Coreen vs Lowesdale
Coreen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Lowesdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.
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
Coreen
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 47/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Coreen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lowesdale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (381 min vs 388 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (599.7 km vs 606.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Coreen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 47/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Coreen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.9% vs 5.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coreen and Lowesdale 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
Lowesdale rents higher ($175/wk vs $125/wk); Lowesdale skews older (38 vs 34).
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 122 +18% vs other | 100 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.9% | +5.3% |
| Median age | 34 | 38 |
| Median household income | $106,548/yr +9% vs other | $97,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $125/wk | $175/wk +40% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).
Zoning mix
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 47 across Federation same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +38% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Lowesdale carries more crime risk (47 vs 15); Coreen carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 19).
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| 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
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Coreen
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Lowesdale
- Lowesdale Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 61 | 12 |
Mobility
Coreen sits further from the CBD (606.2 km vs 599.7 km).
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 606.2 km +1% vs other | 599.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 388 min | 381 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2646 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 2646 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 (71.4%).
Setting
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 129 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 141 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 540 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $951/yr same for both | |
| Council | Federation same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coreen | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.