Coalcliff vs Stanwell Park

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 Stanwell Park: a median of $2.05 million, against $1.8 million in Coalcliff, though rent is higher in Coalcliff.

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

Stanwell Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Coalcliff

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,800,000 vs $2,050,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stanwell Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($460/wk vs $640/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stanwell Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 29/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (59.7 km vs 62 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stanwell Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 83/100)
  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 29/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
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.

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Walkability 29 / 45
Coalcliff — Walkability: 29/100 Stanwell Park — Walkability: 45/100
Safety 17 / 86
Coalcliff — Safety: 17/100 Stanwell Park — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 5 / 6
Coalcliff — Low fire risk: 5/100 Stanwell Park — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Stanwell Park has more residents (1,532 vs 212); Coalcliff rents higher ($640/wk vs $460/wk).

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Population 212 1,532
+623% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.2% +8.7%
Median age 47 45
Median household income $171,548/yr
+15% vs other
 $145,496/yr
Median weekly rent $640/wk
+28% vs other
 $460/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
0-4 5.7% / 6.1%
Coalcliff — 0-4: 5.7% Stanwell Park — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 10.8% / 11.0%
Coalcliff — 5-14: 10.8% Stanwell Park — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 5.2% / 6.2%
Coalcliff — 15-19: 5.2% Stanwell Park — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.8% / 5.0%
Coalcliff — 20-24: 3.8% Stanwell Park — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 10.8% / 10.1%
Coalcliff — 25-34: 10.8% Stanwell Park — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 12.7% / 10.6%
Coalcliff — 35-44: 12.7% Stanwell Park — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 17.0% / 14.9%
Coalcliff — 45-54: 17.0% Stanwell Park — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 17.9% / 16.1%
Coalcliff — 55-64: 17.9% Stanwell Park — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 14.6% / 11.4%
Coalcliff — 65-74: 14.6% Stanwell Park — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 2.8% / 4.9%
Coalcliff — 75-84: 2.8% Stanwell Park — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / 3.4%
Coalcliff — 85+: not among its largest Stanwell Park — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coalcliff 66.7% couple families
Coalcliff — Couple Families: 66.7% Coalcliff — Lone Person: 25.6% Coalcliff — One Parent Families: 7.7% Coalcliff — Group Household: 0.0% Coalcliff — Other Families: 0.0%
Stanwell Park 64.0% couple families
Stanwell Park — Couple Families: 64.0% Stanwell Park — Lone Person: 21.1% Stanwell Park — One Parent Families: 9.9% Stanwell Park — Group Household: 3.5% Stanwell Park — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coalcliff 9.6% renting
Coalcliff — Owned Outright: 42.5% Coalcliff — Mortgage: 47.9% Coalcliff — Renting: 9.6%
Stanwell Park 17.8% renting
Stanwell Park — Owned Outright: 41.0% Stanwell Park — Mortgage: 41.2% Stanwell Park — Renting: 17.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Bachelor Degree 21.2% / 20.4%
Coalcliff — Bachelor Degree: 21.2% Stanwell Park — Bachelor Degree: 20.4%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 11.7%
Coalcliff — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Stanwell Park — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Postgraduate Degree 11.8% / 10.2%
Coalcliff — Postgraduate Degree: 11.8% Stanwell Park — Postgraduate Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 9.3%
Coalcliff — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Stanwell Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.2%
Coalcliff — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Stanwell Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
England 4.2% / 5.1%
Coalcliff — England: 4.2% Stanwell Park — England: 5.1%
South Africa 1.9% / 0.8%
Coalcliff — South Africa: 1.9% Stanwell Park — South Africa: 0.8%
Ireland 1.4% / 0.5%
Coalcliff — Ireland: 1.4% Stanwell Park — Ireland: 0.5%
Canada 1.4% / —
Coalcliff — Canada: 1.4% Stanwell Park — Canada: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Coalcliff — New Zealand: not among its largest Stanwell Park — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Coalcliff — Scotland: not among its largest Stanwell Park — Scotland: 1.0%
Germany — / 0.8%
Coalcliff — Germany: not among its largest Stanwell Park — Germany: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coalcliff 95.9% houses
Coalcliff — Houses: 95.9% Coalcliff — Flats / Apartments: 4.1% Coalcliff — Townhouses: 0.0%
Stanwell Park 88.4% houses
Stanwell Park — Houses: 88.4% Stanwell Park — Flats / Apartments: 4.6% Stanwell Park — Townhouses: 7.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Median house price $1,800,000 $2,050,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 59 days
from 13 sales

Zoning mix

Coalcliff has more rural and farming land (17% vs 0%).

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Environmental 61% 59%
Residential 2% 19%
Rural and farming 17% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 15%
Parks and recreation 7% 6%
Planning zones cover 98% of Coalcliff and 99% of Stanwell Park. 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

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
New dwellings approved 1,476
across Wollongong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
House price Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Income Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW

Liveability

Stanwell Park is more walkable (45 vs 29).

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Grade — B
Score — 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Coalcliff carries more crime risk (83 vs 14).

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
94/100
Crime High
83/100
 Low
14/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
57/100
 Low
22/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Coalcliff

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

Schools in Stanwell Park

  • Stanwell Park Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 7 12

Mobility

Coalcliff sits further from the CBD (62 km vs 59.7 km).

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Walkability score 29/100 45/100
Distance to Sydney 62 km
+4% vs other
 59.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 65 min
Public transport score 52/100
Rail · Bus
 47/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 14.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 10.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2508
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 2508
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.

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Worked from Home 61.4% / 50.2%
Coalcliff — Worked from Home: 61.4% Stanwell Park — Worked from Home: 50.2%
Car (driver) 38.6% / 45.2%
Coalcliff — Car (driver): 38.6% Stanwell Park — Car (driver): 45.2%
Train — / 2.0%
Coalcliff — Train: not among its largest Stanwell Park — Train: 2.0%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Coalcliff — Walked Only: not among its largest Stanwell Park — Walked Only: 1.9%
Car (passenger) — / 0.6%
Coalcliff — Car (passenger): not among its largest Stanwell Park — Car (passenger): 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.4%).

Setting

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 372 m
3.5 km to a named beach
 726 m
3.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Connectivity score 79/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 57%
106 premises
 33%
613 premises

Climate

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.66 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Wollongong
same for both

Federal electorate

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Division Cunningham
same for both
Member Alison Byrnes
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coalcliff Stanwell Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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