Coopernook vs Jones Island
Coopernook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 57 in Jones Island. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jones Island, most households are couple families. On these figures, Coopernook tends to suit families with children, while Jones Island suits 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
Jones Island
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 74/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 56%)
- But Coopernook has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Coopernook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 46%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Jones Island
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 13%)
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
- Coopernook is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
- Jones Island sits closer to the CBD (322.8 km vs 327.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Coopernook is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
- Jones Island carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Jones Island
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (39.0% vs 16.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coopernook and Jones Island 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
Coopernook has more residents (625 vs 82); Jones Island skews older (57 vs 46).
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 625 +87% vs other | 82 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.2% | +39.0% |
| Median age | 46 | 57 |
| Median household income | $59,384/yr +4% vs other | $57,200/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $305/wk +3% vs other | $295/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
Property market
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $680,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $480,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 86% | 80% |
| Environmental | 10% | 15% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 5% |
| Residential | 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 | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 23% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 21% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 57% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
Liveability
Coopernook is more walkable (28 vs 0).
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 15/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Coopernook carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 0); Coopernook carries more crime risk (74 vs 61).
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 77/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| 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
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Coopernook
- Coopernook Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Jones Island
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 2 |
Mobility
Coopernook sits further from the CBD (327.8 km vs 322.8 km).
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 28/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 327.8 km +2% vs other | 322.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 221 min | 223 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2426 | 0.4% postcode 2430 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 53 postcode 2426 | 54 postcode 2430 |
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 (90.6%).
Setting
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.1 km | 6.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 255 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coopernook | Jones Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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