Ballengarra vs Cooperabung
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cooperabung: a median of $1.08 million, against $550,000 in Ballengarra. On these figures, Ballengarra tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Cooperabung suits older residents.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Ballengarra
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 71/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 72%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Ballengarra has cheaper houses ($550,000 vs $1,085,000)
- Cooperabung leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Cooperabung
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 27%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Cooperabung
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cooperabung
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 10%)
- But Ballengarra carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ballengarra and Cooperabung drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Cooperabung has more residents (293 vs 97); Cooperabung has higher household incomes ($94,900 vs $77,116).
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 97 | 293 +202% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.2% | -1.0% |
| Median age | 45 | 46 |
| Median household income | $77,116/yr | $94,900/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $550,000 | $1,085,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $130,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Ballengarra has more rural and farming land (100% vs 89%).
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 89% |
| Environmental | 0% | 6% |
| Residential | 0% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 2% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 546 across Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 84% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 35% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
Cooperabung is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Cooperabung carries more crime risk (71 vs 27).
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 55/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | High 71/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 14 |
Mobility
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 402.9 km | 403.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 274 min | 273 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2441 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 2441 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).
Setting
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 130 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.1 km | 15.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 36 premises | 0% 76 premises |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 11.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.92 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,325/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne | Cowper |
| Member | Alison Penfold | Pat Conaghan |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ballengarra | Cooperabung | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Ballengarra
Cooperabung
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