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Coombabah QLD 4216

6,040 addresses · 123 streets

Fadden Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Coombabah · 60 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Coombabah is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 10,298 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,092 a week, with median rent near $415 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

10,298Population
51Median age
$1,092Median household income / wk
$415Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Coombabah statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Coombabah itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Helensvale, 4.7 km south-west · Light rail stop: Helensvale, 4.7 km south-west · Railway halt: Wildlife, 7.9 km north-west · Bus interchange: Soutport Transit Centre, 7.1 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Runnaway Bay, 2.2 km south-east · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 2.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 57.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Coombabah

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Coombabah QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202057.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202152.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 49%

Population by age in Coombabah
Population by age, Coombabah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4396
5-141,025
15-19420
20-24412
25-34994
35-441,134
45-541,175
55-641,312
65-741,696
75-841,301
85+441
Dwelling types in Coombabah
Dwelling types, Coombabah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,261
Townhouse1,910
Apartment207
Other207
Households by weekly income in Coombabah
Households by weekly income, Coombabah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,172
$650-1,4991,595
$1,500-2,9991,117
$3,000+392
Top ancestries in Coombabah
Top ancestries, Coombabah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English4,463
Australian2,995
Irish1,135
Scottish1,101
Other923
Ancestry NS660
Housing tenure in Coombabah
Housing tenure, Coombabah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,903
Mortgage1,242
Rented1,281
Other63
Cars per household in Coombabah
Cars per household, Coombabah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0263
12,245
21,521
3335
4+140
Commute to work in Coombabah
Commute to work, Coombabah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,931
Train18
Bus29
Tram/ferry4
Walked49
Bicycle19
Home422
Top countries of birth in Coombabah
Top countries of birth, Coombabah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand932
England750
South Africa124
Philippines121
Scotland113
China110
Languages used at home in Coombabah
Languages used at home, Coombabah QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin118
Spanish76
Cantonese63
Japanese57
French53
Korean51

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

69,478 bird observations recorded near Coombabah — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Coombabah

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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