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Living in Cooloola Cove, QLD
Cooloola Cove is in the Gympie council area. About 2,921 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Gympie and Queensland.
Rent now
$500 a week
That's the median rent on new leases in Cooloola Cove, in the December quarter 2025 (from a small number of leases). Half of new leases cost more and half cost less.
Who lives here
| Measure | Cooloola Cove | Gympie | QLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62 | 48 | 38 |
| People per home | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Household income, a week (median) | $808 | $1,115 | $1,675 |
Homes
| Measure | Cooloola Cove | Gympie | QLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 59% | 43% | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 26% | 33% | 35% |
| Rented | 15% | 22% | 34% |
| Separate houses | 96% | 92% | 75% |
| Flats and apartments | 0% | 2% | 13% |
| Rent, a week (median, 2021) | $300 | $290 | $365 |
| Mortgage repayment, a month (median) | $1,172 | $1,327 | $1,733 |
Shares of homes where people answered the question. Rent and mortgage figures are from 2021, so they're well below today's. See what tenants pay now.
Getting around
| Measure | Cooloola Cove | Gympie | QLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with no car | 1% | 4% | 6% |
| Homes with two or more cars | 59% | 62% | 58% |
| Went to work by car | 82% | 80% | 72% |
| Went to work by public transport | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| Walked or cycled to work | 2% | 3% | 4% |
| Worked from home | 12% | 12% | 16% |
How people got to work on Census day, as a share of those who went to work or worked at home. The Census was on 10 August 2021, when Greater Sydney and Melbourne were in lockdown, so many more people there worked from home than usual, and fewer took public transport.
Public transport
| Kind | Stops | Services stopping, a weekday | Busiest stop, 7 to 9am |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | 10 | 15 | Nautilus Drive at Queen Elizabeth Drive: 1 service |
Cooloola Cove has no train station. The nearest is Gympie North station, about 37.3 km from the middle of the suburb in a straight line.
Counted for Wednesday 21 October 2026, an ordinary weekday in the timetable. Each time a train, tram, ferry or bus stops counts once, in both directions. Train and tram stations count once however many platforms they have.
Schools
There's no school in Cooloola Cove itself.
School zones for 2026
- Tin Can Bay State School primary
- Tin Can Bay State School Years 7 to 9
- Gympie State High School Years 10 to 12
The middle of Cooloola Cove is in these government school zones. A zone is set by your exact address, and streets near its edge may be zoned for another school, so check your address with the school before you rent or buy.
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cooloola Cove. Check enrolment rules with the school or the state's education department. We don't rank or rate schools.
More about Gympie
- What it costs to live in Gympie: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against Queensland.
- Compare Gympie with another area.
- Is living in Cooloola Cove worth the drive? Add up rent and fuel against another suburb.
- Other suburbs in Gympie.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Gympie figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. Public transport: Translink, © State of Queensland, CC BY 4.0. School zones: Queensland Department of Education, state school catchments, CC BY 4.0. Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages).