Koorainghat vs Wallabi Point

Wallabi Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 54 in Koorainghat. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Koorainghat, most households are couple families. In Wallabi Point, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Koorainghat tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wallabi Point suits families with children.

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

Wallabi Point

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 46/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Koorainghat

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $408/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 23%)

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 318.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (213 min vs 222 min)
  • But Wallabi Point is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wallabi Point

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 46/100)
  • But Koorainghat has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Wallabi Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.2% vs -8.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Koorainghat and Wallabi Point 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 Wallabi Point
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 Wallabi Point
Walkability 0 / 18
Koorainghat — Walkability: 0/100 Wallabi Point — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 54 / 72
Koorainghat — Safety: 54/100 Wallabi Point — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 18 / 7
Koorainghat — Low fire risk: 18/100 Wallabi Point — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Wallabi Point has more residents (938 vs 176); Wallabi Point rents higher ($408/wk vs $155/wk).

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
Population 176 938
+433% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.3% +35.2%
Median age 54 45
Median household income $71,500/yr $91,676/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $155/wk $408/wk
+163% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
0-4 2.8% / 6.6%
Koorainghat — 0-4: 2.8% Wallabi Point — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 8.5% / 14.2%
Koorainghat — 5-14: 8.5% Wallabi Point — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 7.4% / 5.2%
Koorainghat — 15-19: 7.4% Wallabi Point — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 4.0% / 3.3%
Koorainghat — 20-24: 4.0% Wallabi Point — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 5.1% / 8.3%
Koorainghat — 25-34: 5.1% Wallabi Point — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 8.5% / 11.8%
Koorainghat — 35-44: 8.5% Wallabi Point — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 13.6% / 13.6%
Koorainghat — 45-54: 13.6% Wallabi Point — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 17.0% / 15.4%
Koorainghat — 55-64: 17.0% Wallabi Point — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 14.8% / 16.1%
Koorainghat — 65-74: 14.8% Wallabi Point — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 15.9% / 5.2%
Koorainghat — 75-84: 15.9% Wallabi Point — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 4.0% / 0.3%
Koorainghat — 85+: 4.0% Wallabi Point — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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%
Wallabi Point 51.5% couple families
Wallabi Point — Couple Families: 51.5% Wallabi Point — Lone Person: 28.1% Wallabi Point — One Parent Families: 16.8% Wallabi Point — Group Household: 3.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Wallabi Point 19.0% renting
Wallabi Point — Owned Outright: 47.5% Wallabi Point — Mortgage: 33.5% Wallabi Point — Renting: 19.0%
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 Wallabi Point
England 7.4% / 1.1%
Koorainghat — England: 7.4% Wallabi Point — England: 1.1%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Koorainghat — Netherlands: not among its largest Wallabi Point — Netherlands: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 0.5%
Koorainghat — New Zealand: not among its largest Wallabi Point — New Zealand: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Koorainghat — Philippines: not among its largest Wallabi Point — Philippines: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Koorainghat — Scotland: not among its largest Wallabi Point — Scotland: 0.4%

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

Qualifications

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

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 19.6%
Koorainghat — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Wallabi Point — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 11.3%
Koorainghat — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Wallabi Point — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 7.8%
Koorainghat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Wallabi Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 2.2%
Koorainghat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Wallabi Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.5%
Koorainghat — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Wallabi Point — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%

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%
Wallabi Point 88.2% houses
Wallabi Point — Houses: 88.2% Wallabi Point — Townhouses: 12.1% Wallabi Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
Median house price $1,070,000 $989,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $907,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 4 sales
 84 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Koorainghat has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 9%); Wallabi Point has more rural and farming land (73% vs 51%).

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
Rural and farming 51% 73%
Environmental 48% 9%
Residential 0% 14%
Industrial 0% 3%
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 Wallabi Point
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
House price Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 36% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW

Liveability

Wallabi Point is more walkable (18 vs 0).

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
Grade — C
Score — 35/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Koorainghat carries more crime risk (46 vs 28); Wallabi Point carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 82).

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
93/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
28/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
76/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
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

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Wallabi Point sits further from the CBD (318.4 km vs 305.3 km).

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
Walkability score 0/100 18/100
Distance to Sydney 305.3 km 318.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 213 min 222 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 Wallabi Point
Car (driver) 63.0% / 82.9%
Koorainghat — Car (driver): 63.0% Wallabi Point — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 26.0% / 12.1%
Koorainghat — Worked from Home: 26.0% Wallabi Point — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 5.0%
Koorainghat — Car (passenger): 6.8% Wallabi Point — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 4.1% / —
Koorainghat — Walked Only: 4.1% Wallabi Point — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.9 km 1.1 km
1.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
Connectivity score 29/100 68/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 43%
389 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Koorainghat Wallabi Point
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Koorainghat

Retirees Rural

Wallabi Point

Acreage Beach Coastal

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