Coolongolook vs Wang Wauk
Wang Wauk is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 55 in Coolongolook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Wang Wauk tends to suit share households 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Coolongolook has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- Wang Wauk carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wang Wauk
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 33%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Coolongolook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $380/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Coolongolook
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (184 min vs 205 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (266.9 km vs 283.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Coolongolook is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
- Wang Wauk carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wang Wauk
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.6% vs -2.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coolongolook and Wang Wauk 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
Coolongolook has more residents (382 vs 98); Wang Wauk has higher household incomes ($62,816 vs $49,504).
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 382 +74% vs other | 98 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.6% | +12.6% |
| Median age | 55 | 52 |
| Median household income | $49,504/yr | $62,816/yr +27% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $380/wk +27% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (6.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $745,000 | $800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 40 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 83% |
| Environmental | 8% | 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
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
Liveability
Coolongolook is more walkable (34 vs 0).
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Coolongolook carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 56); Coolongolook carries more crime risk (89 vs 72).
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 73/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Crime | High 89/100 | High 72/100 |
| 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
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Coolongolook
- Coolongolook Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Wang Wauk
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 30 | 14 |
Mobility
Wang Wauk sits further from the CBD (283.3 km vs 266.9 km).
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 34/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 266.9 km | 283.3 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 184 min | 205 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2423 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2423 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 (69.5%).
Setting
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 64 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.3 km | 20.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 223 premises | 0% 64 premises |
Climate
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coolongolook | Wang Wauk | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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