Bangalow vs Coopers Shoot

Bangalow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Coopers Shoot. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Coopers Shoot: a median of $4.25 million, against $1.55 million in Bangalow, though rent is higher in Bangalow. On these figures, Bangalow tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Bangalow

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 59%)
  • But Coopers Shoot carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 44/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bangalow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,550,000 vs $4,250,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Coopers Shoot

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $650/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 31%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bangalow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 18/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (748.6 km vs 750.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coopers Shoot

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 44/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
  • But Bangalow is more walkable (69/100 vs 18/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Coopers Shoot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (54.3% vs 36.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bangalow and Coopers Shoot drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Walkability 69 / 18
Bangalow — Walkability: 69/100 Coopers Shoot — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 56 / 80
Bangalow — Safety: 56/100 Coopers Shoot — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bangalow — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coopers Shoot — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bangalow has more residents (2,752 vs 409); Bangalow rents higher ($650/wk vs $500/wk).

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Population 2,752
+85% vs other
 409
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +36.2% +54.3%
Median age 40 46
Median household income $109,044/yr
+7% vs other
 $101,608/yr
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+23% vs other
 $500/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
0-4 7.3% / 2.4%
Bangalow — 0-4: 7.3% Coopers Shoot — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 15.1% / 14.4%
Bangalow — 5-14: 15.1% Coopers Shoot — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 4.5% / 3.9%
Bangalow — 15-19: 4.5% Coopers Shoot — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 3.6% / 2.9%
Bangalow — 20-24: 3.6% Coopers Shoot — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 10.5% / 12.5%
Bangalow — 25-34: 10.5% Coopers Shoot — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 15.7% / 13.2%
Bangalow — 35-44: 15.7% Coopers Shoot — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 15.4% / 11.7%
Bangalow — 45-54: 15.4% Coopers Shoot — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 12.0% / 19.8%
Bangalow — 55-64: 12.0% Coopers Shoot — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 9.8% / 13.0%
Bangalow — 65-74: 9.8% Coopers Shoot — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 3.6% / 6.1%
Bangalow — 75-84: 3.6% Coopers Shoot — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 2.3% / 1.7%
Bangalow — 85+: 2.3% Coopers Shoot — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bangalow 51.3% couple families
Bangalow — Couple Families: 51.3% Bangalow — Lone Person: 26.0% Bangalow — One Parent Families: 15.9% Bangalow — Group Household: 6.3% Bangalow — Other Families: 0.5%
Coopers Shoot 47.3% couple families
Coopers Shoot — Couple Families: 47.3% Coopers Shoot — Lone Person: 30.1% Coopers Shoot — One Parent Families: 11.8% Coopers Shoot — Group Household: 10.8% Coopers Shoot — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bangalow 26.6% renting
Bangalow — Owned Outright: 31.8% Bangalow — Mortgage: 41.6% Bangalow — Renting: 26.6%
Coopers Shoot 26.0% renting
Coopers Shoot — Owned Outright: 52.7% Coopers Shoot — Mortgage: 21.4% Coopers Shoot — Renting: 26.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Bachelor Degree 17.6% / 26.4%
Bangalow — Bachelor Degree: 17.6% Coopers Shoot — Bachelor Degree: 26.4%
Certificate III & IV 10.0% / 11.5%
Bangalow — Certificate III & IV: 10.0% Coopers Shoot — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 7.8%
Bangalow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Coopers Shoot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 4.4%
Bangalow — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Coopers Shoot — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 1.7%
Bangalow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Coopers Shoot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

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.

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
England 6.8% / 4.6%
Bangalow — England: 6.8% Coopers Shoot — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 2.8% / 2.2%
Bangalow — New Zealand: 2.8% Coopers Shoot — New Zealand: 2.2%
Germany 0.7% / 2.0%
Bangalow — Germany: 0.7% Coopers Shoot — Germany: 2.0%
South Africa 0.7% / 1.2%
Bangalow — South Africa: 0.7% Coopers Shoot — South Africa: 1.2%
Indonesia — / 1.5%
Bangalow — Indonesia: not among its largest Coopers Shoot — Indonesia: 1.5%
Canada 0.4% / —
Bangalow — Canada: 0.4% Coopers Shoot — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bangalow 94.3% houses
Bangalow — Houses: 94.3% Bangalow — Flats / Apartments: 3.5% Bangalow — Townhouses: 2.2%
Coopers Shoot 95.0% houses
Coopers Shoot — Houses: 95.0% Coopers Shoot — Flats / Apartments: 5.0% Coopers Shoot — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Median house price $1,550,000 $4,250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,585,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 48 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Rural and farming 89% 81%
Residential 4% 11%
Environmental 1% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 0%
Other and special use 0% 4%
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

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
New dwellings approved 129
across Byron
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Houses 3.5%
$950/wk on $1.4M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
House price Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 95% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 47% of NSW —

Liveability

Bangalow is more walkable (69 vs 18).

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Grade B —
Score 67/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bangalow carries more crime risk (44 vs 20).

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
20/100
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

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bangalow

  • Bangalow Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Coopers Shoot

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 13 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 4 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 13 0

Mobility

Coopers Shoot sits further from the CBD (750.8 km vs 748.6 km).

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Walkability score 69/100 18/100
Distance to Sydney 748.6 km 750.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 479 min 481 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 2479
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 2479
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.

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Car (driver) 56.0% / 40.9%
Bangalow — Car (driver): 56.0% Coopers Shoot — Car (driver): 40.9%
Worked from Home 36.3% / 50.0%
Bangalow — Worked from Home: 36.3% Coopers Shoot — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Walked Only 5.2% / 3.7%
Bangalow — Walked Only: 5.2% Coopers Shoot — Walked Only: 3.7%
Car (passenger) 1.9% / 5.5%
Bangalow — Car (passenger): 1.9% Coopers Shoot — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Bus 0.6% / —
Bangalow — Bus: 0.6% Coopers Shoot — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.0%).

Setting

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.1 km 4.4 km
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Connectivity score 52/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
1,253 premises
 0%
158 premises

Climate

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Byron
same for both

Federal electorate

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bangalow Coopers Shoot
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bangalow

Acreage Family Parks Professionals River Village Feel

Coopers Shoot

Acreage

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