Coopers Shoot vs Byron Bay

Byron Bay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Coopers Shoot. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Coopers Shoot, about half of households are couple families. In Byron Bay, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Coopers Shoot: a median of $4.25 million, against $2.23 million in Byron Bay, though rent is higher in Byron Bay. On these figures, Coopers Shoot tends to suit couples, while Byron Bay suits young adults, people living alone, and share households.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Coopers Shoot carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 95/100)
  • Byron Bay has more parks and reserves (15 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Coopers Shoot leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)
  • Byron Bay has cheaper houses ($2,225,000 vs $4,250,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Coopers Shoot

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $600/wk)
  • But Byron Bay has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Coopers Shoot

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (481 min vs 491 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (750.8 km vs 759.6 km)
  • But Byron Bay is more walkable (41/100 vs 18/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Byron Bay

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (44% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 18/100)
  • But Coopers Shoot carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 95/100)

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 14.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coopers Shoot and Byron Bay 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 Byron Bay
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 Byron Bay
Walkability 18 / 41
Coopers Shoot — Walkability: 18/100 Byron Bay — Walkability: 41/100
Safety 80 / 5
Coopers Shoot — Safety: 80/100 Byron Bay — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 43
Coopers Shoot — Low fire risk: 100/100 Byron Bay — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Byron Bay has more residents (6,330 vs 409); Coopers Shoot has higher household incomes ($101,608 vs $81,172).

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
Population 409 6,330
+1448% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +54.3% +14.7%
Median age 46 39
Median household income $101,608/yr
+20% vs other
 $81,172/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk $600/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
0-4 2.4% / 3.6%
Coopers Shoot — 0-4: 2.4% Byron Bay — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 14.4% / 7.6%
Coopers Shoot — 5-14: 14.4% Byron Bay — 5-14: 7.6%
15-19 3.9% / 3.6%
Coopers Shoot — 15-19: 3.9% Byron Bay — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 2.9% / 5.8%
Coopers Shoot — 20-24: 2.9% Byron Bay — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 12.5% / 21.7%
Coopers Shoot — 25-34: 12.5% Byron Bay — 25-34: 21.7%
35-44 13.2% / 15.2%
Coopers Shoot — 35-44: 13.2% Byron Bay — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 11.7% / 11.6%
Coopers Shoot — 45-54: 11.7% Byron Bay — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 19.8% / 12.8%
Coopers Shoot — 55-64: 19.8% Byron Bay — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 13.0% / 12.0%
Coopers Shoot — 65-74: 13.0% Byron Bay — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 6.1% / 4.7%
Coopers Shoot — 75-84: 6.1% Byron Bay — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.7% / 1.5%
Coopers Shoot — 85+: 1.7% Byron Bay — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coopers Shoot 30.1% lone person
Coopers Shoot — Lone Person: 30.1% Coopers Shoot — Couple Families: 47.3% Coopers Shoot — Group Household: 10.8% Coopers Shoot — One Parent Families: 11.8% Coopers Shoot — Other Families: 0.0%
Byron Bay 46.6% lone person
Byron Bay — Lone Person: 46.6% Byron Bay — Couple Families: 23.5% Byron Bay — Group Household: 17.6% Byron Bay — One Parent Families: 11.6% Byron Bay — Other Families: 0.7%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

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%
Byron Bay 42.1% renting
Byron Bay — Owned Outright: 36.8% Byron Bay — Mortgage: 21.1% Byron Bay — Renting: 42.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
Bachelor Degree 26.4% / 21.2%
Coopers Shoot — Bachelor Degree: 26.4% Byron Bay — Bachelor Degree: 21.2%
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 11.1%
Coopers Shoot — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Byron Bay — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 10.2%
Coopers Shoot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Byron Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 5.7%
Coopers Shoot — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Byron Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.0%
Coopers Shoot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Byron Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

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 Byron Bay
England 4.6% / 6.1%
Coopers Shoot — England: 4.6% Byron Bay — England: 6.1%
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.5%
Coopers Shoot — New Zealand: 2.2% Byron Bay — New Zealand: 2.5%
Germany 2.0% / 1.5%
Coopers Shoot — Germany: 2.0% Byron Bay — Germany: 1.5%
Brazil — / 1.8%
Coopers Shoot — Brazil: not among its largest Byron Bay — Brazil: 1.8%
Indonesia 1.5% / —
Coopers Shoot — Indonesia: 1.5% Byron Bay — Indonesia: not among its largest
France — / 1.4%
Coopers Shoot — France: not among its largest Byron Bay — France: 1.4%
South Africa 1.2% / —
Coopers Shoot — South Africa: 1.2% Byron Bay — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

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% Coopers Shoot — Townhouses: 0.0%
Byron Bay 55.6% houses
Byron Bay — Houses: 55.6% Byron Bay — Flats / Apartments: 19.7% Byron Bay — Townhouses: 24.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
Median house price $4,250,000 $2,225,000
Median unit price — $1,390,000
Median land price — $3,125,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 41 days
from 84 sales

Zoning mix

Coopers Shoot has more rural and farming land (81% vs 12%); Byron Bay has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 5%).

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
Rural and farming 81% 12%
Environmental 5% 48%
Residential 11% 17%
Other and special use 4% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 6%
Parks and recreation 0% 5%
Industrial 0% 3%
Commercial 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 Byron Bay
New dwellings approved 129
across Byron
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
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.

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
Houses — 3.1%
$1,425/wk on $2.38M
Units — 3.5%
$850/wk on $1.26M

Ranking within NSW

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
House price Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 19% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 26% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 10% of NSW

Liveability

Byron Bay is more walkable (41 vs 18).

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Byron Bay carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 0); Byron Bay carries more crime risk (95 vs 20).

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Low
20/100
 High
95/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
61/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Coopers Shoot

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Byron Bay

  • St Finbarr's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Byron Bay High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Byron Bay Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Byron Community Primary School Independent · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
Supermarkets 0 7
Cafes & restaurants 0 74
Parks & reserves 0 15
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 8
Pharmacies 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 2
Beaches 0 2
Waterways 0 12

Mobility

Byron Bay sits further from the CBD (759.6 km vs 750.8 km).

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
Walkability score 18/100 41/100
Distance to Sydney 750.8 km 759.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 481 min 491 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 Byron Bay
Car (driver) 40.9% / 50.0%
Coopers Shoot — Car (driver): 40.9% Byron Bay — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 31.1%
Coopers Shoot — Worked from Home: 50.0% Byron Bay — Worked from Home: 31.1%
Walked Only 3.7% / 9.4%
Coopers Shoot — Walked Only: 3.7% Byron Bay — Walked Only: 9.4%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 3.1%
Coopers Shoot — Car (passenger): 5.5% Byron Bay — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Bicycle — / 6.1%
Coopers Shoot — Bicycle: not among its largest Byron Bay — Bicycle: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.0%).

Setting

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km
4.6 km to a named beach
 1.2 km
1.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
Connectivity score 30/100 62/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
158 premises
 31%
5,639 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Coopers Shoot Byron Bay
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Coopers Shoot

Acreage

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