Coomera is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Due to its inland location, it is slightly cooler than the coastal area of Gold Coast.
Yugembah (also known as Yugumbir, Jugambel, Jugambeir, Jugumbir, Jukam, Jukamba) is one of the Australian Aboriginal languages in areas that include the Beenleigh, Beaudesert, Gold Coast, Logan, Scenic Rim, Albert River, Coolangatta, Coomera, Logan River, Pimpama, Tamborine and Tweed River Valley, within the local government boundaries of the City of Gold Coast, City of Logan, Scenic Rim Regional Council and the Tweed River Valley.
[10] The Dreamworld theme park was officially opened on 15 December 1981 by the Premier of Queensland of the time, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
[16] The Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre in Beattie Road hosted the gymnastics and netball finals in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.
The next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 12.0%, England 5.7%, South Africa 2.6% and Philippines 0.8%.
[19][20] St Joseph's College is a Catholic primary and secondary school (Prep to Year 12).
[30] The Gold Coast City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Ragamuffin Drive near Sandy Bay.
[31] The Coomera branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the 161 Maudsland Road in Oxenford.