Coopernook vs Harrington

Coopernook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 64 in Harrington. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Harrington, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Harrington: a median of $778,000, against $680,000 in Coopernook, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Coopernook tends to suit families with children, while Harrington suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Coopernook

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 37%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 81%)
  • But Harrington carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Coopernook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 40%)
  • has cheaper houses ($680,000 vs $778,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Coopernook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (27% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coopernook

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (221 min vs 242 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (327.8 km vs 335.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Harrington

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 1%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (49% vs 24%)
  • But Coopernook is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coopernook Harrington
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.

Coopernook Harrington
Walkability 28 / 0
Coopernook — Walkability: 28/100 Harrington — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 48
Coopernook — Safety: 26/100 Harrington — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 23 / 17
Coopernook — Low fire risk: 23/100 Harrington — Low fire risk: 17/100

Demographics

Harrington has more residents (3,381 vs 625); Harrington skews older (64 vs 46).

Coopernook Harrington
Population 625 3,381
+441% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.2% +11.5%
Median age 46 64
Median household income $59,384/yr
+23% vs other
 $45,916/yr
Median weekly rent $305/wk $340/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coopernook Harrington
0-4 5.6% / 2.7%
Coopernook — 0-4: 5.6% Harrington — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 12.8% / 5.3%
Coopernook — 5-14: 12.8% Harrington — 5-14: 5.3%
15-19 6.4% / 2.8%
Coopernook — 15-19: 6.4% Harrington — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 3.4% / 2.5%
Coopernook — 20-24: 3.4% Harrington — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 8.6% / 5.2%
Coopernook — 25-34: 8.6% Harrington — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 11.0% / 5.8%
Coopernook — 35-44: 11.0% Harrington — 35-44: 5.8%
45-54 12.0% / 8.0%
Coopernook — 45-54: 12.0% Harrington — 45-54: 8.0%
55-64 16.8% / 18.8%
Coopernook — 55-64: 16.8% Harrington — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 13.0% / 30.5%
Coopernook — 65-74: 13.0% Harrington — 65-74: 30.5%
75-84 9.1% / 14.6%
Coopernook — 75-84: 9.1% Harrington — 75-84: 14.6%
85+ 1.8% / 4.0%
Coopernook — 85+: 1.8% Harrington — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coopernook 32.5% lone person
Coopernook — Lone Person: 32.5% Coopernook — Couple Families: 37.9% Coopernook — One Parent Families: 18.3% Coopernook — Group Household: 7.1% Coopernook — Other Families: 4.1%
Harrington 57.9% lone person
Harrington — Lone Person: 57.9% Harrington — Couple Families: 20.9% Harrington — One Parent Families: 15.7% Harrington — Group Household: 3.4% Harrington — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coopernook 13.4% renting
Coopernook — Owned Outright: 48.6% Coopernook — Mortgage: 38.0% Coopernook — Renting: 13.4%
Harrington 18.5% renting
Harrington — Owned Outright: 66.7% Harrington — Mortgage: 14.8% Harrington — Renting: 18.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coopernook Harrington
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 21.3%
Coopernook — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Harrington — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.2%
Coopernook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Harrington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 6.3%
Coopernook — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Harrington — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.9%
Coopernook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Harrington — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.0%
Coopernook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Harrington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Coopernook Harrington
England 2.6% / 3.9%
Coopernook — England: 2.6% Harrington — England: 3.9%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Coopernook — New Zealand: not among its largest Harrington — New Zealand: 1.0%
China 0.8% / —
Coopernook — China: 0.8% Harrington — China: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.5%
Coopernook — Scotland: not among its largest Harrington — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Coopernook — Germany: not among its largest Harrington — Germany: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Coopernook — Philippines: not among its largest Harrington — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coopernook 99.1% houses
Coopernook — Houses: 99.1% Coopernook — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Coopernook — Townhouses: 0.0%
Harrington 81.1% houses
Harrington — Houses: 81.1% Harrington — Flats / Apartments: 11.4% Harrington — Townhouses: 7.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Coopernook Harrington
Median house price $680,000 $778,000
Median unit price — $561,250
Median land price $480,000 $477,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 64 days
from 69 sales

Zoning mix

Coopernook has more rural and farming land (86% vs 20%); Harrington has more land zoned for conservation (70% vs 10%).

Coopernook Harrington
Rural and farming 86% 20%
Environmental 10% 70%
Residential 2% 7%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Coopernook Harrington
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.

Coopernook Harrington
Houses — 3.3%
$532/wk on $850K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coopernook Harrington
House price Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Income Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 32% of NSW

Liveability

Coopernook is more walkable (28 vs 0).

Coopernook Harrington
Grade D
same for both
Score 15/100 14/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Coopernook carries more crime risk (74 vs 52).

Coopernook Harrington
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
83/100
Crime High
74/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
90/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Coopernook Harrington
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Coopernook

  • Coopernook Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Harrington

  • Harrington Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coopernook Harrington
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 6 4

Mobility

Harrington sits further from the CBD (335.4 km vs 327.8 km).

Coopernook Harrington
Walkability score 28/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 327.8 km 335.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 221 min 242 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2426
 0.1%
postcode 2427
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2426
 69
postcode 2427

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.

Coopernook Harrington
Car (driver) 80.5% / 75.6%
Coopernook — Car (driver): 80.5% Harrington — Car (driver): 75.6%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 14.4%
Coopernook — Worked from Home: 10.5% Harrington — Worked from Home: 14.4%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.7%
Coopernook — Car (passenger): 4.5% Harrington — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 4.5% / 4.0%
Coopernook — Walked Only: 4.5% Harrington — Walked Only: 4.0%
Bus — / 0.4%
Coopernook — Bus: not among its largest Harrington — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Coopernook Harrington
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.1 km 1.7 km
3.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coopernook Harrington
Connectivity score 30/100 67/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
255 premises
 42%
2,324 premises

Climate

Coopernook Harrington
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Coopernook Harrington
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Coopernook Harrington
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coopernook Harrington
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coopernook

Acreage Affordable River

Harrington

Coastal Retirees

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