Cooya Beach
QLD 4873 · Douglas
523 (2021) → 545 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Cooya Beach is a suburb in Douglas, QLD 4873, about 1455km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Cooya Beach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Cooya Beach has an overall score of 16/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 62/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.02%), New Zealand (3.25%), USA (1.53%), Philippines (1.15%), Germany (0.96%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (1.72%), German (1.72%), Tagalog (1.15%), Mandarin (0.76%), Afrikaans (0.57%)
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 Douglas 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 948 (below 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)
- Mossman State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 870
- Mossman State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 947
- St Augustine's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.3kmICSEA 981
- Miallo State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 992
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 Cooya Beach
Is Cooya Beach safe?
Cooya Beach has a residential safety score of 62/100, 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 6,542 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Cooya Beach from Brisbane CBD?
Cooya Beach is about 1455.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Cooya Beach?
Cooya Beach has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Cooya Beach?
Cooya Beach has a transport score of 0/100.