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Upper Coomera is a family-focused suburb on the northern Gold Coast, made up of newer residential estates with broad streets, largely freestanding homes and a growing number of townhouses. The Coomera River and its riparian reserves shape the local landscape, providing parks, walking and cycling routes and pockets of bushland. Everyday life centres on neighbourhood shopping strips, sporting fields and community facilities that suit families and active households, and the Upper Coomera Library and Community Centre remains the suburb’s civic hub with a recent facility lighting upgrade.

About 27,180 people live in Upper Coomera; the median age is 33 and the median household income is $1,991 a week (roughly $103,500 a year). Families dominate the household mix, and around 65.1% of homes are owner-occupied while 34.9% are rented. Commuters use the Coomera Connector motorway and nearby Coomera train station for regional access, and nearby health precinct projects in Coomera are being progressed that are relevant to the suburb.

On the figures, housing in Upper Coomera is costly compared with what a typical local household earned at the last Census. The median house price of $1,073,000 is about 10.4 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census (weekly median $1,991 × 52 = $103,532). For renters, $840 a week for a house would take roughly 42.2% of that typical household's weekly income and $673 a week for a unit about 33.8%. That makes house rent a large share of income and unit rent a sizeable share, while buying sits well above local incomes at the last Census.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

The clearest movement in Upper Coomera over the past year was house values, which rose 16.5%, a strong increase. Unit values also rose, up 9.0% (a solid gain). On the income side, house rents climbed 7.7% (solid) while unit rents increased 3.5% (a modest rise). Put simply, houses have outperformed units this year on both capital growth and rental income, and which of those patterns matters to you will depend on whether you prioritise capital growth or rental income.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.