Cooee Bay is a close-knit residential community in Queensland within the Livingstone local government area (postcode 4703). The area has roughly 942 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.4% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward education and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $520. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.
The crime rate in the Livingstone LGA is moderate at 4,149 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.