Koorainghat vs Old Bar

Old Bar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Koorainghat. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Koorainghat, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Koorainghat: a median of $1.07 million, against $795,000 in Old Bar, though rent is higher in Old Bar. On these figures, Koorainghat tends to suit couples, while Old Bar suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Koorainghat is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 50%)
  • Old Bar has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Old Bar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($795,000 vs $1,070,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Koorainghat

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $358/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Koorainghat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (305.3 km vs 316.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (213 min vs 218 min)
  • But Old Bar is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Old Bar

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 6%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Old Bar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.8% vs -8.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Koorainghat and Old Bar drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Koorainghat Old Bar
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.

Koorainghat Old Bar
Walkability 0 / 16
Koorainghat — Walkability: 0/100 Old Bar — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 54 / 49
Koorainghat — Safety: 54/100 Old Bar — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 18 / 16
Koorainghat — Low fire risk: 18/100 Old Bar — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Old Bar has more residents (5,126 vs 176); Old Bar rents higher ($358/wk vs $155/wk).

Koorainghat Old Bar
Population 176 5,126
+2812% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.3% +16.8%
Median age 54 50
Median household income $71,500/yr
+15% vs other
 $60,840/yr
Median weekly rent $155/wk $358/wk
+131% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Koorainghat Old Bar
0-4 2.8% / 5.5%
Koorainghat — 0-4: 2.8% Old Bar — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 8.5% / 12.4%
Koorainghat — 5-14: 8.5% Old Bar — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 7.4% / 4.2%
Koorainghat — 15-19: 7.4% Old Bar — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 4.0% / 3.4%
Koorainghat — 20-24: 4.0% Old Bar — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 5.1% / 8.9%
Koorainghat — 25-34: 5.1% Old Bar — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 8.5% / 9.9%
Koorainghat — 35-44: 8.5% Old Bar — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 13.6% / 11.0%
Koorainghat — 45-54: 13.6% Old Bar — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 17.0% / 13.5%
Koorainghat — 55-64: 17.0% Old Bar — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 14.8% / 17.4%
Koorainghat — 65-74: 14.8% Old Bar — 65-74: 17.4%
75-84 15.9% / 9.8%
Koorainghat — 75-84: 15.9% Old Bar — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ 4.0% / 4.3%
Koorainghat — 85+: 4.0% Old Bar — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Koorainghat 59.4% couple families
Koorainghat — Couple Families: 59.4% Koorainghat — Lone Person: 40.6% Koorainghat — One Parent Families: 0.0% Koorainghat — Group Household: 0.0% Koorainghat — Other Families: 0.0%
Old Bar 31.1% couple families
Old Bar — Couple Families: 31.1% Old Bar — Lone Person: 44.2% Old Bar — One Parent Families: 18.4% Old Bar — Group Household: 5.1% Old Bar — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Koorainghat 0.0% renting
Koorainghat — Owned Outright: 67.9% Koorainghat — Mortgage: 32.1% Koorainghat — Renting: 0.0%
Old Bar 27.3% renting
Old Bar — Owned Outright: 46.9% Old Bar — Mortgage: 25.8% Old Bar — Renting: 27.3%
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.

Koorainghat Old Bar
England 7.4% / 3.2%
Koorainghat — England: 7.4% Old Bar — England: 3.2%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Koorainghat — New Zealand: not among its largest Old Bar — New Zealand: 1.0%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Koorainghat — Scotland: not among its largest Old Bar — Scotland: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Koorainghat — Netherlands: not among its largest Old Bar — Netherlands: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Koorainghat — South Africa: not among its largest Old Bar — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Qualifications

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

Koorainghat Old Bar
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 18.9%
Koorainghat — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Old Bar — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 8.8%
Koorainghat — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Old Bar — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 7.7%
Koorainghat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Old Bar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 1.3%
Koorainghat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Old Bar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.1%
Koorainghat — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Old Bar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Koorainghat 93.7% houses
Koorainghat — Houses: 93.7% Koorainghat — Townhouses: 0.0% Koorainghat — Flats / Apartments: 6.3%
Old Bar 82.2% houses
Old Bar — Houses: 82.2% Old Bar — Townhouses: 14.4% Old Bar — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Koorainghat Old Bar
Median house price $1,070,000 $795,000
Median unit price — $469,000
Median land price — $425,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 4 sales
 43 days
from 79 sales

Zoning mix

Koorainghat has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 25%); Koorainghat has more rural and farming land (51% vs 39%).

Koorainghat Old Bar
Rural and farming 51% 39%
Environmental 48% 25%
Residential 0% 30%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
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

Koorainghat Old Bar
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Koorainghat Old Bar
Houses — 3.8%
$620/wk on $855K
Units — 3.9%
$450/wk on $608K

Ranking within NSW

Koorainghat Old Bar
House price Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Income Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 36% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 61% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 18% of NSW

Liveability

Old Bar is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Koorainghat Old Bar
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Koorainghat Old Bar
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
84/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
88/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Koorainghat Old Bar
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Koorainghat

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Old Bar

  • Old Bar Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Koorainghat Old Bar
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 5 20

Mobility

Old Bar sits further from the CBD (316.2 km vs 305.3 km).

Koorainghat Old Bar
Walkability score 0/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 305.3 km 316.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 213 min 218 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2430
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2430
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.

Koorainghat Old Bar
Car (driver) 63.0% / 80.2%
Koorainghat — Car (driver): 63.0% Old Bar — Car (driver): 80.2%
Worked from Home 26.0% / 11.4%
Koorainghat — Worked from Home: 26.0% Old Bar — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 4.1%
Koorainghat — Car (passenger): 6.8% Old Bar — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 4.1% / 3.6%
Koorainghat — Walked Only: 4.1% Old Bar — Walked Only: 3.6%
Bicycle — / 0.2%
Koorainghat — Bicycle: not among its largest Old Bar — Bicycle: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.2%).

Setting

Koorainghat Old Bar
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.9 km 2.7 km
3.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Koorainghat Old Bar
Connectivity score 29/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 46%
2,910 premises

Climate

Koorainghat Old Bar
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Koorainghat Old Bar
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Koorainghat Old Bar
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Koorainghat Old Bar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Koorainghat

Retirees Rural

Old Bar

Coastal Quiet Retirees

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