Murrah vs Coolagolite
Coolagolite is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 60 in Murrah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murrah, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Murrah tends to suit people living alone, couples, and older residents.
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
Coolagolite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 29/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Murrah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 22%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Murrah
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $305/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Coolagolite
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (330 min vs 354 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (386.6 km vs 399.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Murrah has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 24%)
- Coolagolite carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 29/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Murrah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (60.8% vs 11.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Murrah and Coolagolite drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Coolagolite has more residents (309 vs 82); Coolagolite rents higher ($305/wk vs $100/wk).
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82 | 309 +277% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +60.8% | +11.2% |
| Median age | 60 | 51 |
| Median household income | $80,184/yr +23% vs other | $61,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $305/wk +205% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,200,000 | $1,285,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $3,240,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Murrah has more rural and farming land (59% vs 45%); Coolagolite has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 41%).
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 59% | 45% |
| Environmental | 41% | 55% |
| 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
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
Liveability
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Murrah carries more crime risk (29 vs 16).
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 62/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 55/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 10 | 4 |
Mobility
Murrah sits further from the CBD (399.3 km vs 386.6 km).
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 399.3 km +3% vs other | 386.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 354 min | 330 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2546 | 0.7% postcode 2550 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2546 | 61 postcode 2550 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).
Setting
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 99 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 106 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.4 km | 8.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 40 premises | 0% 142 premises |
Climate
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm | 948 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 23.4°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 7.8°C |
Council rates
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Murrah | Coolagolite | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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