Coorparoo, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Coorparoo is a leafy, established suburb in Brisbane's inner south-east, a little under six kilometres by road from the city centre, ringed by Camp Hill, Holland Park, Stones Corner and Norman Park. Settlers first knew the spot as Four Mile Camp, but in 1875 a public meeting settled on the present name, thought to come from an Aboriginal word for Norman Creek and said to refer either to mosquitoes or to the call of a dove. The suburb grew through the land booms of the 1880s, and quickened once the tram line reached Coorparoo Junction in 1915. Handsome inter-war homes in the Spanish Mission style line Cavendish Road, while Old Cleveland Road carries the bustle of shops and the Coorparoo Square precinct, with its cinema and eateries, opened in 2017.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Coorparoo is more socio-economically advantaged than about 95% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1099, 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.
Coorparoo at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 18,132
- Median age
- 35
- Median weekly household income
- $2,105
- SEIFA score
- 1099
- Coordinates
- -27.4992, 153.0617
Coorparoo demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Coorparoo 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 36%, 45% of homes are rented, and 26% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,685 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 2,506 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6,543 | 36% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 4,142 | 23% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,257 | 12% |
Share of the 18,133 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,650 | 22% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 2,365 | 31% |
| Rented | 3,417 | 45% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,109 | 41% |
| Townhouses & semis | 714 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 3,825 | 50% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 7,669 occupied private dwellings in Coorparoo.
- Median weekly rent
- $380
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,047
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,846
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,132
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4,483 (26%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 3,158 (18%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 220 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 11,967 (80%)
- Labour-force participation
- 73.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 6,831
- Employed part-time
- 3,229
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 Coorparoo
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Coorparoo 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 Coorparoo
Where is Coorparoo?
Coorparoo is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Coorparoo?
At the 2021 Census, Coorparoo had a population of about 18,132.
Is Coorparoo an advantaged area?
Coorparoo has an ABS SEIFA score of 1099, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 95 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 95% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Coorparoo?
Coorparoo 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).
How big is Coorparoo?
Coorparoo is one of the most populous suburbs in Queensland — the 21st-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 18,132 usual residents).
Where Coorparoo ranks
Coorparoo appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Queensland#21 of 25
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