Coomba Bay vs Coomba Park

Coomba Bay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 58 against 61 in Coomba Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coomba Park, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Coomba Bay: a median of $1.5 million, against $560,000 in Coomba Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Coomba Park tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Coomba Bay

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 81/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 36%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Coomba Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Coomba Bay leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 38%)
  • Coomba Park has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Coomba Bay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (215 min vs 222 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (293.1 km vs 297.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coomba Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Coomba Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.6% vs 10.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
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.

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Walkability 10 / 12
Coomba Bay — Walkability: 10/100 Coomba Park — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 89 / 19
Coomba Bay — Safety: 89/100 Coomba Park — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 14 / 32
Coomba Bay — Low fire risk: 14/100 Coomba Park — Low fire risk: 32/100

Demographics

Coomba Park has more residents (691 vs 168); Coomba Bay has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $40,872).

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Population 168 691
+311% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +36.6% +10.6%
Median age 58 61
Median household income $82,316/yr
+50% vs other
 $40,872/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+25% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
0-4 — / 1.4%
Coomba Bay — 0-4: not among its largest Coomba Park — 0-4: 1.4%
5-14 7.7% / 6.1%
Coomba Bay — 5-14: 7.7% Coomba Park — 5-14: 6.1%
15-19 5.4% / 4.3%
Coomba Bay — 15-19: 5.4% Coomba Park — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 1.8% / 2.2%
Coomba Bay — 20-24: 1.8% Coomba Park — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 3.6% / 3.5%
Coomba Bay — 25-34: 3.6% Coomba Park — 25-34: 3.5%
35-44 9.5% / 7.2%
Coomba Bay — 35-44: 9.5% Coomba Park — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 17.9% / 10.4%
Coomba Bay — 45-54: 17.9% Coomba Park — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 19.6% / 25.8%
Coomba Bay — 55-64: 19.6% Coomba Park — 55-64: 25.8%
65-74 18.5% / 29.4%
Coomba Bay — 65-74: 18.5% Coomba Park — 65-74: 29.4%
75-84 14.9% / 9.3%
Coomba Bay — 75-84: 14.9% Coomba Park — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 4.2% / 2.3%
Coomba Bay — 85+: 4.2% Coomba Park — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coomba Bay 39.5% lone person
Coomba Bay — Lone Person: 39.5% Coomba Bay — Couple Families: 42.1% Coomba Bay — One Parent Families: 18.4% Coomba Bay — Group Household: 0.0%
Coomba Park 58.4% lone person
Coomba Park — Lone Person: 58.4% Coomba Park — Couple Families: 20.5% Coomba Park — One Parent Families: 15.3% Coomba Park — Group Household: 5.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coomba Bay 0.0% renting
Coomba Bay — Owned Outright: 65.4% Coomba Bay — Mortgage: 34.6% Coomba Bay — Renting: 0.0%
Coomba Park 11.7% renting
Coomba Park — Owned Outright: 65.7% Coomba Park — Mortgage: 22.5% Coomba Park — Renting: 11.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 19.2%
Coomba Bay — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Coomba Park — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 6.1%
Coomba Bay — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Coomba Park — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.5%
Coomba Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Coomba Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.4% / 3.5%
Coomba Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4% Coomba Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.4%
Coomba Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Coomba Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
England 4.8% / 7.2%
Coomba Bay — England: 4.8% Coomba Park — England: 7.2%
New Zealand 1.8% / 2.3%
Coomba Bay — New Zealand: 1.8% Coomba Park — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa 1.8% / —
Coomba Bay — South Africa: 1.8% Coomba Park — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.4%
Coomba Bay — Germany: not among its largest Coomba Park — Germany: 1.4%
Scotland — / 1.2%
Coomba Bay — Scotland: not among its largest Coomba Park — Scotland: 1.2%
Italy — / 0.9%
Coomba Bay — Italy: not among its largest Coomba Park — Italy: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coomba Bay 98.2% houses
Coomba Bay — Houses: 98.2% Coomba Bay — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Coomba Park 98.8% houses
Coomba Park — Houses: 98.8% Coomba Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Median house price $1,500,000 $560,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $235,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 70 days
from 21 sales

Zoning mix

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Environmental 100% 92%
Rural and farming 0% 7%
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

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Houses — 3.9%
$500/wk on $668K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
House price Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 45% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 68% of NSW

Liveability

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Grade — D
Score — 11/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Coomba Park carries more crime risk (81 vs 11); Coomba Bay carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 68).

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Bushfire High
86/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime Low
11/100
 High
81/100
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

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
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

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Coomba Park sits further from the CBD (297.5 km vs 293.1 km).

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Walkability score 10/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 293.1 km 297.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 215 min 222 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2428
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2428
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.

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Car (driver) 68.3% / 69.0%
Coomba Bay — Car (driver): 68.3% Coomba Park — Car (driver): 69.0%
Worked from Home 31.7% / 21.8%
Coomba Bay — Worked from Home: 31.7% Coomba Park — Worked from Home: 21.8%
Car (passenger) — / 9.2%
Coomba Bay — Car (passenger): not among its largest Coomba Park — Car (passenger): 9.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).

Setting

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.3 km 7.4 km

NBN connectivity

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Connectivity score 29/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 26%
523 premises

Climate

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coomba Bay Coomba Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coomba Bay

Retirees Rural

Coomba Park

Acreage Affordable Retirees
Full data on Coomba Bay Full data on Coomba Park
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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