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Coopers Plains vs Mooloolah Valley

Property investment comparison - Coopers Plains, QLD 4108 vs Mooloolah Valley, QLD 4553

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Coopers Plains wins 1, Mooloolah Valley wins 3. The better choice depends on whether you're optimising for cash flow, growth, affordability, or liquidity, the table below highlights the winner on each metric.

MetricCoopers PlainsMooloolah Valley
Median house price$1.3M$1.3M
Median unit price$840K-
Gross rental yield (houses)2.79%3.37%
Gross rental yield (units)4.10%5.45%
1-year house growth+5.8%estimate+14.9%
3-year house growth-+34.1%
Vacancy rate0.9%1.6%
Population5,6753,629

Coopers Plains vs Mooloolah Valley: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Coopers Plains and $1.3M in Mooloolah Valley.

On cash flow, Mooloolah Valley leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.37%, compared with 2.79% in Coopers Plains, a gap of 0.58 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +5.8% in Coopers Plains (an estimate) and +14.9% in Mooloolah Valley, so recent momentum favours Mooloolah Valley, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Coopers Plains and 1.6% in Mooloolah Valley, so landlords in Coopers Plains face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Coopers Plains is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,675 against 3,629, larger than Mooloolah Valley; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Mooloolah Valley for rental income, Mooloolah Valley for recent price momentum, Coopers Plains for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.

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