7%
Cooroy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Ridgewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 11.4%
Cooroy — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Ridgewood — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 2.2%
Cooroy — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Ridgewood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.9%
Cooroy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Ridgewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Cooroy Ridgewood
England 6.4% / 4.4%
Cooroy — England: 6.4% Ridgewood — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 3.5% / 4.4%
Cooroy — New Zealand: 3.5% Ridgewood — New Zealand: 4.4%
Netherlands 0.6% / 1.3%
Cooroy — Netherlands: 0.6% Ridgewood — Netherlands: 1.3%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.3%
Cooroy — Scotland: 0.5% Ridgewood — Scotland: 1.3%
Zimbabwe 0.4% / 1.3%
Cooroy — Zimbabwe: 0.4% Ridgewood — Zimbabwe: 1.3%
South Africa 0.8% / —
Cooroy — South Africa: 0.8% Ridgewood — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Cooroy — Germany: 0.6% Ridgewood — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cooroy 87.8% houses
Cooroy — Houses: 87.8% Cooroy — Flats / Apartments: 10.6% Cooroy — Townhouses: 1.6%
Ridgewood 100.0% houses
Ridgewood — Houses: 100.0% Ridgewood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Ridgewood — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cooroy Ridgewood
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,415,000
Median unit price $870,000 —
Median land price $1,100,000 $1,355,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 77 sales
 133 days
from 3 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.

Cooroy Ridgewood
3 bed $1.04M / $1.35M
Cooroy — 3 bed: $1.04M (55 sales) Ridgewood — 3 bed: $1.35M (6 sales)

55 vs 6 sales

4 bed $1.2M / $1.46M
Cooroy — 4 bed: $1.2M (69 sales) Ridgewood — 4 bed: $1.46M (6 sales)

69 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Cooroy Ridgewood
New dwellings approved 239
across Noosa
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
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.

Cooroy Ridgewood
Houses 3.4%
$808/wk on $1.25M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cooroy Ridgewood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools Higher than 35% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 19% of QLD —

Liveability

Cooroy is more walkable (29 vs 0).

Cooroy Ridgewood
Grade C —
Score 46/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Cooroy carries more crime risk (52 vs 19).

Cooroy Ridgewood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Low
19/100
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 Ridgewood
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Cooroy

  • Noosa Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Noosa District State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Cooroy State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Ridgewood

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cooroy Ridgewood
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 4 3
Childcare 7 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 6

Mobility

Ridgewood sits further from the CBD (136.4 km vs 126.6 km).

Cooroy Ridgewood
Walkability score 29/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 126.6 km 136.4 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 95 min 111 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.

Cooroy Ridgewood
Car (driver) 75.5% / 65.0%
Cooroy — Car (driver): 75.5% Ridgewood — Car (driver): 65.0%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 31.1%
Cooroy — Worked from Home: 14.5% Ridgewood — Worked from Home: 31.1%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 3.9%
Cooroy — Car (passenger): 5.4% Ridgewood — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 4.0% / —
Cooroy — Walked Only: 4.0% Ridgewood — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.7% / —
Cooroy — Bus: 0.7% Ridgewood — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Cooroy Ridgewood
Elevation 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.0 km 24.8 km

NBN connectivity

Cooroy Ridgewood
Connectivity score 64/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
2,272 premises
 0%
149 premises

Climate

Cooroy Ridgewood
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 Ridgewood
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Cooroy Ridgewood
Average residential rate $1,614/yr
same for both
Council Noosa
same for both

Federal electorate

Cooroy Ridgewood
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 Ridgewood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cooroy

Acreage Retirees River

Ridgewood

Rural

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