Berry vs Coolangatta

Coolangatta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 57 in Berry. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Berry, about half of households are people living alone. In Coolangatta, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Coolangatta: a median of $2.2 million, against $1.61 million in Berry, though rent is higher in Berry. On these figures, Berry tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Coolangatta suits couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Berry has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • Coolangatta is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 52%)

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

  • Berry has cheaper houses ($1,607,500 vs $2,200,000)
  • Coolangatta leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 33%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Coolangatta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $520/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Berry

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 129 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (147.3 km vs 150.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Berry

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Berry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.2% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Berry Coolangatta
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.

Berry Coolangatta
Walkability 19 / 10
Berry — Walkability: 19/100 Coolangatta — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 49 / 51
Berry — Safety: 49/100 Coolangatta — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 47 / 35
Berry — Low fire risk: 47/100 Coolangatta — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Berry has more residents (3,098 vs 324); Coolangatta has higher household incomes ($107,016 vs $77,740).

Berry Coolangatta
Population 3,098
+90% vs other
 324
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.2% -1.5%
Median age 57 51
Median household income $77,740/yr $107,016/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $520/wk
+23% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Berry Coolangatta
0-4 3.7% / 2.8%
Berry — 0-4: 3.7% Coolangatta — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 10.7% / 9.3%
Berry — 5-14: 10.7% Coolangatta — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 4.0% / 8.6%
Berry — 15-19: 4.0% Coolangatta — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 2.5% / 5.6%
Berry — 20-24: 2.5% Coolangatta — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 6.7% / 5.2%
Berry — 25-34: 6.7% Coolangatta — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 9.3% / 10.5%
Berry — 35-44: 9.3% Coolangatta — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 10.2% / 13.6%
Berry — 45-54: 10.2% Coolangatta — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 14.3% / 20.7%
Berry — 55-64: 14.3% Coolangatta — 55-64: 20.7%
65-74 17.8% / 19.1%
Berry — 65-74: 17.8% Coolangatta — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 13.4% / 3.1%
Berry — 75-84: 13.4% Coolangatta — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 7.7% / —
Berry — 85+: 7.7% Coolangatta — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Berry 41.2% couple families
Berry — Couple Families: 41.2% Berry — Lone Person: 45.3% Berry — One Parent Families: 11.0% Berry — Group Household: 2.1% Berry — Other Families: 0.4%
Coolangatta 58.7% couple families
Coolangatta — Couple Families: 58.7% Coolangatta — Lone Person: 12.7% Coolangatta — One Parent Families: 17.5% Coolangatta — Group Household: 4.8% Coolangatta — Other Families: 6.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Berry 14.0% renting
Berry — Owned Outright: 58.6% Berry — Mortgage: 27.4% Berry — Renting: 14.0%
Coolangatta 6.2% renting
Coolangatta — Owned Outright: 52.7% Coolangatta — Mortgage: 41.1% Coolangatta — Renting: 6.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Berry Coolangatta
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 20.1%
Berry — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Coolangatta — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 15.8% / 13.6%
Berry — Bachelor Degree: 15.8% Coolangatta — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 11.7%
Berry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Coolangatta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 4.0%
Berry — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Coolangatta — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Berry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Coolangatta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Berry Coolangatta
England 6.9% / 5.9%
Berry — England: 6.9% Coolangatta — England: 5.9%
Scotland 0.7% / 1.9%
Berry — Scotland: 0.7% Coolangatta — Scotland: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.5% / 0.9%
Berry — New Zealand: 1.5% Coolangatta — New Zealand: 0.9%
Canada — / 1.2%
Berry — Canada: not among its largest Coolangatta — Canada: 1.2%
Germany 0.6% / —
Berry — Germany: 0.6% Coolangatta — Germany: not among its largest
Ireland 0.5% / —
Berry — Ireland: 0.5% Coolangatta — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Berry 84.8% houses
Berry — Houses: 84.8% Berry — Townhouses: 14.0% Berry — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Coolangatta 100.0% houses
Coolangatta — Houses: 100.0% Coolangatta — Townhouses: 0.0% Coolangatta — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Berry Coolangatta
Median house price $1,607,500 $2,200,000
Median unit price $1,000,000 —
Median land price $887,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 53 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Berry Coolangatta
Rural and farming 60%
same for both
Environmental 30% 38%
Residential 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Planning zones cover 99% of Berry and 100% of Coolangatta. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Berry Coolangatta
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
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.

Berry Coolangatta
Houses 2.4%
$855/wk on $1.82M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Berry Coolangatta
House price Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Income Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 6% of NSW —

Liveability

Berry is more walkable (19 vs 10).

Berry Coolangatta
Grade C —
Score 46/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Coolangatta carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 53).

Berry Coolangatta
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
49/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Berry Coolangatta
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 Berry

  • Berry Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Coolangatta

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

Amenities in the suburb

Berry Coolangatta
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 19 0
Parks & reserves 8 0
Childcare 4 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 21 1

Mobility

Coolangatta sits further from the CBD (150.7 km vs 147.3 km).

Berry Coolangatta
Walkability score 19/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 147.3 km 150.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 129 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 2535
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2535
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.

Berry Coolangatta
Car (driver) 57.6% / 68.6%
Berry — Car (driver): 57.6% Coolangatta — Car (driver): 68.6%
Worked from Home 33.8% / 25.5%
Berry — Worked from Home: 33.8% Coolangatta — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Walked Only 5.0% / 2.6%
Berry — Walked Only: 5.0% Coolangatta — Walked Only: 2.6%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 3.3%
Berry — Car (passenger): 3.2% Coolangatta — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Bicycle 0.4% / —
Berry — Bicycle: 0.4% Coolangatta — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.6%).

Setting

Berry Coolangatta
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km 3.2 km

NBN connectivity

Berry Coolangatta
Connectivity score 73/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
1,794 premises
 0%
129 premises

Council rates

Berry Coolangatta
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Berry Coolangatta
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Berry Coolangatta
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Berry

Retirees Rural

Coolangatta

Acreage

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