Coorumba vs East Palmerston

Coorumba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in East Palmerston. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coorumba, most households are couple families. On these figures, Coorumba tends to suit families with children and 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

Coorumba

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 43/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 54%)

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

Coorumba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coorumba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1108 min vs 1115 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1617.8 km vs 1627.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coorumba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 43/100)

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

Investors

East Palmerston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.2% vs 13.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coorumba East Palmerston
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.

Coorumba East Palmerston
Walkability 0 / 0
Coorumba — Walkability: 0/100 East Palmerston — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 57
Coorumba — Safety: 89/100 East Palmerston — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coorumba — Low fire risk: 100/100 East Palmerston — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

East Palmerston rents higher ($320/wk vs $185/wk); East Palmerston has more residents (220 vs 137).

Coorumba East Palmerston
Population 137 220
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.2% +27.2%
Median age 41 49
Median household income $82,316/yr
+12% vs other
 $72,280/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk $320/wk
+73% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coorumba East Palmerston
0-4 7.3% / 5.0%
Coorumba — 0-4: 7.3% East Palmerston — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 16.8% / 8.6%
Coorumba — 5-14: 16.8% East Palmerston — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 6.6% / 4.5%
Coorumba — 15-19: 6.6% East Palmerston — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.1% / 2.3%
Coorumba — 20-24: 5.1% East Palmerston — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 16.8% / 13.2%
Coorumba — 25-34: 16.8% East Palmerston — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 7.3% / 13.2%
Coorumba — 35-44: 7.3% East Palmerston — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 15.3% / 13.2%
Coorumba — 45-54: 15.3% East Palmerston — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 19.7% / 20.0%
Coorumba — 55-64: 19.7% East Palmerston — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 8.8% / 14.5%
Coorumba — 65-74: 8.8% East Palmerston — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 5.8% / 4.1%
Coorumba — 75-84: 5.8% East Palmerston — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 4.4% / 1.8%
Coorumba — 85+: 4.4% East Palmerston — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Coorumba East Palmerston
England 2.2% / —
Coorumba — England: 2.2% East Palmerston — England: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.8%
Coorumba — New Zealand: not among its largest East Palmerston — New Zealand: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coorumba 58.1% couple families
Coorumba — Couple Families: 58.1% Coorumba — Lone Person: 29.0% Coorumba — One Parent Families: 12.9% Coorumba — Group Household: 0.0%
East Palmerston 38.5% couple families
East Palmerston — Couple Families: 38.5% East Palmerston — Lone Person: 34.6% East Palmerston — One Parent Families: 15.4% East Palmerston — Group Household: 11.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coorumba 100.0% houses
Coorumba — Houses: 100.0%
East Palmerston 100.0% houses
East Palmerston — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Coorumba East Palmerston
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 15.9%
Coorumba — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% East Palmerston — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 6.8%
Coorumba — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% East Palmerston — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 2.7%
Coorumba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% East Palmerston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Coorumba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest East Palmerston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coorumba 24.4% renting
Coorumba — Owned Outright: 53.3% Coorumba — Mortgage: 22.2% Coorumba — Renting: 24.4%
East Palmerston 17.6% renting
East Palmerston — Owned Outright: 51.5% East Palmerston — Mortgage: 30.9% East Palmerston — Renting: 17.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Coorumba East Palmerston
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Coorumba East Palmerston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Coorumba East Palmerston
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

East Palmerston carries more crime risk (43 vs 11).

Coorumba East Palmerston
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
11/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Coorumba East Palmerston
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

Coorumba East Palmerston
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 27 11

Mobility

East Palmerston sits further from the CBD (1627.2 km vs 1617.8 km).

Coorumba East Palmerston
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1617.8 km 1627.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1108 min 1115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4860
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 4860
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.

Coorumba East Palmerston
Car (driver) 69.2% / 60.8%
Coorumba — Car (driver): 69.2% East Palmerston — Car (driver): 60.8%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 16.5%
Coorumba — Worked from Home: 23.1% East Palmerston — Worked from Home: 16.5%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 22.7%
Coorumba — Car (passenger): 7.7% East Palmerston — Car (passenger): 22.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Coorumba East Palmerston
Elevation 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 190 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 25.1 km

NBN connectivity

Coorumba East Palmerston
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
89 premises

Climate

Coorumba East Palmerston
Annual rainfall 3,534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 16.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Coorumba East Palmerston
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Coorumba East Palmerston
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coorumba East Palmerston
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coorumba

Family River Rural

East Palmerston

Rural

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