Upper Coomera, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Upper Coomera is a fast-growing suburb in the City of Gold Coast, set on the western side of the M1 Pacific Motorway above the Coomera River. Its name is said to come from the Yugambeh word kumera, a species of wattle. The land was surveyed in 1864, and William Alfred Binstead is recorded as the first European settler the following year. A sugar industry soon took hold, with the nearby Otmoor plantation producing its first refined sugar in 1870. An Anglican church was built in the late 1880s, and a district war memorial was unveiled in 1918 to honour local servicemen. Along with neighbouring Coomera, the suburb has become one of the Gold Coast's principal growth corridors, prized by commuters for its position roughly midway between Southport and Brisbane. Its schools include Upper Coomera State College, Coomera Anglican College and Saint Stephen's College, and the area is home to notably large New Zealand and Māori communities.
Around the national middle
Upper Coomera is more socio-economically advantaged than about 51% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 989, 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.
Upper Coomera at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 27,180
- Median age
- 33
- Median weekly household income
- $1,991
- SEIFA score
- 989
- Coordinates
- -27.8781, 153.2876
Upper Coomera demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Upper Coomera 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 young adults (25–44) at 30%, 34% of homes are rented, and 30% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 6,775 | 25% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3,714 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 8,066 | 30% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 6,026 | 22% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,603 | 10% |
Share of the 27,184 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,359 | 16% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 3,993 | 48% |
| Rented | 2,867 | 34% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 6,774 | 81% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,533 | 18% |
| Flats & apartments | 21 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 8,386 occupied private dwellings in Upper Coomera.
- Median weekly rent
- $450
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,939
- Average household size
- 3.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,055
- Median weekly personal income
- $821
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 7,838 (30%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 2,996 (12%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 841 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 11,070 (58%)
- Labour-force participation
- 69.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Employed full-time
- 7,865
- Employed part-time
- 4,190
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 Upper Coomera
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Upper Coomera is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.5°C). The area receives roughly 1052 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6°C | 21.4°C | 109 mm |
| Feb | 28.3°C | 21.3°C | 164 mm |
| Mar | 27.5°C | 20.7°C | 159 mm |
| Apr | 25.1°C | 17.9°C | 55 mm |
| May | 22.8°C | 15.2°C | 85 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 12.8°C | 58 mm |
| Jul | 20.5°C | 11.8°C | 43 mm |
| Aug | 21.9°C | 12.4°C | 42 mm |
| Sep | 23.9°C | 14.4°C | 42 mm |
| Oct | 25.5°C | 16.8°C | 93 mm |
| Nov | 27.2°C | 18.6°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 28.3°C | 20.4°C | 127 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Upper Coomera
Where is Upper Coomera?
Upper Coomera is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Upper Coomera?
At the 2021 Census, Upper Coomera had a population of about 27,180.
Is Upper Coomera an advantaged area?
Upper Coomera has an ABS SEIFA score of 989, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 51 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 51% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Upper Coomera?
Upper Coomera has average daytime highs of about 25°C and overnight lows of about 17°C, with roughly 1,052 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Upper Coomera?
Upper Coomera is one of the most populous suburbs in Queensland — the 4th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 27,180 usual residents).
Where Upper Coomera ranks
Upper Coomera appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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