Cuttagee vs Coolagolite
Coolagolite is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 64 in Cuttagee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cuttagee, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cuttagee tends to suit people living alone, share households, 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
Coolagolite
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 69/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 26%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Coolagolite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 146%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cuttagee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $305/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Cuttagee has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 24%)
- Coolagolite carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 69/100)
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
Cuttagee and Coolagolite 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
Coolagolite rents higher ($305/wk vs $0/wk); Coolagolite has more residents (309 vs 61).
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 61 | 309 +407% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.9% | +11.2% |
| Median age | 64 | 51 |
| Median household income | $49,348/yr | $61,724/yr +25% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $305/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (6.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,285,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,250,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Cuttagee has more land zoned for conservation (86% vs 55%); Coolagolite has more rural and farming land (45% vs 14%).
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 86% | 55% |
| Rural and farming | 14% | 45% |
| 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
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
Liveability
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Cuttagee carries more crime risk (69 vs 16); Cuttagee carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 60).
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 77/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 69/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 55/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 4 |
Mobility
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 388 km | 386.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 331 min | 330 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2546 | 0.7% postcode 2550 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2546 | 61 postcode 2550 |
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 (75.0%).
Setting
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 106 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.5 km 2.2 km to a named beach | 8.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 142 premises |
Climate
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm | 948 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 23.4°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 7.8°C |
Council rates
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cuttagee | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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