Coopers Plains
QLD 4108 · Brisbane
5,675 (2021) → 6,297 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Coopers Plains is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4108, about 11km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Coopers Plains are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 95/100, and is about 19km inland. Coopers Plains has an overall score of 90/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 65/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (10.01%), China (6.56%), Philippines (3.54%), Taiwan (2.73%), Vietnam (2.26%)
Top languages: Mandarin (10.82%), Gujarati (4.88%), Cantonese (3.74%), Vietnamese (2.78%), Hindi (1.83%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Brisbane local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1060 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Coopers Plains State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 964
Nearby (within 10km)
- Brisbane Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 0.9kmICSEA 1111
- St Pius X SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1kmICSEA 1091
- Sunnybank Special SchoolCombined · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 1034
- Salisbury State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 1064
- St Thomas More CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.5kmICSEA 1065
- Sunnybank State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 979
- Robertson State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 1127
- Our Lady of Fatima Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1029
- Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community SchoolCombined · Independent · 2kmICSEA 709
- Carinity Education - SouthsideSecondary · Independent · 2.2kmICSEA 935
- Brisbane Christian College - Fairlie Terrace CampusCombined · Independent · 2.3km
- YMCA Vocational School - Brisbane SouthSecondary · Independent · 2.4kmICSEA 951
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Coopers Plains
Is Coopers Plains safe?
Coopers Plains has a residential safety score of 65/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,145 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Coopers Plains from Brisbane CBD?
Coopers Plains is about 10.8 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 30 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Coopers Plains?
Coopers Plains has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 964 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Coopers Plains?
Coopers Plains has a transport score of 95/100, including 1 train station and 41 bus stops.