Cooee Bay, QLD
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Less advantaged than the national average
Cooee Bay is more socio-economically advantaged than about 24% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 939, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Cooee Bay a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Cooee Bay from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
24/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (24/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
47/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $300 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 47% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Cooee Bay at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 942
- Median age
- 46
- Median weekly household income
- $1,210
- SEIFA score
- 939
- Local government area
- Livingstone
- Coordinates
- -23.1427, 150.7581
Map of Cooee Bay
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Housing & property in Cooee Bay
What it costs to live in Cooee Bay and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $300
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,500
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 56%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 41%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Cooee Bay demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Cooee Bay demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Cooee Bay using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 31% and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 135 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 118 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 199 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 290 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 195 | 21% |
Share of the 937 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 129 | 31% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 106 | 25% |
| Rented | 170 | 41% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 285 | 69% |
| Townhouses & semis | 31 | 8% |
| Flats & apartments | 78 | 19% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 411 occupied private dwellings in Cooee Bay.
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,808
- Median weekly personal income
- $762
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 123 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 38 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 42 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 389 (50%)
- Labour-force participation
- 58.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Employed full-time
- 265
- Employed part-time
- 153
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Cooee Bay
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Cooee Bay is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 21.3°C). The area receives roughly 1061 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6°C | 23.8°C | 151 mm |
| Feb | 28.7°C | 23.5°C | 132 mm |
| Mar | 28°C | 23.1°C | 202 mm |
| Apr | 26°C | 20.6°C | 92 mm |
| May | 23.7°C | 17.7°C | 58 mm |
| Jun | 21.9°C | 15.5°C | 34 mm |
| Jul | 21.3°C | 14.3°C | 82 mm |
| Aug | 22.3°C | 14.9°C | 21 mm |
| Sep | 24.1°C | 17.2°C | 28 mm |
| Oct | 25.8°C | 19.7°C | 65 mm |
| Nov | 27.5°C | 21.5°C | 71 mm |
| Dec | 28.4°C | 22.9°C | 125 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Cooee Bay
Is Cooee Bay a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Cooee Bay rates 32/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Cooee Bay?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Cooee Bay was $300, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Cooee Bay?
Cooee Bay is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Livingstone local government area.
What is the population of Cooee Bay?
At the 2021 Census, Cooee Bay had a population of about 942.
Is Cooee Bay an advantaged area?
Cooee Bay has an ABS SEIFA score of 939, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 24 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 24% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Cooee Bay?
Cooee Bay has average daytime highs of about 25.5°C and overnight lows of about 19.6°C, with roughly 1,061 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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