Cootharaba
QLD 4565 · Noosa
866 (2021) → 927 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Cootharaba is a suburb in Noosa, QLD 4565, about 132km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Cootharaba are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 12km inland. Cootharaba has an overall score of 26/100, 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 (5.31%), New Zealand (3.58%), South Africa (1.15%), China (1.04%), Scotland (0.81%)
Top languages: Spanish (0.46%), German (0.35%)
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 1035 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Kin Kin State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.2kmICSEA 1035
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 Cootharaba
Is Cootharaba safe?
Cootharaba 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 Cootharaba from Brisbane CBD?
Cootharaba is about 131.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Cootharaba?
Cootharaba has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Cootharaba?
Cootharaba has a transport score of 0/100.