The Keppels vs Cooee Bay

Cooee Bay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in The Keppels. In both, most households own their home. In The Keppels, most homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Cooee Bay, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, The Keppels 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

Cooee Bay

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (68% vs 33%)
  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 91/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cooee Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 107%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • The Keppels has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)
  • Cooee Bay has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 25%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

The Keppels

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (473 min vs 478 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (679 km vs 681.5 km)
  • But Cooee Bay is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cooee Bay

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 91/100)
  • But The Keppels has more units and townhouses to downsize into (67% vs 32%)

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

Investors

The Keppels

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

The Keppels Cooee Bay
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.

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Walkability 0 / 63
The Keppels — Walkability: 0/100 Cooee Bay — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 9 / 35
The Keppels — Safety: 9/100 Cooee Bay — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 60 / 100
The Keppels — Low fire risk: 60/100 Cooee Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cooee Bay rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Cooee Bay has more residents (942 vs 60).

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Population 60 942
+1470% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% +3.2%
Median age 52 46
Median household income $36,400/yr $62,920/yr
+73% vs other
Median weekly rent — $300/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

The Keppels Cooee Bay
0-4 6.7% / 4.4%
The Keppels — 0-4: 6.7% Cooee Bay — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 5.0% / 10.0%
The Keppels — 5-14: 5.0% Cooee Bay — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 — / 5.6%
The Keppels — 15-19: not among its largest Cooee Bay — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 8.3% / 6.9%
The Keppels — 20-24: 8.3% Cooee Bay — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 30.0% / 10.6%
The Keppels — 25-34: 30.0% Cooee Bay — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 6.7% / 10.5%
The Keppels — 35-44: 6.7% Cooee Bay — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 11.7% / 12.4%
The Keppels — 45-54: 11.7% Cooee Bay — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 30.0% / 18.4%
The Keppels — 55-64: 30.0% Cooee Bay — 55-64: 18.4%
65-74 10.0% / 11.8%
The Keppels — 65-74: 10.0% Cooee Bay — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 8.3% / 6.9%
The Keppels — 75-84: 8.3% Cooee Bay — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 2.0%
The Keppels — 85+: not among its largest Cooee Bay — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

The Keppels 100.0% lone person
The Keppels — Lone Person: 100.0% The Keppels — One Parent Families: 0.0% The Keppels — Couple Families: 0.0% The Keppels — Group Household: 0.0% The Keppels — Other Families: 0.0%
Cooee Bay 51.8% lone person
Cooee Bay — Lone Person: 51.8% Cooee Bay — One Parent Families: 20.6% Cooee Bay — Couple Families: 18.2% Cooee Bay — Group Household: 6.1% Cooee Bay — Other Families: 3.3%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

The Keppels 25.0% renting
The Keppels — Owned Outright: 50.0% The Keppels — Mortgage: 25.0% The Keppels — Renting: 25.0%
Cooee Bay 42.0% renting
Cooee Bay — Owned Outright: 31.9% Cooee Bay — Mortgage: 26.2% Cooee Bay — Renting: 42.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

The Keppels Cooee Bay
England 5.0% / 3.3%
The Keppels — England: 5.0% Cooee Bay — England: 3.3%
New Zealand — / 3.0%
The Keppels — New Zealand: not among its largest Cooee Bay — New Zealand: 3.0%
South Africa — / 1.5%
The Keppels — South Africa: not among its largest Cooee Bay — South Africa: 1.5%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
The Keppels — Netherlands: not among its largest Cooee Bay — Netherlands: 0.7%
Ireland — / 0.6%
The Keppels — Ireland: not among its largest Cooee Bay — Ireland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Certificate III & IV 23.3% / 20.2%
The Keppels — Certificate III & IV: 23.3% Cooee Bay — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 10.8%
The Keppels — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Cooee Bay — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 7.2%
The Keppels — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Cooee Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8.3% / 1.5%
The Keppels — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.3% Cooee Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.5%
The Keppels — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cooee Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

The Keppels 33.3% houses
The Keppels — Houses: 33.3% The Keppels — Flats / Apartments: 66.7% The Keppels — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cooee Bay 68.2% houses
Cooee Bay — Houses: 68.2% Cooee Bay — Flats / Apartments: 24.4% Cooee Bay — Townhouses: 7.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Median house price — $745,000
Median unit price — $500,000
Median land price — $1,075,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 11 sales

Development activity

The Keppels Cooee Bay
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
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.

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Houses — 4.2%
$615/wk on $770K
Units — 5.7%
$570/wk on $524K

Ranking within QLD

The Keppels Cooee Bay
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 62% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 85% of QLD

Liveability

Cooee Bay is more walkable (63 vs 0).

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

The Keppels carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); The Keppels carries more crime risk (91 vs 65).

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
89/100
 Low
24/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

The Keppels Cooee Bay
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

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 3 4
Beaches 4 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Cooee Bay sits further from the CBD (681.5 km vs 679 km).

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Walkability score 0/100 63/100
Distance to Brisbane 679 km 681.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 473 min 478 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4700
 0.3%
postcode 4703
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 4700
 68
postcode 4703

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.

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Walked Only 89.3% / 1.9%
The Keppels — Walked Only: 89.3% Cooee Bay — Walked Only: 1.9%
Car (driver) — / 77.5%
The Keppels — Car (driver): not among its largest Cooee Bay — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 8.9%
The Keppels — Worked from Home: 10.7% Cooee Bay — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Car (passenger) — / 8.4%
The Keppels — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cooee Bay — Car (passenger): 8.4%
Bus — / 2.4%
The Keppels — Bus: not among its largest Cooee Bay — Bus: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.3%).

Setting

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14 m
1.4 km to a named beach
 72 m
534 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Connectivity score 29/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 36%
559 premises

Climate

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

The Keppels Cooee Bay
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

The Keppels

Beach Coastal Rural

Cooee Bay

Beach Coastal Parks Quiet

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