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QLD · Brisbane Council

Coopers Plains, 4108

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Updated

Desirability score

56.1/100
Good

Top 18% of Queensland's suburbs

85% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Excellent transport
  • Cycling
  • Dog friendly
  • High desirability
What Coopers Plains is known for: Green suburb, Excellent transport, Cycling, Dog friendly, High desirability

Suburb profile

In Brisbane, Coopers Plains is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. The city and surrounding suburbs are both within comfortable reach, which keeps daily life flexible. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.

Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Local shops and services cover the basics well, with more choice a short trip into neighbouring suburbs. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.

Buses and trains connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because housing affordability and local dining and lifestyle amenities lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in transport and access and parks and green space.

Population

Population
5,675
Median age
33
Median household income / week
$1,593
Dwelling vacancy
7.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
163 of 2,244
Median monthly mortgage
$1,755
Employment rate
58.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
137 / 227 / 270

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$460

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
447
Against the person
45
Against property
297
Rate per 1,000 residents
78.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 126 residents
State safety percentile
86.7th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-5.9%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences39
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)199
  • Traffic And Related Offences62
  • Unlawful Entry53
  • Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle31

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
972
  • Coopers Plains State SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

45 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Augstein St near Comer St, stop 59
  • Boundary Rd at Postle Street, stop 47
  • Middle St near Troughton Rd, stop 53
  • Troughton Rd at QEII Hospital
  • Troughton Rd at QEII Hospital, stop 37

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

71 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Bench (3)
  • Bicycle Parking (2)
  • Brisbane City CouncilBicycle Parking
  • Augstein St near Comer St, stop 59Bus stop
  • Boundary Rd at Augstein Street, stop 59Bus stop
  • Boundary Rd at Babbidge Street, stop 44/58Bus stop
  • Boundary Rd at Beechcroft StreetBus stop
  • Boundary Rd at Halt Street, stop 46Bus stop
  • Boundary Rd at Postle Street, stop 47Bus stop
  • Boundary Rd at Rosedale Street, stop 45Bus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

8 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Arthur Lewis PlacePark
  • Baroda Street ParkPark
  • Beryl Roberts ParkPark
  • Brittain ParkPark
  • Devitt ParkPark
  • Joy Taylor ParkPark
  • McCoy Street ParkPark
  • Queen Elizabeth II ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
5
Emergency department
On site
  • Biomedical Technology Serviceslaboratory
  • Coopers Plains DoctorsOrange Grove Roadclinic
  • Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee HospitalTroughton Roadhospital
  • Queensland Tissue Banklaboratory
  • The Leukaemia Foundation Accommodation CentreMiddle Streethospice

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

4 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Goodstart Early Learning Coopers PlainsMusgrave Roadkindergarten
  • Guardian Childcare & Education Coopers PlainsDeacon Streetchildcare
  • Life Early Learning CentreRookwood Avenuekindergarten
  • kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

Childcare centre count

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
11
Parks (OSM)
8

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
56.1/100 — Good
State standing
Top 18% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
1251st in Australia
State rank
266th in QLD
Peer rank
#156 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#161 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
85%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • 5 Star Handimarketamenitiessupermarket
  • Augstein St near Comer St, stop 59amenitiesbus_stop
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
  • Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
  • Boundary Rd at Augstein Street, stop 59amenitiesbus_stop
  • Boundary Rd at Babbidge Street, stop 44/58amenitiesbus_stop
  • Boundary Rd at Beechcroft Streetamenitiesbus_stop

Data sources & freshness

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