Upper Coomera
QLD 4209 · Gold Coast
27,180 (2021) → 28,782 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Upper Coomera is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4209, about 52km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Upper Coomera are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 6 schools, a transport score of 44/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Upper Coomera has an overall score of 62/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 83/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (10.97%), England (4.72%), South Africa (1.74%), India (1.18%), Philippines (0.92%)
Top languages: Mandarin (1.13%), Punjabi (0.78%), Korean (0.67%), Japan (0.52%), Afrikaans (0.5%)
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 Gold Coast 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 1020 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Saint Stephen's CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1108
- Coomera Anglican CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1082
- Assisi Catholic CollegeCombined · CatholicICSEA 1059
- Highland Reserve State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1025
- Coomera Springs State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1007
- Upper Coomera State CollegeCombined · GovernmentICSEA 963
Nearby (within 10km)
- Coomera State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1009
- Oxenford State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 995
- Helensvale State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1027
- Gaven State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 992
- Foxwell State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 1009
- Coomera Rivers State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 1004
- Pimpama State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 973
- Helensvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 1022
- Pimpama State Primary CollegePrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 972
- Gainsborough State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 1002
- Jubilee Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.4kmICSEA 1054
- Coomera State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 1006
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 Upper Coomera
Is Upper Coomera safe?
Upper Coomera has a residential safety score of 83/100, 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 6,113 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Upper Coomera from Brisbane CBD?
Upper Coomera is about 52.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Upper Coomera?
Upper Coomera has 6 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1041 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Upper Coomera?
Upper Coomera has a transport score of 44/100 and 72 bus stops.