Coopernook vs Moorland

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Coopernook: a median of $680,000, against $582,000 in Moorland.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • 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

Moorland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($582,500 vs $680,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Coopernook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (327.8 km vs 332.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Coopernook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.2% vs 4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coopernook and Moorland 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 Moorland
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 Moorland
Walkability 28 / 21
Coopernook — Walkability: 28/100 Moorland — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 26 / 26
Coopernook — Safety: 26/100 Moorland — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 23 / 23
Coopernook — Low fire risk: 23/100 Moorland — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Moorland has higher household incomes ($65,520 vs $59,384).

Coopernook Moorland
Population 625
+17% vs other
 516
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.2% +4.2%
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $59,384/yr $65,520/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+2% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coopernook Moorland
0-4 5.6% / 6.4%
Coopernook — 0-4: 5.6% Moorland — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 12.8% / 12.2%
Coopernook — 5-14: 12.8% Moorland — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 6.4% / 6.4%
Coopernook — 15-19: 6.4% Moorland — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 3.4% / 6.6%
Coopernook — 20-24: 3.4% Moorland — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 8.6% / 10.7%
Coopernook — 25-34: 8.6% Moorland — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 11.0% / 8.5%
Coopernook — 35-44: 11.0% Moorland — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 12.0% / 12.8%
Coopernook — 45-54: 12.0% Moorland — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 16.8% / 15.7%
Coopernook — 55-64: 16.8% Moorland — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 13.0% / 14.5%
Coopernook — 65-74: 13.0% Moorland — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 9.1% / 6.2%
Coopernook — 75-84: 9.1% Moorland — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.8% / 1.4%
Coopernook — 85+: 1.8% Moorland — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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%
Moorland 40.3% lone person
Moorland — Lone Person: 40.3% Moorland — Couple Families: 33.6% Moorland — One Parent Families: 26.1% Moorland — Group Household: 0.0% Moorland — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Moorland 18.3% renting
Moorland — Owned Outright: 47.8% Moorland — Mortgage: 33.9% Moorland — Renting: 18.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Moorland
England 2.6% / 3.9%
Coopernook — England: 2.6% Moorland — England: 3.9%
New Zealand — / 1.7%
Coopernook — New Zealand: not among its largest Moorland — New Zealand: 1.7%
China 0.8% / —
Coopernook — China: 0.8% Moorland — China: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 0.6%
Coopernook — Malaysia: not among its largest Moorland — Malaysia: 0.6%

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

Qualifications

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

Coopernook Moorland
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 20.0%
Coopernook — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Moorland — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.8%
Coopernook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Moorland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 7.0%
Coopernook — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Moorland — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 0.6%
Coopernook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Moorland — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.0%
Coopernook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Moorland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coopernook 99.1% houses
Coopernook — Houses: 99.1% Coopernook — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Moorland 100.0% houses
Moorland — Houses: 100.0% Moorland — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coopernook Moorland
Median house price $680,000 $582,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $480,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 87 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Coopernook Moorland
Rural and farming 86% 85%
Environmental 10% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
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 Moorland
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coopernook Moorland
House price Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Coopernook Moorland
Bushfire High
77/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
same for both
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 Moorland
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 Moorland

  • Moorland Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coopernook Moorland
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 6 16

Mobility

Moorland sits further from the CBD (332.8 km vs 327.8 km).

Coopernook Moorland
Walkability score 28/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 327.8 km 332.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 221 min 224 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2426
 0.4%
postcode 2443
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2426
 64
postcode 2443

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 Moorland
Car (driver) 80.5% / 78.5%
Coopernook — Car (driver): 80.5% Moorland — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 16.8%
Coopernook — Worked from Home: 10.5% Moorland — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Walked Only 4.5% / 3.1%
Coopernook — Walked Only: 4.5% Moorland — Walked Only: 3.1%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / —
Coopernook — Car (passenger): 4.5% Moorland — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus — / 1.6%
Coopernook — Bus: not among its largest Moorland — Bus: 1.6%

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

Setting

Coopernook Moorland
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.1 km 8.8 km

NBN connectivity

Coopernook Moorland
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
255 premises
 0%
240 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Coopernook Moorland
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

Moorland

Affordable Quiet River Rural

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