Coolagolite vs Quaama
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Coolagolite: a median of $1.28 million, against $585,000 in Quaama, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Quaama 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
Coolagolite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 30/100)
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
- Coolagolite leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
- Quaama has cheaper houses ($585,000 vs $1,285,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Quaama
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $305/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Coolagolite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (386.6 km vs 396.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Coolagolite carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 30/100)
- Quaama has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Coolagolite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.2% vs 3.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coolagolite and Quaama 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
Coolagolite rents higher ($305/wk vs $250/wk); Coolagolite has higher household incomes ($61,724 vs $55,016).
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 309 +6% vs other | 291 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.2% | +3.6% |
| Median age | 51 | 53 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr +11% vs other | $55,016/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $305/wk +18% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
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 (24.6%).
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 (6.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,285,000 | $585,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $225,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 34 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Quaama has more rural and farming land (70% vs 45%); Coolagolite has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 29%).
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 45% | 70% |
| Environmental | 55% | 29% |
| 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
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
Liveability
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Quaama carries more crime risk (30 vs 16).
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 60/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | Low 30/100 |
| 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
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Coolagolite
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Quaama
- Quaama Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 5 |
Mobility
Quaama sits further from the CBD (396.4 km vs 386.6 km).
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 386.6 km | 396.4 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 330 min | 331 min |
| Public transport score | 23/100 Bus same for both | |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 5.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 2.5 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2550 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2550 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 (77.7%).
Setting
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 106 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 136 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.4 km | 15.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 142 premises | 0% 149 premises |
Climate
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 948 mm | 768 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.4°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.8°C | — |
Council rates
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coolagolite | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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