Jimbour East vs Cooranga
Jimbour East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Cooranga. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jimbour East, about half of households are couple families. In Cooranga, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cooranga tends to suit couples and older residents.
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
- Jimbour East carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 33/100)
- Cooranga is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 61%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cooranga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cooranga
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Jimbour East
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (177 min vs 199 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (242.9 km vs 268 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Jimbour East carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 33/100)
- Cooranga has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Jimbour East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.0% vs -10.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Jimbour East and Cooranga 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
Jimbour East rents higher ($220/wk vs $120/wk); Jimbour East has more residents (197 vs 119).
| Jimbour East | Cooranga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 197 +40% vs other | 119 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.0% | -10.5% |
| Median age | 36 | 43 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $92,612/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +45% vs other | $120/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
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 (5.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Jimbour East | Cooranga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 53 across Western Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -40% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Jimbour East | Cooranga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of QLD | Higher than 3% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of QLD | Higher than 26% of QLD |
Liveability
| Jimbour East | Cooranga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Cooranga carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Cooranga carries more crime risk (33 vs 21).
| Jimbour East | Cooranga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Low 33/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Jimbour East | Cooranga | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Jimbour East
- Jimbour State School Government · Primary
Schools in Cooranga
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Jimbour East | Cooranga | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 7 | 19 |
Mobility
Cooranga sits further from the CBD (268 km vs 242.9 km).
| Jimbour East | Cooranga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 242.9 km | 268 km +10% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 177 min | 199 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4406 | 0.0% postcode 4408 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 42 postcode 4406 | 89 postcode 4408 |
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 (62.8%).
Setting
| Jimbour East | Cooranga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 410 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 438 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Jimbour East | Cooranga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 66 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Council rates
| Jimbour East | Cooranga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,238/yr same for both | |
| Council | Western Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jimbour East | Cooranga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jimbour East | Cooranga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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