Coorabell vs Mcleods Shoot
McLeods Shoot is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Coorabell. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coorabell, about half of households are couple families. In McLeods Shoot, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in McLeods Shoot: a median of $3.37 million, against $1.88 million in Coorabell, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Coorabell tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while McLeods Shoot suits people living alone and families with children.
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
- Coorabell has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Mcleods Shoot carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 32/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Coorabell
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($1,880,000 vs $3,368,750)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 42%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Coorabell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 10%)
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
- Coorabell is more walkable (23/100 vs 15/100)
- Mcleods Shoot sits closer to the CBD (753.2 km vs 757 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Coorabell is more walkable (23/100 vs 15/100)
- Mcleods Shoot carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 32/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coorabell and Mcleods Shoot 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
Coorabell has more residents (481 vs 113); Coorabell skews older (48 vs 39).
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 481 +77% vs other | 113 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.5% | +10.8% |
| Median age | 48 | 39 |
| Median household income | $109,564/yr | $114,400/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $485/wk | $515/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,880,000 | $3,368,750 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 66 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Coorabell has more rural and farming land (74% vs 64%).
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 74% | 64% |
| Other and special use | 18% | 24% |
| Environmental | 6% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 5% |
| Residential | 2% | 5% |
| 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
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 129 across Byron same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 95% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
Liveability
Coorabell is more walkable (23 vs 15).
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Coorabell carries more crime risk (32 vs 0).
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 32/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Coorabell
- Coorabell Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Mcleods Shoot
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Coorabell sits further from the CBD (757 km vs 753.2 km).
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 15/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 757 km | 753.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 486 min | 482 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.4% postcode 2479 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 86 postcode 2479 same for both | |
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 (52.6%).
Setting
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 119 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 106 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.9 km | 5.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 222 premises | 0% 62 premises |
Climate
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr same for both | |
| Council | Byron same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coorabell | Mcleods Shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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