Coorabell vs Myocum
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. Houses cost more in Myocum: a median of $2.2 million, against $1.88 million in Coorabell, though rent is higher in Coorabell. On these figures, Coorabell tends to suit couples, while Myocum suits people living alone.
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
Coorabell
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 51%)
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
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 33%)
- has cheaper houses ($1,880,000 vs $2,200,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Myocum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $485/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Coorabell
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 14/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (757 km vs 761.8 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 14/100)
- Myocum has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Myocum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.6% vs 14.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coorabell and Myocum 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
Myocum has more residents (1,217 vs 481); Coorabell has higher household incomes ($109,564 vs $78,260).
| Coorabell | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 481 | 1,217 +153% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.5% | +23.6% |
| Median age | 48 | 47 |
| Median household income | $109,564/yr +29% vs other | $78,260/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $485/wk +22% vs other | $380/wk |
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 (22.7%).
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 (7.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Coorabell | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,880,000 | $2,200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 66 days from 3 sales | 92 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
| Coorabell | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 74% | 69% |
| Residential | 2% | 19% |
| Other and special use | 18% | 6% |
| Environmental | 6% | 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 | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 129 across Byron same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Coorabell | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 46% 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 7% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 93% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
Liveability
Coorabell is more walkable (23 vs 14).
| Coorabell | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 53/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
| Coorabell | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 32/100 | Low 34/100 |
| 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 | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Myocum
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Coorabell | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 8 |
Mobility
Myocum sits further from the CBD (761.8 km vs 757 km).
| Coorabell | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 757 km | 761.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 486 min | 487 min |
| Public transport score | 27/100 Bus | 41/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 9.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 18.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.7%).
Setting
| Coorabell | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 119 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 31 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.9 km | 6.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Coorabell | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 222 premises | 0% 515 premises |
Climate
| Coorabell | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr same for both | |
| Council | Byron same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coorabell | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coorabell | Myocum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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