Eumundi vs Cooroy Mountain
Eumundi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Cooroy Mountain. 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 $1.48 million in Eumundi, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Eumundi tends to suit families with children and 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
Eumundi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Eumundi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,475,000 vs $5,437,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Eumundi
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 10/100)
- has a shorter drive in (91 min vs 104 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (119.8 km vs 131.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Eumundi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 10/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Eumundi and Cooroy 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
Eumundi has more residents (2,504 vs 148); Cooroy Mountain skews older (51 vs 45).
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,504 +94% vs other | 148 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.7% | +8.8% |
| Median age | 45 | 51 |
| Median household income | $102,284/yr | $109,772/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $480/wk | $510/wk +6% vs other |
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 (15.3%).
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 (8.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,475,000 | $5,437,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $760,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 46 days from 38 sales | — |
Development activity
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,962 across Sunshine Coast | 239 across Noosa |
| Approvals change year on year | -41% | -9% |
Gross rental yield
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.0% $860/wk on $1.5M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 76% of QLD | Higher than 81% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of QLD | Higher than 72% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 91% of QLD | Higher than 82% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 10% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Eumundi is more walkable (20 vs 10).
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 66/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | Low 35/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Eumundi | Cooroy 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 Eumundi
- Eumundi State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Cooroy Mountain
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 12 | 0 |
Mobility
Cooroy Mountain sits further from the CBD (131.1 km vs 119.8 km).
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 119.8 km | 131.1 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 91 min | 104 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.7% postcode 4562 | 1.0% postcode 4563 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 95 postcode 4562 | 96 postcode 4563 |
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 (66.2%).
Setting
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 39 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 268 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.6 km | 12.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 31/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 1% 1,093 premises | 0% 74 premises |
Climate
| Eumundi | Cooroy 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 | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,690/yr | $1,614/yr |
| Council | Sunshine Coast | Noosa |
Federal electorate
| Eumundi | Cooroy Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fairfax | Wide Bay |
| Member | Ted O'Brien | Llew O'Brien |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Eumundi | Cooroy 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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