Coulson QLD 4310
88 addresses · 16 streets
Wright Electorate › Scenic Rim LGA › Coulson · 62 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Coulson is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 168 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,645 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Boonah statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Coulson itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 hospital
1 library
1 golf club
1 hardware store
3 places to stay
Socio-economic Standing
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: 20.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 20.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 49.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 55.4%
Population by age in Coulson
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 17 |
| 15-19 | 11 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 14 |
| 35-44 | 21 |
| 45-54 | 25 |
| 55-64 | 33 |
| 65-74 | 34 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Coulson
| House | 61 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Coulson
| <$650 | 8 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 20 |
| $3,000+ | 9 |
Top ancestries in Coulson
| English | 73 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 49 |
| German | 30 |
| Scottish | 22 |
| Ancestry NS | 20 |
| Irish | 17 |
Housing tenure in Coulson
| Owned | 26 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 24 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Coulson
| 0 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Coulson
| Car | 60 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 9 |
Top countries of birth in Coulson
| England | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,448 bird observations recorded near Coulson — most often seen:
- Torresian Crow (309)
- Willie Wagtail (307)
- Australian Wood Duck (279)
- Magpie-lark (264)
- Australian Magpie (249)
- Brown Honeyeater (219)
- Noisy Miner (206)
- Pale-headed Rosella (202)
- Superb Fairy-wren (201)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (184)
- Welcome Swallow (181)
- Striated Pardalote (178)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (174)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Coulson
- Masked Lapwing (169)
- Pacific Black Duck (159)
- Striped Honeyeater (159)
- Galah (153)
- Laughing Kookaburra (151)
- Grey-crowned Babbler (150)
- Australasian Darter (148)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (147)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (146)
- Whistling Kite (144)
- Rufous Whistler (143)
- Dusky Moorhen (142)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (140)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (140)
- Crested Pigeon (136)
- White-throated Honeyeater (135)
- Australian Pelican (133)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Coulson:
- Hoya (3.4 km)
- Teviotville (3.9 km)
- Allandale (4.1 km)
- Kulgun (4.5 km)
- Roadvale (4.8 km)
- Boonah (5 km)
- Kents Pocket (6.7 km)
- Blantyre (6.9 km)
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Streets
- Beaudesert - Boonah Road (4)
- Goan Road (1)
- Hancock Road (8)
- Hawkins Road (14)
- Ipswich - Boonah Road (22)
- Lilybrook Road (4)
- Mcconnel Road (1)
- Mcintosh Road (1)
- Old Beaudesert Road (2)
- Old Rifle Range Road (3)
- Podlich Road (7)
- Roadvale Harrisville Road (1)
- Robson Road (8)
- Stanfield Road (4)
- Stegert Road (7)
- Sweeney Road (1)
