Cobaki vs Piggabeen
Piggabeen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Cobaki. 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 Cobaki: a median of $2.8 million, against $1.77 million in Piggabeen, though rent is higher in Piggabeen. On these figures, Piggabeen tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Cobaki carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 59/100)
- Piggabeen is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 74%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Piggabeen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,775,000 vs $2,800,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Cobaki
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $395/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cobaki
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (524 min vs 530 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (817.7 km vs 820.2 km)
- But Piggabeen is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Cobaki carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 59/100)
- Piggabeen is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)
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
Cobaki and Piggabeen 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
Piggabeen has more residents (333 vs 203); Piggabeen rents higher ($395/wk vs $300/wk).
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 203 | 333 +64% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.0% | +3.4% |
| Median age | 46 | 43 |
| Median household income | $99,112/yr | $99,892/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $395/wk +32% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
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 (3.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,800,000 | $1,775,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Piggabeen has more rural and farming land (94% vs 73%).
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 73% | 94% |
| Residential | 13% | 0% |
| Other and special use | 11% | 3% |
| Environmental | 3% | 2% |
| Planning zones cover 100% of Cobaki and 99% of Piggabeen. 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
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 80% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
Liveability
Piggabeen is more walkable (14 vs 6).
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Piggabeen carries more crime risk (59 vs 22).
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| 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
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Gold Coast Airport Development Park - Bilinga, 7.0 km | 1 Gold Coast Airport Development Park - Bilinga, 8.0 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
Amenities in the suburb
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 5 |
Mobility
Piggabeen sits further from the CBD (820.2 km vs 817.7 km).
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 817.7 km | 820.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 524 min | 530 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2486 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 74 postcode 2486 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 (77.2%).
Setting
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 48 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 46 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.6 km | 8.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 60 premises | 0% 83 premises |
Climate
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,637 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 10.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cobaki | Piggabeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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