Coral Sea vs Cooya Beach

Coral Sea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Cooya Beach. In both, most households own their home. In Coral Sea, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Cooya Beach, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Coral Sea tends to suit young adults and people living alone.

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

Cooya Beach

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (83% vs 0%)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 51/100)
  • But Coral Sea has more parks and reserves (10 vs 2)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Coral Sea

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $265/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 32%)

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

Commuting to the city

Coral Sea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (780 min vs 1246 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1135.9 km vs 1772 km)
  • But Cooya Beach is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cooya Beach

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 51/100)
  • But Coral Sea has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 17%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Cooya Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.2% vs -29.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
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.

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Walkability 0 / 25
Coral Sea — Walkability: 0/100 Cooya Beach — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 49 / 75
Coral Sea — Safety: 49/100 Cooya Beach — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 64 / 100
Coral Sea — Low fire risk: 64/100 Cooya Beach — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cooya Beach has more residents (523 vs 78); Cooya Beach rents higher ($265/wk vs $130/wk).

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Population 78 523
+571% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -29.7% -4.2%
Median age 36 48
Median household income $71,448/yr
+16% vs other
 $60,008/yr
Median weekly rent $130/wk $265/wk
+104% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
0-4 — / 3.4%
Coral Sea — 0-4: not among its largest Cooya Beach — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 6.4% / 12.0%
Coral Sea — 5-14: 6.4% Cooya Beach — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 — / 5.0%
Coral Sea — 15-19: not among its largest Cooya Beach — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 — / 4.2%
Coral Sea — 20-24: not among its largest Cooya Beach — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 37.2% / 7.3%
Coral Sea — 25-34: 37.2% Cooya Beach — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 21.8% / 12.4%
Coral Sea — 35-44: 21.8% Cooya Beach — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 16.7% / 16.3%
Coral Sea — 45-54: 16.7% Cooya Beach — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 17.9% / 19.7%
Coral Sea — 55-64: 17.9% Cooya Beach — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 — / 15.3%
Coral Sea — 65-74: not among its largest Cooya Beach — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 — / 3.3%
Coral Sea — 75-84: not among its largest Cooya Beach — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ — / —
Coral Sea — 85+: not among its largest Cooya Beach — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coral Sea 100.0% lone person
Coral Sea — Lone Person: 100.0% Coral Sea — Couple Families: 0.0% Coral Sea — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coral Sea — Group Household: 0.0% Coral Sea — Other Families: 0.0%
Cooya Beach 40.9% lone person
Cooya Beach — Lone Person: 40.9% Cooya Beach — Couple Families: 24.4% Cooya Beach — One Parent Families: 24.4% Cooya Beach — Group Household: 7.9% Cooya Beach — Other Families: 2.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coral Sea 42.9% renting
Coral Sea — Owned Outright: 57.1% Coral Sea — Mortgage: 0.0% Coral Sea — Renting: 42.9%
Cooya Beach 31.8% renting
Cooya Beach — Owned Outright: 31.3% Cooya Beach — Mortgage: 37.0% Cooya Beach — Renting: 31.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 16.8%
Coral Sea — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Cooya Beach — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 23.1% / 6.5%
Coral Sea — Bachelor Degree: 23.1% Cooya Beach — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 7.5%
Coral Sea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Cooya Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 9.0% / 1.3%
Coral Sea — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0% Cooya Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Coral Sea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cooya Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

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.

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
New Zealand 10.3% / 3.3%
Coral Sea — New Zealand: 10.3% Cooya Beach — New Zealand: 3.3%
China 6.4% / —
Coral Sea — China: 6.4% Cooya Beach — China: not among its largest
England — / 4.0%
Coral Sea — England: not among its largest Cooya Beach — England: 4.0%
Philippines — / 1.1%
Coral Sea — Philippines: not among its largest Cooya Beach — Philippines: 1.1%
Germany — / 1.0%
Coral Sea — Germany: not among its largest Cooya Beach — Germany: 1.0%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Coral Sea — Netherlands: not among its largest Cooya Beach — Netherlands: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coral Sea 100.0% flats / apartments
Coral Sea — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Coral Sea — Houses: 0.0% Coral Sea — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cooya Beach 6.0% flats / apartments
Cooya Beach — Flats / Apartments: 6.0% Cooya Beach — Houses: 83.4% Cooya Beach — Townhouses: 10.6%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Median house price — $640,000
Median unit price — $325,000
Median land price — $277,500

Development activity

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
 48
across Douglas
Approvals change year on year +70% -18%

Ranking within QLD

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD

Liveability

Cooya Beach is more walkable (25 vs 0).

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Grade — C
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Coral Sea carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Coral Sea carries more crime risk (51 vs 25).

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Bushfire Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
25/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
98/100
 Low
25/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
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

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 10 2
Childcare 0 1
Beaches 3 0

Mobility

Cooya Beach sits further from the CBD (1772 km vs 1135.9 km).

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Walkability score 0/100 25/100
Distance to Brisbane 1135.9 km 1772 km
+56% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 780 min 1246 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
 0.3%
postcode 4873
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
 63
postcode 4873

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.

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Car (driver) 7.0% / 83.9%
Coral Sea — Car (driver): 7.0% Cooya Beach — Car (driver): 83.9%
Walked Only 83.7% / 2.3%
Coral Sea — Walked Only: 83.7% Cooya Beach — Walked Only: 2.3%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 11.1%
Coral Sea — Worked from Home: 9.3% Cooya Beach — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) — / 2.8%
Coral Sea — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cooya Beach — Car (passenger): 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.9%).

Setting

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Elevation 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km 20 m
2.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Connectivity score 15/100 72/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 49%
260 premises

Climate

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Annual rainfall — 2,155 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Average residential rate $1,412/yr $1,417/yr
Council Whitsunday Douglas

Federal electorate

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Division Dawson Leichhardt
Member Andrew Willcox Matt Smith
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Coral Sea Cooya Beach
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coral Sea

Coastal Rural

Cooya Beach

Affordable Coastal

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