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Cooya Beach suburb profile

Cooya Beach is a small coastal suburb on the Coral Sea north of Innisfail with a relaxed seaside character. The settlement fronts a sandy foreshore with ocean views and is backed by sugarcane country and rainforest-clad ranges, giving a clear coastal-to-hinterland feel. Housing is low-rise and predominantly single-storey, a mix of long-term family homes and beach houses that are often used for holidays. Life here revolves around fishing, boating and long walks along the shore, while shops, schools and health services are found in nearby Innisfail; road links to the main highway provide easy access to regional centres.

Cooya Beach property market performance

Like many smaller suburbs, Cooya Beach has relatively few recent property sales, so there isn't enough data to publish a reliable median house or unit price. The figures that are available show house values rose a solid 9.2% over the last 12 months.

Sales activity was small, with four houses and two units sold over the last 3 months.

The rental market in Cooya Beach recorded average house rents of $675 a week over the last 12 months.

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Cooya Beach demographics

Cooya Beach is a small community of 523 people, with a median age of 48 and a median household income of $1,154 a week, roughly $60,000 a year.

Among families, couple families without children are the largest group at 44.4%. Together with couple families with children (26.5%) they make up just over seven in ten families. One-parent families account for 26.5% and other families 2.6%.

In Cooya Beach most homes are owner-occupied: about 68.3% are owner-occupied (31.3% owned outright and 37.0% owned with a mortgage), while 31.8% are rented.

Suburbs near Cooya Beach

Some popular suburbs near Cooya Beach include:

  • Mossman: Service town for the Daintree region, near the Mossman Gorge rainforest.
  • Miallo: Small rural locality on the Cassowary Coast, dominated by sugarcane farms.
  • Port Douglas: Coastal town known for Four Mile Beach and a relaxed holiday atmosphere.
  • Wonga Beach: Quiet coastal suburb with a long sandy beach and residential character.
  • Craiglie: Semi-rural locality with a mix of homes and light industrial areas.

How does Cooya Beach compare to nearby suburbs?

  • House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Cooya Beach have grown 10.8% higher than in Port Douglas.

Choose the right real estate agents in Cooya Beach

In Cooya Beach ,11 agents are actively selling property, but a small number do the heavy lifting. Just 5 agents handled 83.3% of all sales in the past year, giving them a strong presence and deep experience in the local market.

Commission rates usually sit between 2.5% and 3.13%. Comparing agents and understanding what’s included in their fee structure can help you find the right mix of service, value, and motivation—without compromising on outcomes.

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