Figtree vs Cordeaux Heights
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 Cordeaux Heights: a median of $1.35 million, against $1.18 million in Figtree, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cordeaux Heights tends to suit couples.
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
Cordeaux Heights
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 43/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 69%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 82%)
- But Figtree has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Figtree has cheaper houses ($1,180,000 vs $1,355,000)
- Cordeaux Heights leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Figtree
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $495/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Figtree
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 3%)
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)
- But Cordeaux Heights carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 43/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Figtree
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.7% vs -2.2%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Figtree and Cordeaux Heights 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
Figtree has more residents (12,335 vs 4,460); Cordeaux Heights has higher household incomes ($136,968 vs $106,184).
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,335 +64% vs other | 4,460 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.7% | -2.2% |
| Median age | 40 | 41 |
| Median household income | $106,184/yr | $136,968/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $430/wk | $495/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
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 (3.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,180,000 | $1,355,000 |
| Median unit price | $630,000 | — |
| Median land price | $1,300,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 24 days from 116 sales | 20 days from 8 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.
83 vs 8 sales
89 vs 23 sales
29 vs 10 sales
Zoning mix
Cordeaux Heights has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 28%).
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 50% | 46% |
| Environmental | 28% | 48% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 6% |
| Rural and farming | 7% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 0% |
| 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
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,476 across Wollongong same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -31% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.5% $800/wk on $1.19M | 3.7% $900/wk on $1.27M |
| Units | 4.7% $470/wk on $519K | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 91% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 53% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Cordeaux Heights scores higher overall (72 vs 51).
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | A |
| Score | 51/100 | 72/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Figtree carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 0); Figtree carries more crime risk (43 vs 19).
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 64/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | Low 19/100 |
| 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 | 12 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 4 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 1 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 2 |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 UOW Wollongong, 4.1 km | 1 UOW Wollongong, 6.3 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.0% | 3.4% |
Schools in Figtree
- Figtree Public School Government · Primary above peers
- Figtree High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Nareena Hills Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Figtree Heights Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Cordeaux Heights
- Illawarra Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
- Unanderra Public School Government · Primary below peers
- Craig Davis College Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 6 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 1 |
| Childcare | 6 | 4 |
| GPs | 3 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 5 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 14 | 0 |
Mobility
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 48/100 | 44/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 87.8 km | 89.3 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 83 min | 85 min |
| Public transport score | 77/100 Bus | 75/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 220.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 71.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.6% postcode 2525 | 1.1% postcode 2526 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2525 | 47 postcode 2526 |
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 (59.5%).
Setting
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 68 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 113 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.6 km 4.9 km to a named beach | 5.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 74/100 | 79/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 52% 5,004 premises | 62% 1,530 premises |
Climate
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.2 µg/m³ | 5.9 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 18.2 µg/m³ | 19.8 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | 0.66 pphm | 0.45 pphm |
Council rates
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,751/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wollongong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cunningham same for both | |
| Member | Alison Byrnes same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Figtree | Cordeaux Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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