Coolatai vs Yallaroi

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coolatai, about half of households are people living alone. In Yallaroi, most households are couple families. On these figures, Coolatai tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents, while Yallaroi suits couples.

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

  • Coolatai carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 53/100)
  • Yallaroi is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 52%)

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

Yallaroi

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($103/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Coolatai

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (637.6 km vs 659.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (472 min vs 487 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coolatai

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 8%)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Coolatai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-18.2% vs -44.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coolatai Yallaroi
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.

Coolatai Yallaroi
Walkability 0 / 5
Coolatai — Walkability: 0/100 Yallaroi — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 61 / 47
Coolatai — Safety: 61/100 Yallaroi — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 55 / 68
Coolatai — Low fire risk: 55/100 Yallaroi — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Yallaroi has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $53,612); Coolatai rents higher ($200/wk vs $103/wk).

Coolatai Yallaroi
Population 99
+33% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.2% -44.1%
Median age 42
same for both
Median household income $53,612/yr $125,632/yr
+134% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+48% vs other
 $103/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coolatai Yallaroi
0-4 8.1% / 7.6%
Coolatai — 0-4: 8.1% Yallaroi — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 14.1% / 7.6%
Coolatai — 5-14: 14.1% Yallaroi — 5-14: 7.6%
15-19 — / 7.6%
Coolatai — 15-19: not among its largest Yallaroi — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 3.0% / 4.5%
Coolatai — 20-24: 3.0% Yallaroi — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 11.1% / 13.6%
Coolatai — 25-34: 11.1% Yallaroi — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 15.2% / 16.7%
Coolatai — 35-44: 15.2% Yallaroi — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 13.1% / 19.7%
Coolatai — 45-54: 13.1% Yallaroi — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 11.1% / 15.2%
Coolatai — 55-64: 11.1% Yallaroi — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 13.1% / 7.6%
Coolatai — 65-74: 13.1% Yallaroi — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 9.1% / —
Coolatai — 75-84: 9.1% Yallaroi — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Coolatai — 85+: not among its largest Yallaroi — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coolatai 23.8% couple families
Coolatai — Couple Families: 23.8% Coolatai — Lone Person: 47.6% Coolatai — One Parent Families: 28.6%
Yallaroi 71.4% couple families
Yallaroi — Couple Families: 71.4% Yallaroi — Lone Person: 28.6% Yallaroi — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coolatai 0.0% renting
Coolatai — Owned Outright: 75.0% Coolatai — Mortgage: 25.0% Coolatai — Renting: 0.0%
Yallaroi 23.5% renting
Yallaroi — Owned Outright: 52.9% Yallaroi — Mortgage: 23.5% Yallaroi — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coolatai 100.0% houses
Coolatai — Houses: 100.0%
Yallaroi 100.0% houses
Yallaroi — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Coolatai Yallaroi
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 10.6%
Coolatai — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Yallaroi — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 13.6%
Coolatai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Yallaroi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.6%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 7.6%
Coolatai — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Yallaroi — Certificate III & IV: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 6.1%
Coolatai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yallaroi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / —
Coolatai — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Yallaroi — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

Property market

Coolatai Yallaroi
Median house price $570,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Coolatai Yallaroi
Rural and farming 91% 100%
Environmental 9% 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

Coolatai Yallaroi
New dwellings approved 15
across Gwydir
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coolatai Yallaroi
House price Higher than 4% of NSW —
Income Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 95% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW

Liveability

Coolatai Yallaroi
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Coolatai carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 32); Yallaroi carries more crime risk (53 vs 39).

Coolatai Yallaroi
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Moderate
53/100
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

Coolatai Yallaroi
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

Coolatai Yallaroi
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 10 2

Mobility

Yallaroi sits further from the CBD (659.4 km vs 637.6 km).

Coolatai Yallaroi
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 637.6 km 659.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 472 min 487 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2402
 0.0%
postcode 2408
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 2402
 42
postcode 2408

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.

Coolatai Yallaroi
Car (driver) 47.1% / 56.8%
Coolatai — Car (driver): 47.1% Yallaroi — Car (driver): 56.8%
Worked from Home 43.1% / 43.2%
Coolatai — Worked from Home: 43.1% Yallaroi — Worked from Home: 43.2%
Walked Only 9.8% / —
Coolatai — Walked Only: 9.8% Yallaroi — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.8%).

Setting

Coolatai Yallaroi
Elevation 432 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 339 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coolatai Yallaroi
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
19 premises

Climate

Coolatai Yallaroi
Annual rainfall 678 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Coolatai Yallaroi
Average residential rate $825/yr
same for both
Council Gwydir
same for both

Federal electorate

Coolatai Yallaroi
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coolatai Yallaroi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coolatai

Family Rural

Yallaroi

Rural

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