Located in Queensland within the Gympie local government area, Cooloola Cove is a smaller suburb (postcode 4580). With a population of 2,921, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 62. Households earn a median income of $42K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, technicians & trades, sales. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $500. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,172.
The crime rate in the Gympie LGA is moderate at 5,230 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.