Moving to Coolum Beach from Peregian Springs
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Coolum Beach and Peregian Springs, side by side - all from public government data.
Coolum Beach has 17,064 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.8% in a year, 2 schools and 1 childcare service. Full Coolum Beach suburb profile.
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Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) . How we source this data →
Which school is zoned?
The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.
Peregian Springs State School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Peregian Springs.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Peregian Springs (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Coolum State School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Coolum Beach.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Coolum Beach (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Coolum Beach's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,043, compared to 1,059 in Peregian Springs. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Coolum Beach none in this SA2, Peregian Springs 1,143 (1 school).
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 1 in Coolum Beach vs 7 in Peregian Springs.
Coolum Beach has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below Peregian Springs's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Coolum Beach?
17,064 people lived in Coolum Beach at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.8% over the year. Peregian Springs had 11,924.
How many schools are in Coolum Beach?
ACARA lists 2 schools in Coolum Beach, against 2 in Peregian Springs. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Peregian Springs → Coolum Beach