Coolgardie vs Pimlico

Pimlico is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Coolgardie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coolgardie, most households are couple families. In Pimlico, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Coolgardie tends to suit share households and 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

Coolgardie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 86/100)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Coolgardie leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)
  • Pimlico has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Coolgardie sits closer to the CBD (718.5 km vs 720.9 km)
  • Pimlico is more walkable (16/100 vs 5/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Coolgardie carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 86/100)
  • Pimlico is more walkable (16/100 vs 5/100)

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

Investors

Pimlico

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.5% vs 6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coolgardie Pimlico
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.

Coolgardie Pimlico
Walkability 5 / 16
Coolgardie — Walkability: 5/100 Pimlico — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 61 / 14
Coolgardie — Safety: 61/100 Pimlico — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 62 / 71
Coolgardie — Low fire risk: 62/100 Pimlico — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Pimlico has more residents (358 vs 132); Coolgardie has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $84,500).

Coolgardie Pimlico
Population 132 358
+171% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% +20.5%
Median age 44 41
Median household income $117,000/yr
+28% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+6% vs other
 $395/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coolgardie Pimlico
0-4 7.6% / 4.5%
Coolgardie — 0-4: 7.6% Pimlico — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 11.4% / 12.8%
Coolgardie — 5-14: 11.4% Pimlico — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 6.8% / 6.1%
Coolgardie — 15-19: 6.8% Pimlico — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.5% / 5.9%
Coolgardie — 20-24: 4.5% Pimlico — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 7.6% / 10.6%
Coolgardie — 25-34: 7.6% Pimlico — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 12.9% / 14.2%
Coolgardie — 35-44: 12.9% Pimlico — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 15.2% / 14.5%
Coolgardie — 45-54: 15.2% Pimlico — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 18.2% / 12.8%
Coolgardie — 55-64: 18.2% Pimlico — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 12.9% / 9.8%
Coolgardie — 65-74: 12.9% Pimlico — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 5.3% / 6.1%
Coolgardie — 75-84: 5.3% Pimlico — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / 0.8%
Coolgardie — 85+: not among its largest Pimlico — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coolgardie 65.0% couple families
Coolgardie — Couple Families: 65.0% Coolgardie — One Parent Families: 15.0% Coolgardie — Group Household: 20.0% Coolgardie — Lone Person: 0.0%
Pimlico 46.2% couple families
Pimlico — Couple Families: 46.2% Pimlico — One Parent Families: 26.9% Pimlico — Group Household: 4.8% Pimlico — Lone Person: 22.1%
Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coolgardie 8.6% renting
Coolgardie — Owned Outright: 31.4% Coolgardie — Mortgage: 60.0% Coolgardie — Renting: 8.6%
Pimlico 18.6% renting
Pimlico — Owned Outright: 49.6% Pimlico — Mortgage: 31.9% Pimlico — Renting: 18.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Coolgardie Pimlico
England 3.0% / 0.8%
Coolgardie — England: 3.0% Pimlico — England: 0.8%
Scotland — / 1.1%
Coolgardie — Scotland: not among its largest Pimlico — Scotland: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Coolgardie — New Zealand: not among its largest Pimlico — New Zealand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Coolgardie Pimlico
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 18.7%
Coolgardie — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Pimlico — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 18.9% / 5.3%
Coolgardie — Bachelor Degree: 18.9% Pimlico — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 7.3%
Coolgardie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Pimlico — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 1.7%
Coolgardie — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Pimlico — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 1.7%
Coolgardie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Pimlico — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coolgardie 100.0% houses
Coolgardie — Houses: 100.0% Coolgardie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Pimlico 98.3% houses
Pimlico — Houses: 98.3% Pimlico — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coolgardie Pimlico
Median house price — $1,002,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 77 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Pimlico has more rural and farming land (76% vs 49%).

Coolgardie Pimlico
Rural and farming 49% 76%
Other and special use 31% 8%
Environmental 19% 16%
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

Coolgardie Pimlico
New dwellings approved 238
across Ballina
same for both
Approvals change year on year +210%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coolgardie Pimlico
House price — Higher than 36% of NSW
Income Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 66% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW

Liveability

Pimlico is more walkable (16 vs 5).

Coolgardie Pimlico
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pimlico carries more crime risk (86 vs 39).

Coolgardie Pimlico
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Low
39/100
 High
86/100
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

Coolgardie Pimlico
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

Coolgardie Pimlico
Waterways 2 37

Mobility

Pimlico sits further from the CBD (720.9 km vs 718.5 km).

Coolgardie Pimlico
Walkability score 5/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 718.5 km 720.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 461 min 464 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2478
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 2478
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.

Coolgardie Pimlico
Car (driver) 73.8% / 79.6%
Coolgardie — Car (driver): 73.8% Pimlico — Car (driver): 79.6%
Worked from Home 26.2% / 12.2%
Coolgardie — Worked from Home: 26.2% Pimlico — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Walked Only — / 4.8%
Coolgardie — Walked Only: not among its largest Pimlico — Walked Only: 4.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Coolgardie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pimlico — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.6%).

Setting

Coolgardie Pimlico
Elevation 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.5 km 4.3 km

NBN connectivity

Coolgardie Pimlico
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
137 premises

Council rates

Coolgardie Pimlico
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Ballina
same for both

Federal electorate

Coolgardie Pimlico
Division Page Richmond
Member Kevin Hogan Justine Elliot
Party The Nationals Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Coolgardie Pimlico
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coolgardie

Rural

Pimlico

River Rural

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