Goonengerry vs Upper Coopers Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Goonengerry, about half of households are people living alone. In Upper Coopers Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Goonengerry tends to suit people living alone, while Upper Coopers Creek suits 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

Goonengerry

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 95/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Upper Coopers Creek is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Upper Coopers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Goonengerry has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)
  • Upper Coopers Creek has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $358/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Goonengerry has a shorter drive in (503 min vs 521 min)
  • Upper Coopers Creek sits closer to the CBD (759 km vs 769.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Goonengerry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 95/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
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.

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Walkability 17 / 23
Goonengerry — Walkability: 17/100 Upper Coopers Creek — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 84 / 5
Goonengerry — Safety: 84/100 Upper Coopers Creek — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 19
Goonengerry — Low fire risk: 100/100 Upper Coopers Creek — Low fire risk: 19/100

Demographics

Goonengerry has more residents (422 vs 78); Goonengerry rents higher ($358/wk vs $300/wk).

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Population 422
+82% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.3% +20.0%
Median age 51 50
Median household income $67,600/yr
+13% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $358/wk
+16% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
0-4 4.3% / 3.8%
Goonengerry — 0-4: 4.3% Upper Coopers Creek — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 10.2% / 11.5%
Goonengerry — 5-14: 10.2% Upper Coopers Creek — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 3.8% / 5.1%
Goonengerry — 15-19: 3.8% Upper Coopers Creek — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.6% / —
Goonengerry — 20-24: 3.6% Upper Coopers Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.2% / —
Goonengerry — 25-34: 9.2% Upper Coopers Creek — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.6% / 11.5%
Goonengerry — 35-44: 11.6% Upper Coopers Creek — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 13.7% / 16.7%
Goonengerry — 45-54: 13.7% Upper Coopers Creek — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 23.0% / 25.6%
Goonengerry — 55-64: 23.0% Upper Coopers Creek — 55-64: 25.6%
65-74 15.9% / 17.9%
Goonengerry — 65-74: 15.9% Upper Coopers Creek — 65-74: 17.9%
75-84 3.8% / —
Goonengerry — 75-84: 3.8% Upper Coopers Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.7% / —
Goonengerry — 85+: 0.7% Upper Coopers Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goonengerry 32.3% couple families
Goonengerry — Couple Families: 32.3% Goonengerry — Lone Person: 45.5% Goonengerry — One Parent Families: 13.1% Goonengerry — Group Household: 9.1%
Upper Coopers Creek 45.5% couple families
Upper Coopers Creek — Couple Families: 45.5% Upper Coopers Creek — Lone Person: 31.8% Upper Coopers Creek — One Parent Families: 22.7% Upper Coopers Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goonengerry 23.2% renting
Goonengerry — Owned Outright: 53.5% Goonengerry — Mortgage: 23.2% Goonengerry — Renting: 23.2%
Upper Coopers Creek 12.5% renting
Upper Coopers Creek — Owned Outright: 54.2% Upper Coopers Creek — Mortgage: 33.3% Upper Coopers Creek — Renting: 12.5%
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.

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Germany 2.1% / 3.8%
Goonengerry — Germany: 2.1% Upper Coopers Creek — Germany: 3.8%
England 4.3% / —
Goonengerry — England: 4.3% Upper Coopers Creek — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.4% / —
Goonengerry — New Zealand: 2.4% Upper Coopers Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
France 0.7% / —
Goonengerry — France: 0.7% Upper Coopers Creek — France: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Goonengerry — Netherlands: 0.7% Upper Coopers Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Bachelor Degree 18.0% / 16.7%
Goonengerry — Bachelor Degree: 18.0% Upper Coopers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 16.7%
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 9.0%
Goonengerry — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Upper Coopers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 7.7%
Goonengerry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Upper Coopers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 6.4%
Goonengerry — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Upper Coopers Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Goonengerry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Upper Coopers Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goonengerry 98.0% houses
Goonengerry — Houses: 98.0% Goonengerry — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Upper Coopers Creek 96.0% houses
Upper Coopers Creek — Houses: 96.0% Upper Coopers Creek — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Median house price $1,550,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Rural and farming 59% 65%
Environmental 40% 32%
Other and special use 0% 3%
Residential 2% 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

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
New dwellings approved 129
across Byron
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
House price Higher than 76% of NSW —
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 12% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 89% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Upper Coopers Creek carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 0); Upper Coopers Creek carries more crime risk (95 vs 16).

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
81/100
Crime Low
16/100
 High
95/100
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

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Goonengerry

  • Goonengerry Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Upper Coopers Creek

  • Upper Coopers Creek Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 8 3

Mobility

Goonengerry sits further from the CBD (769.2 km vs 759 km).

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Walkability score 17/100 23/100
Distance to Sydney 769.2 km
+1% vs other
 759 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 503 min 521 min
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 2482
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 2482
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.

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Car (driver) 51.8% / 65.0%
Goonengerry — Car (driver): 51.8% Upper Coopers Creek — Car (driver): 65.0%
Worked from Home 39.0% / 35.0%
Goonengerry — Worked from Home: 39.0% Upper Coopers Creek — Worked from Home: 35.0%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / —
Goonengerry — Car (passenger): 4.3% Upper Coopers Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.8% / —
Goonengerry — Walked Only: 2.8% Upper Coopers Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 2.1% / —
Goonengerry — Bus: 2.1% Upper Coopers Creek — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.0%).

Setting

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Elevation 175 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.4 km 16.0 km

NBN connectivity

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Connectivity score 28/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
184 premises
 0%
42 premises

Climate

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Byron
same for both

Federal electorate

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Goonengerry Upper Coopers Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goonengerry

Professionals Rural

Upper Coopers Creek

Professionals Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Goonengerry

Goonengerry vs Federal Goonengerry vs Coorabell Goonengerry vs Wilsons Creek Goonengerry vs Repentance Creek Goonengerry vs Montecollum Goonengerry vs Wanganui

Other comparisons with Upper Coopers Creek

Upper Coopers Creek vs Whian Whian Upper Coopers Creek vs Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek vs Wanganui
Full data on Goonengerry Full data on Upper Coopers Creek
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or