Coffee Camp vs Jiggi
Jiggi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 54 in Coffee Camp. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coffee Camp, about half of households are people living alone. In Jiggi, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Coffee Camp: a median of $1.07 million, against $885,000 in Jiggi, though rent is higher in Jiggi. On these figures, Coffee Camp tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Jiggi suits families with children, couples, 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
Jiggi
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 42%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Jiggi
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 34%)
- has cheaper houses ($885,000 vs $1,070,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Coffee Camp
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Jiggi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (748.2 km vs 751.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Coffee Camp
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 16%)
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
Coffee Camp and Jiggi 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
Jiggi has more residents (370 vs 201); Jiggi has higher household incomes ($68,536 vs $43,836).
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 201 | 370 +84% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.8% | -6.1% |
| Median age | 54 | 46 |
| Median household income | $43,836/yr | $68,536/yr +56% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk | $300/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
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 (4.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,070,000 | $885,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,000,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 68 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 98% |
| Environmental | 1% | 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
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
Liveability
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Coffee Camp carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 26).
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 38/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Coffee Camp
- Coffee Camp Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Jiggi
- Jiggi Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Coffee Camp sits further from the CBD (751.8 km vs 748.2 km).
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 18/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 751.8 km | 748.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 498 min | 495 min |
| Public transport score | 23/100 Bus | 30/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 4.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 10.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 3 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2480 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2480 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 (82.0%).
Setting
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 36 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 34.1 km | 39.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 100 premises | 0% 145 premises |
Climate
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lismore same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coffee Camp | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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