Cordeaux Heights vs Unanderra

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cordeaux Heights, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cordeaux Heights: a median of $1.35 million, against $950,000 in Unanderra, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cordeaux Heights tends to suit couples, while Unanderra suits people living alone, older residents, and 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

Cordeaux Heights

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 86/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 53%)
  • But Unanderra has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

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

  • Cordeaux Heights leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 37%)
  • Unanderra has cheaper houses ($950,000 vs $1,355,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Unanderra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $495/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cordeaux Heights sits closer to the CBD (89.3 km vs 91.5 km)
  • Unanderra is more walkable (89/100 vs 44/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Unanderra

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 44/100)
  • But Cordeaux Heights carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Cordeaux Heights and Unanderra drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
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.

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Walkability 44 / 89
Cordeaux Heights — Walkability: 44/100 Unanderra — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 81 / 14
Cordeaux Heights — Safety: 81/100 Unanderra — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cordeaux Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Unanderra — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cordeaux Heights has higher household incomes ($136,968 vs $62,972); Cordeaux Heights rents higher ($495/wk vs $285/wk).

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Population 4,460 5,476
+23% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.2% +0.8%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $136,968/yr
+54% vs other
 $62,972/yr
Median weekly rent $495/wk
+42% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
0-4 5.1% / 5.8%
Cordeaux Heights — 0-4: 5.1% Unanderra — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 12.2% / 11.1%
Cordeaux Heights — 5-14: 12.2% Unanderra — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 7.9% / 5.9%
Cordeaux Heights — 15-19: 7.9% Unanderra — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 7.0% / 5.6%
Cordeaux Heights — 20-24: 7.0% Unanderra — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 9.7% / 13.1%
Cordeaux Heights — 25-34: 9.7% Unanderra — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 11.8% / 11.3%
Cordeaux Heights — 35-44: 11.8% Unanderra — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 14.7% / 10.9%
Cordeaux Heights — 45-54: 14.7% Unanderra — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 17.6% / 11.1%
Cordeaux Heights — 55-64: 17.6% Unanderra — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 9.1% / 10.8%
Cordeaux Heights — 65-74: 9.1% Unanderra — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 3.6% / 8.3%
Cordeaux Heights — 75-84: 3.6% Unanderra — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 1.1% / 5.8%
Cordeaux Heights — 85+: 1.1% Unanderra — 85+: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cordeaux Heights 73.3% couple families
Cordeaux Heights — Couple Families: 73.3% Cordeaux Heights — Lone Person: 13.8% Cordeaux Heights — One Parent Families: 10.8% Cordeaux Heights — Group Household: 1.4% Cordeaux Heights — Other Families: 0.7%
Unanderra 31.3% couple families
Unanderra — Couple Families: 31.3% Unanderra — Lone Person: 41.7% Unanderra — One Parent Families: 21.6% Unanderra — Group Household: 3.4% Unanderra — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cordeaux Heights 8.6% renting
Cordeaux Heights — Owned Outright: 46.8% Cordeaux Heights — Mortgage: 44.6% Cordeaux Heights — Renting: 8.6%
Unanderra 44.4% renting
Unanderra — Owned Outright: 29.1% Unanderra — Mortgage: 26.5% Unanderra — Renting: 44.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 17.2%
Cordeaux Heights — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Unanderra — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 8.3%
Cordeaux Heights — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Unanderra — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 6.2%
Cordeaux Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Unanderra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 2.0%
Cordeaux Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Unanderra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.0%
Cordeaux Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Unanderra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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.

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
England 2.9% / 3.7%
Cordeaux Heights — England: 2.9% Unanderra — England: 3.7%
Italy 0.7% / 1.5%
Cordeaux Heights — Italy: 0.7% Unanderra — Italy: 1.5%
India 1.3% / 0.8%
Cordeaux Heights — India: 1.3% Unanderra — India: 0.8%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.9%
Cordeaux Heights — New Zealand: 0.9% Unanderra — New Zealand: 0.9%
Philippines — / 1.2%
Cordeaux Heights — Philippines: not among its largest Unanderra — Philippines: 1.2%
China 0.8% / 0.3%
Cordeaux Heights — China: 0.8% Unanderra — China: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cordeaux Heights 97.2% houses
Cordeaux Heights — Houses: 97.2% Cordeaux Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Cordeaux Heights — Townhouses: 2.1%
Unanderra 78.0% houses
Unanderra — Houses: 78.0% Unanderra — Flats / Apartments: 12.5% Unanderra — Townhouses: 9.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Median house price $1,355,000 $950,000
Median unit price — $760,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 8 sales
 19 days
from 21 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
3 bed $1.09M / $912K
Cordeaux Heights — 3 bed: $1.09M (8 sales) Unanderra — 3 bed: $912K (30 sales)

8 vs 30 sales

4 bed $1.35M / $1.1M
Cordeaux Heights — 4 bed: $1.35M (23 sales) Unanderra — 4 bed: $1.1M (9 sales)

23 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Unanderra has more industrially zoned land (46% vs 0%); Cordeaux Heights has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 2%).

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Environmental 48% 2%
Residential 46% 30%
Industrial 0% 46%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 13%
Parks and recreation 6% 8%
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

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
New dwellings approved 1,476
across Wollongong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Houses 3.7%
$900/wk on $1.27M
 4.1%
$750/wk on $955K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
House price Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW

Liveability

Unanderra is more walkable (89 vs 44); Cordeaux Heights scores higher overall (72 vs 38).

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Grade A C
Score 72/100 38/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Unanderra carries more crime risk (86 vs 19).

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
19/100
 High
86/100
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 12
within 5 km
 18
within 5 km

Schools

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Inside the suburb 3 6
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 1
UOW Wollongong, 6.3 km
 1
UOW Wollongong, 5.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 1.0%

Schools in Cordeaux Heights

  • Illawarra Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Unanderra Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Craig Davis College Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers

Schools in Unanderra

  • Cedars Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Farmborough Road Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Pius X Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Aspect South Coast School, Farmborough Heights Independent · Combined · Special school
  • Aspect South Coast School, Unanderra Independent · Primary · Special school
  • Cedars Christian College - Aspire Independent · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 4 5
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 22

Mobility

Unanderra sits further from the CBD (91.5 km vs 89.3 km).

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Walkability score 44/100 89/100
Distance to Sydney 89.3 km 91.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 87 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 71.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 186.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2526
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2526
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.

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Car (driver) 59.5% / 66.6%
Cordeaux Heights — Car (driver): 59.5% Unanderra — Car (driver): 66.6%
Worked from Home 34.9% / 22.9%
Cordeaux Heights — Worked from Home: 34.9% Unanderra — Worked from Home: 22.9%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 5.7%
Cordeaux Heights — Car (passenger): 3.4% Unanderra — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.9%
Cordeaux Heights — Walked Only: 0.7% Unanderra — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bus 0.3% / 2.0%
Cordeaux Heights — Bus: 0.3% Unanderra — Bus: 2.0%
Bicycle 0.8% / 0.2%
Cordeaux Heights — Bicycle: 0.8% Unanderra — Bicycle: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.6%).

Setting

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Elevation 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.8 km 3.9 km

NBN connectivity

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Connectivity score 79/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 62%
1,530 premises
 41%
3,480 premises

Climate

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
PM2.5 5.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.45 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Wollongong
same for both

Federal electorate

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Division Cunningham
same for both
Member Alison Byrnes
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cordeaux Heights Unanderra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cordeaux Heights

Large Blocks

Unanderra

River

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