Cooroy Mountain, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Cooroy Mountain is more socio-economically advantaged than about 88% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1065, 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.
Cooroy Mountain at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 148
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $2,111
- SEIFA score
- 1065
- Coordinates
- -26.4315, 152.9516
Cooroy Mountain demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Cooroy Mountain 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 44%, 15% of homes are rented, and 23% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 17 | 11% |
| Youth (15–24) | 28 | 18% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 10 | 6% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 68 | 44% |
| Seniors (65+) | 31 | 20% |
Share of the 154 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 28 | 45% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 25 | 40% |
| Rented | 9 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 53 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 58 occupied private dwellings in Cooroy Mountain.
- Median weekly rent
- $510
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,254
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,222
- Median weekly personal income
- $779
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 33 (23%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 4 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 75 (64%)
- Labour-force participation
- 54.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Employed full-time
- 42
- Employed part-time
- 19
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 Cooroy Mountain
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Cooroy Mountain is January (average daytime high around 28.1°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.4°C). The area receives roughly 1191 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.1°C | 21.2°C | 120 mm |
| Feb | 27.7°C | 21.1°C | 207 mm |
| Mar | 27.2°C | 20.5°C | 162 mm |
| Apr | 24.9°C | 17.6°C | 76 mm |
| May | 22.5°C | 14.6°C | 97 mm |
| Jun | 20.6°C | 12.3°C | 56 mm |
| Jul | 20.4°C | 11.3°C | 52 mm |
| Aug | 21.8°C | 11.8°C | 38 mm |
| Sep | 23.6°C | 14°C | 43 mm |
| Oct | 25.4°C | 16.4°C | 119 mm |
| Nov | 27.1°C | 18.4°C | 98 mm |
| Dec | 27.9°C | 20.2°C | 123 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Cooroy Mountain
Where is Cooroy Mountain?
Cooroy Mountain is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Cooroy Mountain?
At the 2021 Census, Cooroy Mountain had a population of about 148.
Is Cooroy Mountain an advantaged area?
Cooroy Mountain has an ABS SEIFA score of 1065, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 88 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 88% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Cooroy Mountain?
Cooroy Mountain has average daytime highs of about 24.8°C and overnight lows of about 16.6°C, with roughly 1,191 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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