Coopers Plains, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

51/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Coopers Plains is more socio-economically advantaged than about 51% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 988, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Coopers Plains at a glance

Population (2021): 5,675
Median age: 33
Median weekly household income: $1,593
SEIFA score: 988
Coordinates: -27.5671, 153.0365

Coopers Plains demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Coopers Plains using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 40%, 49% of homes are rented, and 50% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	838	15%
Youth (15–24)	764	13%
Young adults (25–44)	2,237	40%
Mid-life (45–64)	1,086	19%
Seniors (65+)	736	13%

Share of the 5,661 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	465	22%
Owned with a mortgage	556	27%
Rented	1,018	49%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	1,571	75%
Townhouses & semis	227	11%
Flats & apartments	270	13%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,083 occupied private dwellings in Coopers Plains.

Median weekly rent: $369
Median monthly mortgage: $1,755
Average household size: 2.6 people
Median weekly family income: $1,890
Median weekly personal income: $721

Community and culture

Born overseas: 2,694 (50%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 2,667 (50%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 135 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 3,309 (70%)
Labour-force participation: 63.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%
Employed full-time: 1,548
Employed part-time: 1,010

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Coopers Plains

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Coopers Plains is January (average daytime high around 29.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 945 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	29.4°C	20.7°C	111 mm
Feb	29.2°C	20.6°C	154 mm
Mar	28.2°C	19.9°C	133 mm
Apr	25.7°C	16.6°C	45 mm
May	23.1°C	13.7°C	71 mm
Jun	20.8°C	11.3°C	40 mm
Jul	20.7°C	10.1°C	35 mm
Aug	22.2°C	10.8°C	37 mm
Sep	24.5°C	13°C	44 mm
Oct	26.3°C	15.7°C	97 mm
Nov	28.2°C	17.8°C	75 mm
Dec	29.2°C	19.7°C	103 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Coopers Plains

Where is Coopers Plains?

Coopers Plains is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Coopers Plains?

At the 2021 Census, Coopers Plains had a population of about 5,675.

Is Coopers Plains an advantaged area?

Coopers Plains has an ABS SEIFA score of 988, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 51 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 51% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Coopers Plains?

Coopers Plains has average daytime highs of about 25.6°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 945 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).