Side by sideSuburb comparison

Cooloola vs Rainbow Beach.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Rainbow Beach edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Rainbow Beach scores higher on walkability (0/100 vs 46/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household.

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.

Common questionsCooloola vs Rainbow Beach

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Cooloola or Rainbow Beach?

Rainbow Beach scores 46/100 on walkability vs 0/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Cooloola
Metric
Rainbow Beach

Price & Market

$635,000
Median house
$465,000
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$280/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$280/wk
$238/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$280/wk
Owner occupied
65.0%
Renter occupied
30.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

0
Walk score
46
0
Transit score
0
0
Bike score
0
5,219
Population
1,220
63
Median age
56

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

2
Schools nearby
2
953
Avg ICSEA
953

Climate

Annual rainfall
Mean max (Jan)

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).