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Cooloola

Queensland · Gympie - Cooloola · Wide Bay

This profile uses the ABS Cooloola statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Cooloola is a locality in the Gympie - Cooloola area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Cooloola SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
2
Top ICSEA 987 (gov)
Childcare
3
NQS-rated services
Population
7,148
+1.2% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Cooloola SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Cooloola

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Tin Can Bay State School Government · 294 students
ICSEA 918
Rainbow Beach State School Government · 47 students
ICSEA 987

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Cooloola

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Kids Bizz Early Education Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Tin Can Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • C&K Tin Can Bay Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Tin Can Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • Rainbow Beach OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Rainbow Beach
    Working Towards NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
2
Parks
20
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Cooloola SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
7,148
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.20%
2024→25
Net change
+87
people / yr
Density
6
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+87
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-60
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+132
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+15

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Cooloola
+1.20%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%