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.
Is Upper Coomera 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.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 3 components we can score for Upper Coomera 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
51/100Around the national middle
Around the national middle — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (51/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
11/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $450 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 11% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Amenities & access
80/100Plenty mapped nearby
About 111 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- 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.
Upper Coomera at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 27,180
- Median age
- 33
- Median weekly household income
- $1,991
- SEIFA score
- 989
- Local government area
- Gold Coast
- Coordinates
- -27.8781, 153.2876
Map of Upper Coomera
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Housing & property in Upper Coomera
What it costs to live in Upper Coomera and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $450
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,939
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 64%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 34%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Upper Coomera demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
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% 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.
- 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).
Places in and around Upper Coomera
Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.
Eat & drink
1 nearbyCafe Two
Parks & recreation
107 nearbyDiamond Sands Reserve · Bushgum Crescent Reserve · Amberwood Drive Reserve · Prominent Park · Prolific Place Reserve · Highland Reserve Park
Shops & groceries
1 nearbyHighland Reserve Convenience Store
Schools & education
2 nearbyUpper Coomera State College
Eat & drink in and around Upper Coomera
Cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaway mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre. Listings are drawn from OpenStreetMap and shown as plain data — we don't rank or rate them.
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Common questions about Upper Coomera
Is Upper Coomera a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability and amenities, Upper Coomera rates 48/100 overall (Below the national middle 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 Upper Coomera?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Upper Coomera was $450, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,939. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Upper Coomera?
Upper Coomera is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Gold Coast local government area.
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.
- Largest suburbs in Queensland#4 of 25
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