Coolringdon vs Dairymans Plains
Dairymans Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Coolringdon. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.
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
Coolringdon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Coolringdon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Dairymans Plains
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dairymans Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (405.3 km vs 410.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Coolringdon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Dairymans Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.4% vs 9.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coolringdon and Dairymans Plains 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
Dairymans Plains has more residents (183 vs 73); Dairymans Plains has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $71,500).
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 73 | 183 +151% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.0% | +20.4% |
| Median age | 55 | 49 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $97,500/yr +36% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +10% vs other | $225/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
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 (5.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $925,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Coolringdon has more rural and farming land (100% vs 59%).
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 59% |
| Residential | 0% | 32% |
| Environmental | 0% | 7% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 72 across Snowy Monaro same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 45% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 44% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 51% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
Liveability
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Dairymans Plains carries more crime risk (50 vs 0).
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 same for both | |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| 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
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 8 | 6 |
Mobility
Coolringdon sits further from the CBD (410.5 km vs 405.3 km).
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 410.5 km +1% vs other | 405.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 274 min | 271 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2630 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 2630 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 (83.3%).
Setting
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 966 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 880 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 27 premises | 0% 78 premises |
Climate
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 554 mm | 536 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.4°C | 26.6°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | -1.5°C | -1.7°C |
Council rates
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,253/yr same for both | |
| Council | Snowy Monaro same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coolringdon | Dairymans Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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