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Coomera is a town and
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in the
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,
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, Australia. In the , Coomera had a population of 13,305 people.


Geography

Located next to the Pacific Motorway, Coomera is close to
Pimpama Pimpama is a northern suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pimpama had a population of 9,396 people. The name is of Aboriginal origin. The suburb contains numerous schools with the first opening in the 1870s. A s ...
, Hope Island, Willow Vale, Wongawallan, Oxenford, and east of
Upper Coomera Upper Coomera is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Upper Coomera had a population of 25,276 people. Geography Upper Coomera is located on the northern side of the Gold Coast on the western side of the M1 Pa ...
. The southern boundary of Coomera is aligned with the
Coomera River The Coomera River is a perennial river located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Its catchment lies within the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim Region local government areas and covers an area of . Course and features Rising in Lam ...
.


History

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in areas that include the
Beenleigh Beenleigh is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Beenleigh had a population of 8,252 people. A government survey for the new town was conducted in 1866. The town is the terminus for the Beenl ...
, Beaudesert, Gold Coast, Logan,
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, Albert River,
Coolangatta Coolangatta is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is the Gold Coast's southernmost suburb and it borders New South Wales. In the , Coolangatta had a population of 5,948 people. Geography Coolangatta and its ...
, Coomera,
Logan River The Logan River ( Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river located in the Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast local government areas of the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The -long river is one of the dominant waterways in Sout ...
,
Pimpama Pimpama is a northern suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pimpama had a population of 9,396 people. The name is of Aboriginal origin. The suburb contains numerous schools with the first opening in the 1870s. A s ...
, Tamborine and Tweed River Valley, within the local government boundaries of the
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,
City of Logan Logan City is a local government area situated within the south of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City also bor ...
,
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Regional Council and the Tweed River Valley. The town takes its name from the Coomera River, which in turn takes its name comes from the Yugambeh word ''kumera'', a species of wattle. The bark of this tree was used by Aboriginal people to stupefy fish. Coomera Provisional School opened on 11 July 1873. On 20 June 1874 it became Coomera State School. From 1877 it was known as Coomera Lower State School (sometimes Lower Coomera State School) until 1899 when it returned to the name Coomera State School. Coomera Wesleyan Methodist Church opened on Sunday 17 May 1874. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became the Coomera Uniting Church. On 11 November 2017 the Uniting North Church decided to amalgamate with the Coomera Church creating the Uniting North Coomera Church. Coomera was briefly home to a theme park and wildlife park called Koala Town which closed in the early 1990s. The site is currently occupied by residential land on Koala Town Road. Coomera Rivers State School opened on 1 January 2011; it was originally proposed to call it Coomera East State School. In the , Coomera had a population of 13,305 people. Picnic Creek State School opened in 2018.
Westfield Coomera Westfield Coomera is a shopping centre in the Gold Coast suburb of Coomera in Queensland, Australia. It is located adjacent to the Coomera railway station and 500 metres from the Pacific Motorway that connects Coomera with the southern suburbs ...
opened on 11 October 2018. St Joseph's College was established in January 2019 by the Brisbane Catholic Education Office with 250 students enrolled in Years Prep-4 and Year 7. Foxwell State Secondary College opened in January 2020. Coomera State Special School opened in February 2020.


Urban growth

Coomera has long been earmarked as a new satellite growth suburb, similar in many ways to Robina. With Australia's biggest theme park, Dreamworld and location of the
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house, and plans for a
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, a university campus and Queensland's biggest shopping centre around the existing station, Coomera has been predicted to grow considerably beyond its present size. Coomera has seen significant residential development including Coomera Waters which is a masterplanned community encompassing a 2,500 lot harbour, canal and dry land estate over 375 hectares of land located on the northern side of the north arm of the Coomera River, directly opposite Sanctuary Cove on Hope Island. Other residential developments currently under construction include Beacon Heights, Big Sky, Coomera Downs, Coomera Parklands Stage II, Coomera Waters, Genesis, Lily Rise and Nautical Edge. Current real estate developments under construction or in the pipeline for the Coomera district at the beginning of 2011 have increased year on year by $400 million to total $5.9 billion.


Heritage listings

Coomera has a heritage site: * Coomera River: Coomera River Bridge (1930)


Population

According to the 2016 Census of Population, there were 13,305 people in Coomera * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population. * 63.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 12.0%, England 5.7%, South Africa 2.6% and Philippines 0.8%. * 83.9% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.8% and Afrikaans 0.8%. * The most common responses for religion were No Religion 36.2%, Catholic 18.8% and Anglican 15.2%.


Education

Coomera State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Dreamworld Parkway (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 775 students with 65 teachers (58 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent). It includes a
special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...
program. The school has run the Australian Primary Schools Film Festival since 2001. Coomera Rivers State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 81-87 Finnegan Way (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1372 students with 86 teachers (82 full-time equivalent) and 48 non-teaching staff (33 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Picnic Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school at 25 Edwardson Drive (). It includes a special education program. Coomera State Special School is a
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government primary and secondary (P-12) school at 9 Galaxy Drive (). It opened in February 2020. St Joseph's College is a Catholic primary and secondary school (Prep to Year 12). Foxwell State Secondary College is a government secondary school, which opened in 2020.


Amenities

The
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operates a fortnightly
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service which visits Ragamuffin Drive near Sandy Bay. The Coomera branch of the
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meets at the 161 Maudsland Road in Oxenford. Uniting North Coomera Church is at 6-8 Esplanade ().


Sport and recreation

A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area, including the Coomera Cutters is the local
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club who play home games at
Coomera Sports Park Coomera is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coomera had a population of 13,305 people. Geography Located next to the Pacific Motorway, Coomera is close to Pimpama, Hope Island, Willow Vale, Wongaw ...
and the Coomera Colts Soccer Club and
Coomera Magpies Australian Football Club Coomera Australian Football Club (nicknamed The Magpies) is an Australian rules football club based in Gold Coast, Queensland The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the state of Queensland, Australia, approximately south-southeast of the c ...
. The
Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre Coomera Indoor Sports Centre is an Australian entertainment and sporting arena which was built on the Gold Coast, Queensland. History and construction On 12 November 2011, it was announced that the Gold Coast would host the 2018 Commonwealt ...
, one of the
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.


Climate

Coomera has a
humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...
(''Cfa'') with hot, humid summers and mild to cool dry winters. Due to its inland location, it is slightly cooler than the coastal area of Gold Coast.


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External links

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