Morisset vs Cooranbong

Cooranbong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 53 in Morisset. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Morisset, about half of households are people living alone. In Cooranbong, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cooranbong: a median of $950,000, against $867,000 in Morisset. On these figures, Morisset tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Cooranbong suits families with children and 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

They split

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

  • Morisset has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)
  • Cooranbong carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 92/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cooranbong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 40%)
  • has cheaper land ($1,105,000 vs $1,385,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Morisset has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 23%)
  • Cooranbong leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 40%)

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

Commuting to the city

Morisset

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (117.6 km vs 129.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Morisset

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 15%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 23%)
  • But Cooranbong carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 92/100)

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

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

Morisset Cooranbong
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.

Morisset Cooranbong
Walkability 20 / 13
Morisset — Walkability: 20/100 Cooranbong — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 8 / 45
Morisset — Safety: 8/100 Cooranbong — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 48 / 53
Morisset — Low fire risk: 48/100 Cooranbong — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Cooranbong has more residents (7,077 vs 4,078); Cooranbong has higher household incomes ($85,228 vs $49,868).

Morisset Cooranbong
Population 4,078 7,077
+74% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.9% +29.9%
Median age 53 39
Median household income $49,868/yr $85,228/yr
+71% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Morisset Cooranbong
0-4 5.2% / 6.8%
Morisset — 0-4: 5.2% Cooranbong — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 8.9% / 13.2%
Morisset — 5-14: 8.9% Cooranbong — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 4.3% / 5.8%
Morisset — 15-19: 4.3% Cooranbong — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.2% / 5.5%
Morisset — 20-24: 5.2% Cooranbong — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.0% / 13.4%
Morisset — 25-34: 10.0% Cooranbong — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 9.3% / 11.0%
Morisset — 35-44: 9.3% Cooranbong — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 8.6% / 10.9%
Morisset — 45-54: 8.6% Cooranbong — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 10.9% / 10.8%
Morisset — 55-64: 10.9% Cooranbong — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 13.4% / 10.4%
Morisset — 65-74: 13.4% Cooranbong — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 14.9% / 7.6%
Morisset — 75-84: 14.9% Cooranbong — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 9.1% / 4.7%
Morisset — 85+: 9.1% Cooranbong — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Morisset 53.0% lone person
Morisset — Lone Person: 53.0% Morisset — Couple Families: 22.3% Morisset — One Parent Families: 18.4% Morisset — Group Household: 4.8% Morisset — Other Families: 1.5%
Cooranbong 32.6% lone person
Cooranbong — Lone Person: 32.6% Cooranbong — Couple Families: 47.7% Cooranbong — One Parent Families: 15.0% Cooranbong — Group Household: 3.9% Cooranbong — Other Families: 0.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Morisset 36.2% renting
Morisset — Owned Outright: 46.8% Morisset — Mortgage: 17.0% Morisset — Renting: 36.2%
Cooranbong 23.3% renting
Cooranbong — Owned Outright: 31.8% Cooranbong — Mortgage: 44.9% Cooranbong — Renting: 23.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Morisset Cooranbong
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 17.7%
Morisset — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Cooranbong — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 11.2%
Morisset — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Cooranbong — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 8.4%
Morisset — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Cooranbong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 4.5%
Morisset — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Cooranbong — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.6%
Morisset — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Cooranbong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

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

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.

Morisset Cooranbong
England 4.6% / 2.7%
Morisset — England: 4.6% Cooranbong — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 2.0% / 3.7%
Morisset — New Zealand: 2.0% Cooranbong — New Zealand: 3.7%
South Africa 0.4% / 1.1%
Morisset — South Africa: 0.4% Cooranbong — South Africa: 1.1%
India 0.5% / 0.6%
Morisset — India: 0.5% Cooranbong — India: 0.6%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.6%
Morisset — Philippines: 0.5% Cooranbong — Philippines: 0.6%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.3%
Morisset — Scotland: 0.5% Cooranbong — Scotland: 0.3%
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Morisset — Netherlands: 0.5% Cooranbong — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Morisset 74.5% houses
Morisset — Houses: 74.5% Morisset — Townhouses: 21.4% Morisset — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Cooranbong 85.4% houses
Cooranbong — Houses: 85.4% Cooranbong — Townhouses: 10.2% Cooranbong — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Morisset Cooranbong
Median house price $867,000 $950,000
Median unit price $590,000 —
Median land price $1,385,000 $1,105,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 31 sales
 31 days
from 95 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.

Morisset Cooranbong
3 bed $775K / $824K
Morisset — 3 bed: $775K (34 sales) Cooranbong — 3 bed: $824K (36 sales)

34 vs 36 sales

4 bed $886K / $962K
Morisset — 4 bed: $886K (22 sales) Cooranbong — 4 bed: $962K (88 sales)

22 vs 88 sales

Zoning mix

Cooranbong has more rural and farming land (37% vs 19%).

Morisset Cooranbong
Environmental 54% 52%
Rural and farming 19% 37%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 4%
Residential 8% 6%
Parks and recreation 5% 0%
Industrial 5% 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

Morisset Cooranbong
New dwellings approved 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
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.

Morisset Cooranbong
Houses 4.3%
$680/wk on $815K
 4.2%
$830/wk on $1.02M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Morisset Cooranbong
House price Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Income Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Schools Higher than 51% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW

Liveability

Cooranbong scores higher overall (38 vs 26).

Morisset Cooranbong
Grade D C
Score 26/100 38/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Morisset carries more crime risk (92 vs 55).

Morisset Cooranbong
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime High
92/100
 Moderate
55/100
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 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Morisset Cooranbong
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Morisset

  • Heritage College Lake Macquarie Independent · Combined above peers
  • Morisset High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St John Vianney Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Morisset Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Cooranbong

  • Avondale School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Cooranbong Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Morisset Cooranbong
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 4
Parks & reserves 10 3
Childcare 10 5
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 1
Fuel stations 6 2
Waterways 25 14

Mobility

Cooranbong sits further from the CBD (129.2 km vs 117.6 km).

Morisset Cooranbong
Walkability score 20/100 13/100
Distance to Sydney 117.6 km 129.2 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 95 min 96 min
Public transport score 87/100
Rail · Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 67.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 59.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2264
 0.9%
postcode 2265
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2264
 78
postcode 2265

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.

Morisset Cooranbong
Car (driver) 67.3% / 67.5%
Morisset — Car (driver): 67.3% Cooranbong — Car (driver): 67.5%
Worked from Home 21.9% / 25.7%
Morisset — Worked from Home: 21.9% Cooranbong — Worked from Home: 25.7%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 3.7%
Morisset — Car (passenger): 5.6% Cooranbong — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 3.2% / 1.9%
Morisset — Walked Only: 3.2% Cooranbong — Walked Only: 1.9%
Train 1.9% / 0.8%
Morisset — Train: 1.9% Cooranbong — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.5%).

Setting

Morisset Cooranbong
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 16.9 km

NBN connectivity

Morisset Cooranbong
Connectivity score 65/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
3,049 premises
 61%
3,709 premises

Climate

Morisset Cooranbong
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Morisset Cooranbong
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Morisset Cooranbong
Average residential rate $1,708/yr
same for both
Council Lake Macquarie
same for both

Federal electorate

Morisset Cooranbong
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Morisset Cooranbong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Morisset

Retirees River Townhouses Transport Hub

Cooranbong

Acreage

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