Coolamon vs Methul

Coolamon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Methul. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Methul, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Coolamon tends to suit families with children, while Methul suits people living alone.

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

Coolamon

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Coolamon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 67%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Methul

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $270/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 19%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Coolamon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (318 min vs 325 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Coolamon is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)
  • Methul has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Methul

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.4% vs 3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coolamon Methul
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.

Coolamon Methul
Walkability 67 / 0
Coolamon — Walkability: 67/100 Methul — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 49
Coolamon — Safety: 44/100 Methul — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 85 / 90
Coolamon — Low fire risk: 85/100 Methul — Low fire risk: 90/100

Demographics

Coolamon has more residents (2,275 vs 60); Coolamon rents higher ($270/wk vs $50/wk).

Coolamon Methul
Population 2,275
+97% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +15.4%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $74,204/yr
+21% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+81% vs other
 $50/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coolamon Methul
0-4 5.7% / —
Coolamon — 0-4: 5.7% Methul — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.8% / 15.0%
Coolamon — 5-14: 14.8% Methul — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 7.0% / —
Coolamon — 15-19: 7.0% Methul — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.4% / 15.0%
Coolamon — 20-24: 4.4% Methul — 20-24: 15.0%
25-34 11.3% / 5.0%
Coolamon — 25-34: 11.3% Methul — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 10.3% / 11.7%
Coolamon — 35-44: 10.3% Methul — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 11.5% / 16.7%
Coolamon — 45-54: 11.5% Methul — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 12.7% / 13.3%
Coolamon — 55-64: 12.7% Methul — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 11.3% / 28.3%
Coolamon — 65-74: 11.3% Methul — 65-74: 28.3%
75-84 7.3% / —
Coolamon — 75-84: 7.3% Methul — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.8% / —
Coolamon — 85+: 3.8% Methul — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coolamon 37.3% lone person
Coolamon — Lone Person: 37.3% Coolamon — Couple Families: 42.8% Coolamon — One Parent Families: 16.4% Coolamon — Group Household: 2.8% Coolamon — Other Families: 0.7%
Methul 63.6% lone person
Methul — Lone Person: 63.6% Methul — Couple Families: 36.4% Methul — One Parent Families: 0.0% Methul — Group Household: 0.0% Methul — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coolamon 18.0% renting
Coolamon — Owned Outright: 40.8% Coolamon — Mortgage: 41.3% Coolamon — Renting: 18.0%
Methul 43.5% renting
Methul — Owned Outright: 56.5% Methul — Mortgage: 0.0% Methul — Renting: 43.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coolamon 96.2% houses
Coolamon — Houses: 96.2% Coolamon — Townhouses: 2.2% Coolamon — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Methul 100.0% houses
Methul — Houses: 100.0% Methul — Townhouses: 0.0% Methul — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Coolamon Methul
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 18.3%
Coolamon — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Methul — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 6.7%
Coolamon — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Methul — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / —
Coolamon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Methul — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / —
Coolamon — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Methul — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Coolamon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Methul — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Property market

Coolamon Methul
Median house price $720,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $895,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Coolamon Methul
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Coolamon Methul
New dwellings approved 26
across Coolamon
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
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.

Coolamon Methul
Houses 3.6%
$530/wk on $774K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coolamon Methul
House price Higher than 22% of NSW —
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 75% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 49% of NSW —

Liveability

Coolamon is more walkable (67 vs 0).

Coolamon Methul
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Coolamon Methul
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
10/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
51/100
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

Coolamon Methul
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Coolamon

  • St Michael's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Coolamon Central School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Methul

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

Amenities in the suburb

Coolamon Methul
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 4 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 17 13

Mobility

Coolamon Methul
Walkability score 67/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 476.5 km 476.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 318 min 325 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2701
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2701
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.

Coolamon Methul
Car (driver) 77.6% / 46.2%
Coolamon — Car (driver): 77.6% Methul — Car (driver): 46.2%
Worked from Home 11.6% / 25.6%
Coolamon — Worked from Home: 11.6% Methul — Worked from Home: 25.6%
Walked Only 4.8% / 17.9%
Coolamon — Walked Only: 4.8% Methul — Walked Only: 17.9%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 10.3%
Coolamon — Car (passenger): 6.0% Methul — Car (passenger): 10.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Coolamon Methul
Elevation 248 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coolamon Methul
Connectivity score 50/100 25/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
1,130 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Coolamon Methul
Annual rainfall 559 mm 420 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Coolamon Methul
Average residential rate $441/yr
same for both
Council Coolamon
same for both

Federal electorate

Coolamon Methul
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coolamon Methul
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coolamon

Affordable Rural

Methul

Retirees Rural

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