Ellangowan vs West Coraki
Ellangowan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in West Coraki. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In West Coraki, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in West Coraki: a median of $852,000, against $740,000 in Ellangowan, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, West Coraki tends to suit families with children, couples, 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
West Coraki
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ellangowan
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)
- has cheaper houses ($740,000 vs $852,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Ellangowan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($243/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ellangowan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (696.4 km vs 709.4 km)
- But West Coraki has a shorter drive in (461 min vs 473 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
West Coraki
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 81/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 18%)
- But Ellangowan is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ellangowan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-3.0% vs -19.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ellangowan and West Coraki 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
Ellangowan has more residents (318 vs 98); West Coraki rents higher ($350/wk vs $243/wk).
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 318 +69% vs other | 98 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.0% | -19.7% |
| Median age | 47 | 50 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +2% vs other | $69,836/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $243/wk | $350/wk +44% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
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 (20.4%).
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 (5.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $740,000 | $852,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Ellangowan has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 5%); West Coraki has more rural and farming land (95% vs 80%).
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 95% |
| Environmental | 20% | 5% |
| 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
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
Liveability
Ellangowan is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Ellangowan carries more crime risk (81 vs 0).
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 82/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | High 81/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 10 | 1 |
Mobility
West Coraki sits further from the CBD (709.4 km vs 696.4 km).
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 696.4 km | 709.4 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 473 min | 461 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2470 | 0.0% postcode 2471 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 2470 | 73 postcode 2471 |
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 (80.9%).
Setting
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 35.1 km | 23.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 21/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 122 premises | 0% 49 premises |
Climate
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,408 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | Richmond Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ellangowan | West Coraki | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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