East Coraki vs Swan Bay
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in East Coraki: a median of $755,000, against $670,000 in Swan Bay.
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
Swan Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (94% vs 64%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Swan Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($670,000 vs $755,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Swan Bay
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (450 min vs 459 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (697 km vs 703.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Swan Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (60.1% vs 8.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
East Coraki and Swan Bay 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
Swan Bay has more residents (357 vs 222); Swan Bay has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $84,500).
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 222 | 357 +61% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.3% | +60.1% |
| Median age | 44 | 43 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $95,316/yr +13% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk +5% vs other | $310/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
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 (4.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $755,000 | $670,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 49 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 90% |
| Residential | 0% | 5% |
| Environmental | 3% | 4% |
| 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
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore | 24 across Richmond Valley |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% | -78% |
Ranking within NSW
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
Liveability
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Swan Bay carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 0).
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 84/100 |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | — |
| 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
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 6 |
Mobility
East Coraki sits further from the CBD (703.5 km vs 697 km).
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 703.5 km | 697 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 459 min | 450 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2471 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 73 postcode 2471 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 (74.3%).
Setting
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 0 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.9 km | 13.8 km 4.9 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 85 premises | 0% 116 premises |
Climate
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,408 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr | $1,282/yr |
| Council | Lismore | Richmond Valley |
Federal electorate
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| East Coraki | Swan Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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