Verrierdale vs Coolum Beach

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Verrierdale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Verrierdale: a median of $1.9 million, against $1.52 million in Coolum Beach. On these figures, Verrierdale tends to suit couples, while Coolum Beach suits people living alone 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Verrierdale carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 54/100)
  • Coolum Beach has more childcare (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Coolum Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,520,000 vs $1,900,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Coolum Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Coolum Beach

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (92 min vs 100 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (117.4 km vs 125.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coolum Beach

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • But Verrierdale carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 54/100)

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

Verrierdale and Coolum 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.

Verrierdale Coolum 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.

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Walkability 0 / 14
Verrierdale — Walkability: 0/100 Coolum Beach — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 83 / 46
Verrierdale — Safety: 83/100 Coolum Beach — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 49 / 41
Verrierdale — Low fire risk: 49/100 Coolum Beach — Low fire risk: 41/100

Demographics

Coolum Beach has more residents (9,152 vs 809); Verrierdale has higher household incomes ($95,212 vs $83,200).

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Population 809 9,152
+1031% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% +7.7%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $95,212/yr
+13% vs other
 $83,200/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk $450/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
0-4 2.2% / 4.8%
Verrierdale — 0-4: 2.2% Coolum Beach — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 14.1% / 11.6%
Verrierdale — 5-14: 14.1% Coolum Beach — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 7.9% / 5.4%
Verrierdale — 15-19: 7.9% Coolum Beach — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.0% / 4.0%
Verrierdale — 20-24: 4.0% Coolum Beach — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 5.8% / 9.8%
Verrierdale — 25-34: 5.8% Coolum Beach — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 12.9% / 13.6%
Verrierdale — 35-44: 12.9% Coolum Beach — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 18.4% / 14.8%
Verrierdale — 45-54: 18.4% Coolum Beach — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 18.2% / 14.6%
Verrierdale — 55-64: 18.2% Coolum Beach — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 10.5% / 12.3%
Verrierdale — 65-74: 10.5% Coolum Beach — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 4.7% / 6.2%
Verrierdale — 75-84: 4.7% Coolum Beach — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.2% / 2.9%
Verrierdale — 85+: 1.2% Coolum Beach — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Verrierdale 51.1% couple families
Verrierdale — Couple Families: 51.1% Verrierdale — Lone Person: 23.7% Verrierdale — One Parent Families: 18.9% Verrierdale — Group Household: 2.6% Verrierdale — Other Families: 3.7%
Coolum Beach 39.0% couple families
Coolum Beach — Couple Families: 39.0% Coolum Beach — Lone Person: 36.9% Coolum Beach — One Parent Families: 16.9% Coolum Beach — Group Household: 6.2% Coolum Beach — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Verrierdale 9.6% renting
Verrierdale — Owned Outright: 41.5% Verrierdale — Mortgage: 48.9% Verrierdale — Renting: 9.6%
Coolum Beach 30.0% renting
Coolum Beach — Owned Outright: 35.0% Coolum Beach — Mortgage: 34.9% Coolum Beach — Renting: 30.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 17.6%
Verrierdale — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Coolum Beach — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 15.1% / 13.6%
Verrierdale — Bachelor Degree: 15.1% Coolum Beach — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 9.5%
Verrierdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Coolum Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 3.6%
Verrierdale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Coolum Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.6%
Verrierdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Coolum Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
England 8.2% / 5.1%
Verrierdale — England: 8.2% Coolum Beach — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 3.1% / 3.8%
Verrierdale — New Zealand: 3.1% Coolum Beach — New Zealand: 3.8%
Germany 1.2% / 0.7%
Verrierdale — Germany: 1.2% Coolum Beach — Germany: 0.7%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.7%
Verrierdale — Scotland: 0.5% Coolum Beach — Scotland: 0.7%
Canada 0.7% / 0.4%
Verrierdale — Canada: 0.7% Coolum Beach — Canada: 0.4%
France 1.0% / —
Verrierdale — France: 1.0% Coolum Beach — France: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.9%
Verrierdale — South Africa: not among its largest Coolum Beach — South Africa: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Verrierdale 98.2% houses
Verrierdale — Houses: 98.2% Verrierdale — Flats / Apartments: 1.8% Verrierdale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Coolum Beach 69.5% houses
Coolum Beach — Houses: 69.5% Coolum Beach — Flats / Apartments: 17.1% Coolum Beach — Townhouses: 13.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Median house price $1,900,000 $1,520,000
Median unit price — $1,117,500
Median land price $1,225,000 $1,385,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 84 sales

Development activity

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
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.

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Houses — 3.2%
$975/wk on $1.6M
Units — 3.7%
$780/wk on $1.1M

Ranking within QLD

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 14% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 19% of QLD

Liveability

Coolum Beach is more walkable (14 vs 0); Verrierdale scores higher overall (52 vs 38).

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Grade B C
Score 52/100 38/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Coolum Beach carries more crime risk (54 vs 17).

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Verrierdale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Coolum Beach

  • Coolum State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Coolum State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 9
Parks & reserves 4 22
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 6 9

Mobility

Verrierdale sits further from the CBD (125.4 km vs 117.4 km).

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Brisbane 125.4 km
+6% vs other
 117.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 100 min 92 min
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 4562
 1.7%
postcode 4573
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 95
postcode 4562
 59
postcode 4573

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.

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Car (driver) 63.6% / 70.0%
Verrierdale — Car (driver): 63.6% Coolum Beach — Car (driver): 70.0%
Worked from Home 26.7% / 20.5%
Verrierdale — Worked from Home: 26.7% Coolum Beach — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 3.8%
Verrierdale — Car (passenger): 5.2% Coolum Beach — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 4.4% / 3.1%
Verrierdale — Walked Only: 4.4% Coolum Beach — Walked Only: 3.1%
Bicycle — / 1.4%
Verrierdale — Bicycle: not among its largest Coolum Beach — Bicycle: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Elevation 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.2 km 2.4 km
2.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Connectivity score 40/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
310 premises
 43%
5,854 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Verrierdale Coolum Beach
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Verrierdale

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Coolum Beach

Coastal Premium Regional Centre

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