Cooran
QLD 4569 · Noosa
1,756 (2021) → 1,880 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Cooran is a suburb in Noosa, QLD 4569, about 127km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Cooran are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 69/100, and is about 25km inland. Cooran has an overall score of 50/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (7.18%), New Zealand (3.25%), Germany (0.85%), Scotland (0.57%), Netherlands (0.51%)
Top languages: French (0.46%), Italian (0.28%), German (0.17%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Noosa 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 1015 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Cooran State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1006
Nearby (within 10km)
- Noosa District State High School - Pomona CampusSecondary · Government · 5.3km
- Pomona State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 1028
- Federal State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1011
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 Cooran
Is Cooran safe?
Cooran has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 2,700 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Cooran from Brisbane CBD?
Cooran is about 127.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Cooran?
Cooran has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1006 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Cooran?
Cooran has a transport score of 69/100, including 1 train station and 2 bus stops.