Currawarna vs Coolamon

Currawarna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Coolamon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Currawarna, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Coolamon: a median of $720,000, against $310,000 in Currawarna, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Currawarna tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Coolamon 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

Coolamon

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Currawarna is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 59%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Currawarna

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($135,000 vs $895,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($310,000 vs $720,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Currawarna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coolamon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (476.5 km vs 499.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coolamon

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 85/100)

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

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

Currawarna Coolamon
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.

Currawarna Coolamon
Walkability 0 / 67
Currawarna — Walkability: 0/100 Coolamon — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 15 / 44
Currawarna — Safety: 15/100 Coolamon — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 88 / 85
Currawarna — Low fire risk: 88/100 Coolamon — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Coolamon has more residents (2,275 vs 199); Currawarna has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $74,204).

Currawarna Coolamon
Population 199 2,275
+1043% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +3.5%
Median age 38 42
Median household income $97,500/yr
+24% vs other
 $74,204/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $270/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Currawarna Coolamon
0-4 5.5% / 5.7%
Currawarna — 0-4: 5.5% Coolamon — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 17.6% / 14.8%
Currawarna — 5-14: 17.6% Coolamon — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 6.5% / 7.0%
Currawarna — 15-19: 6.5% Coolamon — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.5% / 4.4%
Currawarna — 20-24: 5.5% Coolamon — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 11.1% / 11.3%
Currawarna — 25-34: 11.1% Coolamon — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 15.6% / 10.3%
Currawarna — 35-44: 15.6% Coolamon — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 11.1% / 11.5%
Currawarna — 45-54: 11.1% Coolamon — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 16.6% / 12.7%
Currawarna — 55-64: 16.6% Coolamon — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 10.6% / 11.3%
Currawarna — 65-74: 10.6% Coolamon — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 2.5% / 7.3%
Currawarna — 75-84: 2.5% Coolamon — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ — / 3.8%
Currawarna — 85+: not among its largest Coolamon — 85+: 3.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Currawarna 62.5% couple families
Currawarna — Couple Families: 62.5% Currawarna — Lone Person: 25.0% Currawarna — One Parent Families: 12.5% Currawarna — Group Household: 0.0% Currawarna — Other Families: 0.0%
Coolamon 42.8% couple families
Coolamon — Couple Families: 42.8% Coolamon — Lone Person: 37.3% Coolamon — One Parent Families: 16.4% Coolamon — Group Household: 2.8% Coolamon — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Currawarna 12.3% renting
Currawarna — Owned Outright: 38.5% Currawarna — Mortgage: 49.2% Currawarna — Renting: 12.3%
Coolamon 18.0% renting
Coolamon — Owned Outright: 40.8% Coolamon — Mortgage: 41.3% Coolamon — Renting: 18.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Currawarna Coolamon
England 1.5% / 1.2%
Currawarna — England: 1.5% Coolamon — England: 1.2%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Currawarna — New Zealand: not among its largest Coolamon — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Currawarna — South Africa: not among its largest Coolamon — South Africa: 0.3%
Netherlands — / 0.3%
Currawarna — Netherlands: not among its largest Coolamon — Netherlands: 0.3%
India — / 0.2%
Currawarna — India: not among its largest Coolamon — India: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.5%).

Qualifications

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

Currawarna Coolamon
Certificate III & IV 11.1% / 16.7%
Currawarna — Certificate III & IV: 11.1% Coolamon — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 8.5%
Currawarna — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Coolamon — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 6.3%
Currawarna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Coolamon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 2.2%
Currawarna — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Coolamon — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Currawarna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Coolamon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Currawarna 100.0% houses
Currawarna — Houses: 100.0% Currawarna — Townhouses: 0.0% Currawarna — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Coolamon 96.2% houses
Coolamon — Houses: 96.2% Coolamon — Townhouses: 2.2% Coolamon — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Currawarna Coolamon
Median house price $310,000 $720,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $135,000 $895,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 56 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Currawarna Coolamon
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
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

Currawarna Coolamon
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
 26
across Coolamon
Approvals change year on year +139% -33%

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.

Currawarna Coolamon
Houses — 3.6%
$530/wk on $774K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Currawarna Coolamon
House price Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 49% of NSW

Liveability

Coolamon is more walkable (67 vs 0).

Currawarna Coolamon
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Currawarna carries more crime risk (85 vs 56).

Currawarna Coolamon
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Low
15/100
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Currawarna Coolamon
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Currawarna

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Coolamon

  • St Michael's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Coolamon Central School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Currawarna Coolamon
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 17

Mobility

Currawarna sits further from the CBD (499.1 km vs 476.5 km).

Currawarna Coolamon
Walkability score 0/100 67/100
Distance to Sydney 499.1 km
+5% vs other
 476.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 322 min 318 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
 0.2%
postcode 2701
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
 60
postcode 2701

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.

Currawarna Coolamon
Car (driver) 69.5% / 77.6%
Currawarna — Car (driver): 69.5% Coolamon — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 22.0% / 11.6%
Currawarna — Worked from Home: 22.0% Coolamon — Worked from Home: 11.6%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 6.0%
Currawarna — Car (passenger): 4.9% Coolamon — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only 3.7% / 4.8%
Currawarna — Walked Only: 3.7% Coolamon — Walked Only: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Currawarna Coolamon
Elevation 192 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 248 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Currawarna Coolamon
Connectivity score 29/100 50/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
104 premises
 15%
1,130 premises

Climate

Currawarna Coolamon
Annual rainfall 565 mm 559 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C —

Council rates

Currawarna Coolamon
Average residential rate $1,254/yr $441/yr
Council Wagga Wagga Coolamon

Federal electorate

Currawarna Coolamon
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Currawarna Coolamon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Currawarna

Family Rural

Coolamon

Affordable Rural

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