Tinbeerwah vs Cooroibah

Cooroibah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Tinbeerwah. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Cooroibah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Cooroibah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($1,400,000 vs $1,877,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tinbeerwah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tinbeerwah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 115 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (132.9 km vs 144.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tinbeerwah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Tinbeerwah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.1% vs 6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
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.

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Walkability 10 / 10
Tinbeerwah — Walkability: 10/100 Cooroibah — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 70 / 76
Tinbeerwah — Safety: 70/100 Cooroibah — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 84 / 30
Tinbeerwah — Low fire risk: 84/100 Cooroibah — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Cooroibah has more residents (2,178 vs 1,160); Cooroibah rents higher ($500/wk vs $400/wk).

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Population 1,160 2,178
+88% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.1% +6.7%
Median age 50 46
Median household income $91,936/yr
+7% vs other
 $85,228/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $500/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
0-4 4.8% / 3.7%
Tinbeerwah — 0-4: 4.8% Cooroibah — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 12.7% / 14.7%
Tinbeerwah — 5-14: 12.7% Cooroibah — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 4.7% / 7.2%
Tinbeerwah — 15-19: 4.7% Cooroibah — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 3.0% / 4.1%
Tinbeerwah — 20-24: 3.0% Cooroibah — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 5.9% / 6.7%
Tinbeerwah — 25-34: 5.9% Cooroibah — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 11.0% / 10.7%
Tinbeerwah — 35-44: 11.0% Cooroibah — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 14.1% / 16.8%
Tinbeerwah — 45-54: 14.1% Cooroibah — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 17.4% / 16.5%
Tinbeerwah — 55-64: 17.4% Cooroibah — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 17.8% / 13.1%
Tinbeerwah — 65-74: 17.8% Cooroibah — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 7.4% / 5.9%
Tinbeerwah — 75-84: 7.4% Cooroibah — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 1.6% / 0.6%
Tinbeerwah — 85+: 1.6% Cooroibah — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tinbeerwah 63.0% couple families
Tinbeerwah — Couple Families: 63.0% Tinbeerwah — Lone Person: 25.6% Tinbeerwah — One Parent Families: 11.5% Tinbeerwah — Group Household: 0.0% Tinbeerwah — Other Families: 0.0%
Cooroibah 60.6% couple families
Cooroibah — Couple Families: 60.6% Cooroibah — Lone Person: 18.3% Cooroibah — One Parent Families: 15.3% Cooroibah — Group Household: 4.3% Cooroibah — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tinbeerwah 8.6% renting
Tinbeerwah — Owned Outright: 54.4% Tinbeerwah — Mortgage: 37.0% Tinbeerwah — Renting: 8.6%
Cooroibah 9.8% renting
Cooroibah — Owned Outright: 43.6% Cooroibah — Mortgage: 46.6% Cooroibah — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 19.6%
Tinbeerwah — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Cooroibah — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 9.6%
Tinbeerwah — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Cooroibah — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.7% / 9.0%
Tinbeerwah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7% Cooroibah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 2.1%
Tinbeerwah — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Cooroibah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 1.1%
Tinbeerwah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Cooroibah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
England 9.9% / 6.0%
Tinbeerwah — England: 9.9% Cooroibah — England: 6.0%
New Zealand 2.5% / 3.3%
Tinbeerwah — New Zealand: 2.5% Cooroibah — New Zealand: 3.3%
South Africa 1.5% / 0.8%
Tinbeerwah — South Africa: 1.5% Cooroibah — South Africa: 0.8%
Germany 0.8% / 0.8%
Tinbeerwah — Germany: 0.8% Cooroibah — Germany: 0.8%
Netherlands 1.0% / 0.5%
Tinbeerwah — Netherlands: 1.0% Cooroibah — Netherlands: 0.5%
Canada 0.9% / —
Tinbeerwah — Canada: 0.9% Cooroibah — Canada: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 0.6%
Tinbeerwah — Vietnam: not among its largest Cooroibah — Vietnam: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tinbeerwah 98.0% houses
Tinbeerwah — Houses: 98.0% Tinbeerwah — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Cooroibah 97.7% houses
Cooroibah — Houses: 97.7% Cooroibah — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Median house price $1,702,500 $1,570,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,877,500 $1,400,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 12 sales
 36 days
from 22 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
3 bed $1.43M / $1.4M
Tinbeerwah — 3 bed: $1.43M (7 sales) Cooroibah — 3 bed: $1.4M (11 sales)

7 vs 11 sales

4 bed $2.02M / $1.6M
Tinbeerwah — 4 bed: $2.02M (10 sales) Cooroibah — 4 bed: $1.6M (20 sales)

10 vs 20 sales

Development activity

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
New dwellings approved 239
across Noosa
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
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.

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Houses — 2.9%
$950/wk on $1.73M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 8% of QLD

Liveability

Tinbeerwah scores higher overall (66 vs 38).

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Grade B C
Score 66/100 38/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Cooroibah carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 16).

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Bushfire Low
16/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
24/100
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

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
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

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Parks & reserves 1 14
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Cooroibah sits further from the CBD (144.8 km vs 132.9 km).

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Walkability score 10/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 132.9 km 144.8 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 100 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4563
 0.8%
postcode 4565
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 4563
 73
postcode 4565

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.

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Car (driver) 63.8% / 71.9%
Tinbeerwah — Car (driver): 63.8% Cooroibah — Car (driver): 71.9%
Worked from Home 29.1% / 19.8%
Tinbeerwah — Worked from Home: 29.1% Cooroibah — Worked from Home: 19.8%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.9%
Tinbeerwah — Car (passenger): 4.6% Cooroibah — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only 1.8% / 2.1%
Tinbeerwah — Walked Only: 1.8% Cooroibah — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bus — / 1.3%
Tinbeerwah — Bus: not among its largest Cooroibah — Bus: 1.3%
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Tinbeerwah — Bicycle: 0.7% Cooroibah — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Elevation 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.2 km 6.1 km

NBN connectivity

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Connectivity score 55/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
482 premises
 40%
828 premises

Climate

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
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

Council rates

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Average residential rate $1,614/yr
same for both
Council Noosa
same for both

Federal electorate

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tinbeerwah Cooroibah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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