Coopers Plains, QLD 4108 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Coopers Plains gained 547 residents from internal migration and 370 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 804 people moved away — a net addition of 113 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Coopers Plains against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Coopers Plains population grew from 5,721 in 2016 to 6,428 in 2025, a change of 12.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Coopers Plains | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,721 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 5,827 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 5,875 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 5,920 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 5,880 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 5,793 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 5,902 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 6,086 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 6,269 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 6,428 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Coopers Plains SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 hospital, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 9 parks. For families: 1 library and 6 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 restaurants. Staying active: 2 gyms and 8 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Coopers Plains, is about 200 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 45 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Coopers Plains State School
- Life Early Learning Centre
- Goodstart Early Learning Coopers Plains
- Guardian Childcare & Education Coopers Plains
- Coopers Plains Library
- I Feel Good 247
- IBC Coopers Plains - International Badminton Centre
- AUSASIA Pty Ltd
- Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital
- Coopers Plains Doctors
- 5 Star Handimarket
- Aldi
- Devitt Park
- Baroda Street Park
- Arthur Lewis Place
- Dickinson Close Park
- Beryl Roberts Park
- Joy Taylor Park
- McCoy Street Park
- Brittain Park
- Coopers Plains
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.