Coolangatta vs Numbaa
Numbaa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Coolangatta. In both, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Coolangatta, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Numbaa tends to suit people living alone and families with children.
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
Coolangatta
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 50%)
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 67%)
- But Numbaa carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 49/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Numbaa
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 6%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Coolangatta
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (150.7 km vs 169.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 139 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Numbaa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 49/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Numbaa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.9% vs -1.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coolangatta and Numbaa 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
Coolangatta has more residents (324 vs 122); Coolangatta has higher household incomes ($107,016 vs $80,132).
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 324 +62% vs other | 122 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.5% | +9.9% |
| Median age | 51 | 45 |
| Median household income | $107,016/yr +25% vs other | $80,132/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +25% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
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 (20.1%).
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 (5.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,200,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Numbaa has more rural and farming land (81% vs 60%); Coolangatta has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 19%).
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 60% | 81% |
| Environmental | 38% | 19% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 87% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 16% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
Liveability
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Coolangatta carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 0); Coolangatta carries more crime risk (49 vs 32).
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 65/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 49/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 3 |
Mobility
Numbaa sits further from the CBD (169.2 km vs 150.7 km).
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 150.7 km | 169.2 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 129 min | 139 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 2535 | 0.5% postcode 2540 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2535 | 44 postcode 2540 |
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 (68.6%).
Setting
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 15 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.2 km | 4.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 129 premises | 0% 51 premises |
Council rates
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coolangatta | Numbaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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