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Suburb profile ·Noosa LGA · QLD ·4569

Cooran QLD 4569

Cooran is in Noosa LGA, QLD, postcode 4569, with population 1,756.

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Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$385/wk
Market rent signal
D8 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,756
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
554
25 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,517
Median rent · wk$385

Affordability

30%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,517/mo, while renters pay about $1,668/mo — renting runs $151/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$67K
Median rent · wk
$385
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,517

Household income

$67K household · yr-15.5% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$81K
Household
$67K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1014
Students139
Government1
  • Cooran State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1014
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
3,082
3,082 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,082
Total incidents3,082· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault32621%
  • Break And Enter26017%
  • Drug Offences65442%
  • Fraud30520%

Full data detail

Cooran QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Noosa local government area, Cooran is a close-knit residential community (postcode 4569). The area has roughly 1,756 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, 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 healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $385 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.

Cooran is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1014, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Noosa LGA is below average at 3,082 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,517
Rent · wk(Census)$385
Population growth · Noosa LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)59,551
5-year growth+1% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Noosa LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)82
Houses61
Units21
YoY change+0%
Employment · Noosa LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4569ATO
Negatively geared37 (3.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$3,341/yr
Landlords (rental income)108
Reported capital gains88
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,756
Median age46
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,294
Personal income · wk$628
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations2
Bus stops1
Cooran Station rail replacement
Cooran station, platform 1
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Cooran leans on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 3 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Cooran FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cooran in?

    Cooran is in the Noosa Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4569. Council-level context for Noosa LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Cooran?

    The median weekly rent in Cooran is $385/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Cooran a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Cooran show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cooran?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Cooran data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.