Coopers Shoot vs Suffolk Park

Suffolk Park 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. Houses cost more in Coopers Shoot: a median of $4.25 million, against $1.9 million in Suffolk Park, though rent is higher in Suffolk Park. On these figures, Suffolk Park tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Coopers Shoot

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 47/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 69%)
  • But Suffolk Park has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Suffolk Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,900,000 vs $4,250,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Coopers Shoot

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $700/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 35%)

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

Commuting to the city

Suffolk Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 18/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Coopers Shoot carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 47/100)
  • Suffolk Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 5%)

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 12.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coopers Shoot and Suffolk Park 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 Suffolk Park
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 Suffolk Park
Walkability 18 / 56
Coopers Shoot — Walkability: 18/100 Suffolk Park — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 80 / 53
Coopers Shoot — Safety: 80/100 Suffolk Park — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 40
Coopers Shoot — Low fire risk: 100/100 Suffolk Park — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Suffolk Park has more residents (4,222 vs 409); Suffolk Park rents higher ($700/wk vs $500/wk).

Coopers Shoot Suffolk Park
Population 409 4,222
+932% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +54.3% +12.6%
Median age 46 39
Median household income $101,608/yr $105,040/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk $700/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coopers Shoot Suffolk Park
0-4 2.4% / 5.4%
Coopers Shoot — 0-4: 2.4% Suffolk Park — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 14.4% / 11.6%
Coopers Shoot — 5-14: 14.4% Suffolk Park — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 3.9% / 4.1%
Coopers Shoot — 15-19: 3.9% Suffolk Park — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 2.9% / 4.1%
Coopers Shoot — 20-24: 2.9% Suffolk Park — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 12.5% / 16.7%
Coopers Shoot — 25-34: 12.5% Suffolk Park — 25-34: 16.7%
35-44 13.2% / 15.9%
Coopers Shoot — 35-44: 13.2% Suffolk Park — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 11.7% / 14.2%
Coopers Shoot — 45-54: 11.7% Suffolk Park — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 19.8% / 12.4%
Coopers Shoot — 55-64: 19.8% Suffolk Park — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 13.0% / 9.6%
Coopers Shoot — 65-74: 13.0% Suffolk Park — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 6.1% / 4.2%
Coopers Shoot — 75-84: 6.1% Suffolk Park — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 1.7% / 1.8%
Coopers Shoot — 85+: 1.7% Suffolk Park — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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% Coopers Shoot — Other Families: 0.0%
Suffolk Park 37.6% couple families
Suffolk Park — Couple Families: 37.6% Suffolk Park — Lone Person: 29.6% Suffolk Park — One Parent Families: 15.6% Suffolk Park — Group Household: 16.3% Suffolk Park — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household 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%
Suffolk Park 33.8% renting
Suffolk Park — Owned Outright: 34.4% Suffolk Park — Mortgage: 31.8% Suffolk Park — Renting: 33.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coopers Shoot Suffolk Park
Bachelor Degree 26.4% / 20.9%
Coopers Shoot — Bachelor Degree: 26.4% Suffolk Park — Bachelor Degree: 20.9%
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 12.0%
Coopers Shoot — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Suffolk Park — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.6%
Coopers Shoot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Suffolk Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 5.9%
Coopers Shoot — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Suffolk Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.8%
Coopers Shoot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Suffolk Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

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 Suffolk Park
England 4.6% / 5.2%
Coopers Shoot — England: 4.6% Suffolk Park — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.7%
Coopers Shoot — New Zealand: 2.2% Suffolk Park — New Zealand: 2.7%
Germany 2.0% / 1.2%
Coopers Shoot — Germany: 2.0% Suffolk Park — Germany: 1.2%
South Africa 1.2% / 0.8%
Coopers Shoot — South Africa: 1.2% Suffolk Park — South Africa: 0.8%
Indonesia 1.5% / —
Coopers Shoot — Indonesia: 1.5% Suffolk Park — Indonesia: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.2%
Coopers Shoot — Italy: not among its largest Suffolk Park — Italy: 1.2%
Brazil — / 1.2%
Coopers Shoot — Brazil: not among its largest Suffolk Park — Brazil: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coopers Shoot 95.0% houses
Coopers Shoot — Houses: 95.0% Coopers Shoot — Townhouses: 0.0% Coopers Shoot — Flats / Apartments: 5.0%
Suffolk Park 68.8% houses
Suffolk Park — Houses: 68.8% Suffolk Park — Townhouses: 28.1% Suffolk Park — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coopers Shoot Suffolk Park
Median house price $4,250,000 $1,900,000
Median unit price — $1,150,000
Median land price — $1,020,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 68 days
from 37 sales

Zoning mix

Coopers Shoot has more rural and farming land (81% vs 8%); Suffolk Park has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 5%).

Coopers Shoot Suffolk Park
Rural and farming 81% 8%
Residential 11% 37%
Environmental 5% 29%
Other and special use 4% 22%
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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 Suffolk Park
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 Suffolk Park
Houses — 3.7%
$1,500/wk on $2.1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coopers Shoot Suffolk Park
House price Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

Suffolk Park is more walkable (56 vs 18).

Coopers Shoot Suffolk Park
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Suffolk Park carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 0); Suffolk Park carries more crime risk (47 vs 20).

Coopers Shoot Suffolk Park
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
54/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coopers Shoot Suffolk Park
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 Suffolk Park
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Coopers Shoot Suffolk Park
Walkability score 18/100 56/100
Distance to Sydney 750.8 km 752.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 481 min 485 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 Suffolk Park
Car (driver) 40.9% / 59.9%
Coopers Shoot — Car (driver): 40.9% Suffolk Park — Car (driver): 59.9%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 31.7%
Coopers Shoot — Worked from Home: 50.0% Suffolk Park — Worked from Home: 31.7%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 2.6%
Coopers Shoot — Car (passenger): 5.5% Suffolk Park — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Walked Only 3.7% / 2.2%
Coopers Shoot — Walked Only: 3.7% Suffolk Park — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bicycle — / 3.1%
Coopers Shoot — Bicycle: not among its largest Suffolk Park — Bicycle: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.9%).

Setting

Coopers Shoot Suffolk Park
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
 760 m
1.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coopers Shoot Suffolk Park
Connectivity score 30/100 66/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
158 premises
 38%
1,893 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Coopers Shoot Suffolk Park
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Coopers Shoot

Acreage

Suffolk Park

Coastal Parks River Townhouses

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