Kooringal vs Tolland

Comparing Kooringal and Tolland, NSW: Kooringal has more residents (7,404 vs 3,459); Kooringal scores higher overall (48 vs 36); and Tolland sits further from the CBD (461 km vs 457.1 km).

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

Kooringal

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 3)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

Tolland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($320,000 vs $382,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tolland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kooringal

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 61/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (289 min vs 295 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (457.1 km vs 461 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kooringal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kooringal Tolland
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.

Kooringal Tolland
Walkability 73 / 61
Kooringal — Walkability: 73/100 Tolland — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 17 / 10
Kooringal — Safety: 17/100 Tolland — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 84 / 80
Kooringal — Low fire risk: 84/100 Tolland — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Kooringal has more residents (7,404 vs 3,459); Kooringal rents higher ($270/wk vs $220/wk).

Kooringal Tolland
Population 7,404
+53% vs other
 3,459
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +3.0%
Median age 35 34
Median household income $73,008/yr
+14% vs other
 $62,764/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+19% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kooringal Tolland
0-4 6.6% / 8.3%
Kooringal — 0-4: 6.6% Tolland — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 14.7% / 14.6%
Kooringal — 5-14: 14.7% Tolland — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 6.5% / 6.1%
Kooringal — 15-19: 6.5% Tolland — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 6.4% / 6.4%
Kooringal — 20-24: 6.4% Tolland — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 15.0% / 15.3%
Kooringal — 25-34: 15.0% Tolland — 25-34: 15.3%
35-44 12.5% / 11.4%
Kooringal — 35-44: 12.5% Tolland — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 10.2% / 10.6%
Kooringal — 45-54: 10.2% Tolland — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 10.6% / 9.9%
Kooringal — 55-64: 10.6% Tolland — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 9.4% / 10.2%
Kooringal — 65-74: 9.4% Tolland — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 6.1% / 6.1%
Kooringal — 75-84: 6.1% Tolland — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 2.0% / 1.3%
Kooringal — 85+: 2.0% Tolland — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kooringal 40.2% lone person
Kooringal — Lone Person: 40.2% Kooringal — Couple Families: 32.6% Kooringal — One Parent Families: 20.2% Kooringal — Group Household: 5.0% Kooringal — Other Families: 1.9%
Tolland 38.5% lone person
Tolland — Lone Person: 38.5% Tolland — Couple Families: 32.7% Tolland — One Parent Families: 21.6% Tolland — Group Household: 5.2% Tolland — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kooringal 37.0% renting
Kooringal — Owned Outright: 30.4% Kooringal — Mortgage: 32.5% Kooringal — Renting: 37.0%
Tolland 44.4% renting
Tolland — Owned Outright: 29.0% Tolland — Mortgage: 26.6% Tolland — Renting: 44.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kooringal Tolland
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 14.5%
Kooringal — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Tolland — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 6.6%
Kooringal — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Tolland — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 5.4%
Kooringal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Tolland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 1.5%
Kooringal — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Tolland — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.0%
Kooringal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Tolland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Kooringal Tolland
Iraq 1.1% / 3.8%
Kooringal — Iraq: 1.1% Tolland — Iraq: 3.8%
Philippines 1.1% / 2.0%
Kooringal — Philippines: 1.1% Tolland — Philippines: 2.0%
England 1.2% / 1.0%
Kooringal — England: 1.2% Tolland — England: 1.0%
Myanmar — / 2.2%
Kooringal — Myanmar: not among its largest Tolland — Myanmar: 2.2%
India 1.3% / 0.6%
Kooringal — India: 1.3% Tolland — India: 0.6%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.8%
Kooringal — New Zealand: 0.7% Tolland — New Zealand: 0.8%
China 1.1% / —
Kooringal — China: 1.1% Tolland — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kooringal 80.9% houses
Kooringal — Houses: 80.9% Kooringal — Flats / Apartments: 18.9% Kooringal — Townhouses: 0.2%
Tolland 83.5% houses
Tolland — Houses: 83.5% Tolland — Flats / Apartments: 15.8% Tolland — Townhouses: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kooringal Tolland
Median house price $651,500 $615,000
Median unit price $382,500 $320,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 84 sales
 33 days
from 27 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.

Kooringal Tolland
3 bed $610K / $593K
Kooringal — 3 bed: $610K (125 sales) Tolland — 3 bed: $593K (56 sales)

125 vs 56 sales

4 bed $718K / $692K
Kooringal — 4 bed: $718K (82 sales) Tolland — 4 bed: $692K (27 sales)

82 vs 27 sales

5 bed $830K / $778K
Kooringal — 5 bed: $830K (17 sales) Tolland — 5 bed: $778K (6 sales)

17 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Kooringal Tolland
Residential 69% 77%
Parks and recreation 16% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 7%
Industrial 5% 0%
Commercial 1%
same for both
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

Kooringal Tolland
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
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.

Kooringal Tolland
Houses 4.0%
$550/wk on $720K
 4.0%
$510/wk on $660K
Units 5.2%
$350/wk on $350K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Kooringal Tolland
House price Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Income Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 75% of NSW —

Liveability

Kooringal scores higher overall (48 vs 36); Kooringal is more walkable (73 vs 61).

Kooringal Tolland
Grade C
same for both
Score 48/100 36/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Kooringal Tolland
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
20/100
Crime High
83/100
 High
90/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kooringal Tolland
Inside the suburb 5 3
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Kooringal

  • Kooringal High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Sturt Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kooringal Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Aspect Riverina School, Wagga Wagga Campus Independent · Primary · Special school

Schools in Tolland

  • OneSchool Global NSW - Wagga Wagga Independent · Combined above peers
  • Mount Austin High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Red Hill Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kooringal Tolland
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 10 6
Childcare 8 3
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Tolland sits further from the CBD (461 km vs 457.1 km).

Kooringal Tolland
Walkability score 73/100 61/100
Distance to Sydney 457.1 km 461 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 295 min
Public transport score 73/100
Bus
 65/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 49.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 22.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
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.

Kooringal Tolland
Car (driver) 81.0% / 83.1%
Kooringal — Car (driver): 81.0% Tolland — Car (driver): 83.1%
Car (passenger) 8.3% / 9.5%
Kooringal — Car (passenger): 8.3% Tolland — Car (passenger): 9.5%
Worked from Home 7.4% / 5.2%
Kooringal — Worked from Home: 7.4% Tolland — Worked from Home: 5.2%
Walked Only 1.9% / 1.3%
Kooringal — Walked Only: 1.9% Tolland — Walked Only: 1.3%
Bus 0.8% / 0.5%
Kooringal — Bus: 0.8% Tolland — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Kooringal Tolland
Elevation 215 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 219 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kooringal Tolland
Connectivity score 78/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
3,524 premises
 40%
1,607 premises

Climate

Kooringal Tolland
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kooringal Tolland
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kooringal Tolland
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Kooringal Tolland
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kooringal Tolland
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kooringal

Affordable Parks

Tolland

Affordable Family Parks Quiet

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