TAS · Burnie Council
Cooee, TAS, 7320
Current weather
13.3°CMainly clear
87% humidity · 19.5 km/h wind · 13.3° / 11° today · 7.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#10 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Cooee is a small locality in the Burnie area, home to around 597 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $550, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, 11 public transport stops within the suburb, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 597
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $1,375
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 24 of 264
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 53%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 22 / 25 / 0
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 (latest monthly release)
- $550
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 1
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · Period: latest monthly release · Updated on site · Monthly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 967.5
- Burnie High SchoolSecondary
- Cooee Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
11 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bass Hwy opposite Burnie High School
- Burnie High School
- NW Regional Hospital, Burnie
- North West Regional Hospital
- Opposite 221 Bass Hwy
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
40 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- RediATMATM
- Bench (3)
- Bass Highway / Burnie HighBus stop
Bass Highway, Cooee
- Bass Highway Stop 6 InBus stop
Opposite 143 Bass Highway, Cooee
- Bass Highway Stop 6 OutBus stop
127-133 Bass Highway, Cooee
- Bass Highway Stop 7 InBus stop
58-62 Bass Highway, Cooee
- Bass Highway Stop 7 OutBus stop
189 Bass Highway, Cooee
- Bass Highway Stop 9 OutBus stop
Bass Highway, Cooee
- Burnie High SchoolBus stop
Fidler Street, Cooee
- No.235 Bass HighwayBus stop
235 Bass Highway, Cooee
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 5
- Emergency department
- On site
- Burnie GP Superclinicclinic
- North West Pathologysample_collection
- North West Private HospitalBrickport Roadhospital
- North West Regional HospitalBrickport Roadhospital
- TerryWhite Chemmartpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Anglican Church of St David's7 POKE ST, COOEE, 7320Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 90.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #10 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Anglican Church of St David'sheritage7 POKE ST, COOEE, 7320Permanently Registered
- Burnie GP Superclinichealthclinic
- North West Pathologyhealthsample_collection
- North West Private HospitalhealthBrickport Roadhospital
- North West Regional HospitalhealthBrickport Roadhospital
- TerryWhite Chemmarthealthpharmacy
- Bass Hwy opposite Burnie High Schooltransport
- Burnie High Schooltransport
- NW Regional Hospital, Burnietransport
- North West Regional Hospitaltransport
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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