Coopers Shoot vs Broken Head

Broken Head is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Coopers Shoot. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coopers Shoot, about half of 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Coopers Shoot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 36%)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Coopers Shoot is more walkable (18/100 vs 8/100)
  • Broken Head sits closer to the CBD (747.4 km vs 750.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coopers Shoot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 8/100)

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

Investors

Coopers Shoot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (54.3% vs 40.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
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.

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Walkability 18 / 8
Coopers Shoot — Walkability: 18/100 Broken Head — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 80 / 86
Coopers Shoot — Safety: 80/100 Broken Head — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 48
Coopers Shoot — Low fire risk: 100/100 Broken Head — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Coopers Shoot has higher household incomes ($101,608 vs $87,724); Coopers Shoot skews older (46 vs 43).

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Population 409
+6% vs other
 385
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +54.3% +40.5%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $101,608/yr
+14% vs other
 $87,724/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+2% vs other
 $490/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
0-4 2.4% / 5.7%
Coopers Shoot — 0-4: 2.4% Broken Head — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 14.4% / 11.7%
Coopers Shoot — 5-14: 14.4% Broken Head — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 3.9% / 3.1%
Coopers Shoot — 15-19: 3.9% Broken Head — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 2.9% / 1.6%
Coopers Shoot — 20-24: 2.9% Broken Head — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 12.5% / 11.2%
Coopers Shoot — 25-34: 12.5% Broken Head — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 13.2% / 20.0%
Coopers Shoot — 35-44: 13.2% Broken Head — 35-44: 20.0%
45-54 11.7% / 13.0%
Coopers Shoot — 45-54: 11.7% Broken Head — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 19.8% / 10.9%
Coopers Shoot — 55-64: 19.8% Broken Head — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 13.0% / 17.9%
Coopers Shoot — 65-74: 13.0% Broken Head — 65-74: 17.9%
75-84 6.1% / 2.3%
Coopers Shoot — 75-84: 6.1% Broken Head — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 1.7% / —
Coopers Shoot — 85+: 1.7% Broken Head — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coopers Shoot 47.3% couple families
Coopers Shoot — Couple Families: 47.3% Coopers Shoot — Lone Person: 30.1% Coopers Shoot — One Parent Families: 11.8% Coopers Shoot — Group Household: 10.8%
Broken Head 41.7% couple families
Broken Head — Couple Families: 41.7% Broken Head — Lone Person: 37.5% Broken Head — One Parent Families: 13.5% Broken Head — Group Household: 7.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coopers Shoot 26.0% renting
Coopers Shoot — Owned Outright: 52.7% Coopers Shoot — Mortgage: 21.4% Coopers Shoot — Renting: 26.0%
Broken Head 24.6% renting
Broken Head — Owned Outright: 49.2% Broken Head — Mortgage: 26.2% Broken Head — Renting: 24.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Bachelor Degree 26.4% / 21.8%
Coopers Shoot — Bachelor Degree: 26.4% Broken Head — Bachelor Degree: 21.8%
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 11.2%
Coopers Shoot — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Broken Head — Certificate III & IV: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 10.1%
Coopers Shoot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Broken Head — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 7.3%
Coopers Shoot — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Broken Head — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.0%
Coopers Shoot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Broken Head — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

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.

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
England 4.6% / 2.6%
Coopers Shoot — England: 4.6% Broken Head — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.6%
Coopers Shoot — New Zealand: 2.2% Broken Head — New Zealand: 1.6%
South Africa 1.2% / 1.8%
Coopers Shoot — South Africa: 1.2% Broken Head — South Africa: 1.8%
Germany 2.0% / 0.8%
Coopers Shoot — Germany: 2.0% Broken Head — Germany: 0.8%
France — / 2.1%
Coopers Shoot — France: not among its largest Broken Head — France: 2.1%
Thailand — / 1.6%
Coopers Shoot — Thailand: not among its largest Broken Head — Thailand: 1.6%
Indonesia 1.5% / —
Coopers Shoot — Indonesia: 1.5% Broken Head — Indonesia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coopers Shoot 95.0% houses
Coopers Shoot — Houses: 95.0% Coopers Shoot — Flats / Apartments: 5.0%
Broken Head 91.9% houses
Broken Head — Houses: 91.9% Broken Head — Flats / Apartments: 8.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Median house price $4,250,000 $4,125,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 270 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Coopers Shoot has more rural and farming land (81% vs 46%); Broken Head has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 5%).

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Rural and farming 81% 46%
Environmental 5% 29%
Other and special use 4% 22%
Residential 11% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
New dwellings approved 129
across Byron
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
House price Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW

Liveability

Coopers Shoot is more walkable (18 vs 8).

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Broken Head carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0).

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
14/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
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

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Coopers Shoot sits further from the CBD (750.8 km vs 747.4 km).

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Walkability score 18/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 750.8 km 747.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 481 min 480 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 2479
 1.9%
postcode 2481
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 2479
 61
postcode 2481

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.

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Car (driver) 40.9% / 54.0%
Coopers Shoot — Car (driver): 40.9% Broken Head — Car (driver): 54.0%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 41.0%
Coopers Shoot — Worked from Home: 50.0% Broken Head — Worked from Home: 41.0%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 2.9%
Coopers Shoot — Car (passenger): 5.5% Broken Head — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Walked Only 3.7% / 2.2%
Coopers Shoot — Walked Only: 3.7% Broken Head — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.0%).

Setting

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km
4.6 km to a named beach
 1.8 km
3.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
158 premises
 0%
116 premises

Climate

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Byron
same for both

Federal electorate

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coopers Shoot Broken Head
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coopers Shoot

Acreage

Broken Head

Coastal Professionals Rural

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