Corindi Beach vs Woolgoolga
Corindi Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Woolgoolga. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Corindi Beach, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Corindi Beach tends to suit couples, while Woolgoolga suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Woolgoolga
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)
- has more childcare (4 vs 1)
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
- But Corindi Beach is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 51%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Corindi Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 34%)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Woolgoolga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $435/wk)
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
- Corindi Beach is more walkable (23/100 vs 8/100)
- Woolgoolga sits closer to the CBD (554.9 km vs 563 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Woolgoolga
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 3%)
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 16%)
- But Corindi Beach is more walkable (23/100 vs 8/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Corindi Beach returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.7%)
- Woolgoolga is growing faster (16.3% vs 6.9%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Corindi Beach and Woolgoolga 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
Woolgoolga has more residents (6,151 vs 1,802); Corindi Beach has higher household incomes ($80,600 vs $61,880).
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,802 | 6,151 +241% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.9% | +16.3% |
| Median age | 39 | 45 |
| Median household income | $80,600/yr +23% vs other | $61,880/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $435/wk +17% vs other | $360/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).
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 (18.3%).
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 (10.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $870,000 | $920,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $640,000 |
| Median land price | $495,000 | $450,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 21 days from 14 sales | 32 days from 56 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.
19 vs 31 sales
30 vs 44 sales
Zoning mix
Corindi Beach has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 8%); Woolgoolga has more rural and farming land (77% vs 50%).
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 50% | 77% |
| Environmental | 38% | 8% |
| Residential | 4% | 7% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 7% | 4% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 3% |
| 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
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 356 across Coffs Harbour same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +61% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.2% $730/wk on $895K | 3.7% $700/wk on $987K |
| Units | — | 3.7% $490/wk on $688K |
Ranking within NSW
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 52% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 85% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 15% of NSW |
Liveability
Corindi Beach is more walkable (23 vs 8).
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D same for both | |
| Score | 21/100 | 19/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Corindi Beach carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 45).
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | High 81/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 33/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 2 |
Schools in Corindi Beach
- Corindi Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Woolgoolga
- Woolgoolga Public School Government · Primary at peers
- St Francis Xavier Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
- Woolgoolga High School Government · Secondary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 3 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 10 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 9 |
| Childcare | 1 | 4 |
| GPs | 0 | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 2 same for both | |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 18 | 28 |
Mobility
Corindi Beach sits further from the CBD (563 km vs 554.9 km).
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 563 km +1% vs other | 554.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 368 min | 370 min |
| Public transport score | 42/100 Bus | 71/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 20.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 65.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 0 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2456 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 2456 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 (78.9%).
Setting
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 62 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.6 km | 3.4 km 4.8 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 76/100 | 59/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 43% 819 premises | 22% 3,566 premises |
Climate
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,827 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,437/yr same for both | |
| Council | Coffs Harbour same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Corindi Beach | Woolgoolga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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