Randwick vs Coogee

In both, most homes are flats or apartments. In Randwick, about half of households rent. In Coogee, most households rent. Units cost more in Coogee: a median of $1.54 million, against $1.25 million in Randwick, and rent is higher there too. Randwick is closer to the city centre: 7.9 km, against 9.5 km. On these figures, Randwick tends to suit 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

Randwick

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (15 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (24 vs 8)
  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 16)

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

First-home buyers

Randwick

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($1,250,000 vs $1,540,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($3,455,000 vs $4,225,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Randwick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($572/wk vs $650/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Randwick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (12 vs 4)

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

Investors

Randwick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.2% vs 3.7%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Randwick Coogee
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.

Randwick Coogee
Walkability 96 / 89
Randwick — Walkability: 96/100 Coogee — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 40 / 46
Randwick — Safety: 40/100 Coogee — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Randwick — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coogee — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Randwick has more residents (28,943 vs 14,634); Coogee has higher household incomes ($154,752 vs $125,944).

Randwick Coogee
Population 28,943
+49% vs other
 14,634
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.5% -3.8%
Median age 36 35
Median household income $125,944/yr $154,752/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $572/wk $650/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Randwick Coogee
0-4 5.4% / 5.1%
Randwick — 0-4: 5.4% Coogee — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 9.3% / 8.3%
Randwick — 5-14: 9.3% Coogee — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 4.4% / 3.5%
Randwick — 15-19: 4.4% Coogee — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 6.1% / 5.0%
Randwick — 20-24: 6.1% Coogee — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 22.2% / 28.1%
Randwick — 25-34: 22.2% Coogee — 25-34: 28.1%
35-44 16.3% / 18.0%
Randwick — 35-44: 16.3% Coogee — 35-44: 18.0%
45-54 12.6% / 12.0%
Randwick — 45-54: 12.6% Coogee — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 9.2% / 9.2%
Randwick — 55-64: 9.2% Coogee — 55-64: 9.2%
65-74 6.9% / 6.4%
Randwick — 65-74: 6.9% Coogee — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 4.6% / 3.3%
Randwick — 75-84: 4.6% Coogee — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 2.9% / 1.1%
Randwick — 85+: 2.9% Coogee — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Randwick 41.7% lone person
Randwick — Lone Person: 41.7% Randwick — Couple Families: 34.1% Randwick — Group Household: 11.7% Randwick — One Parent Families: 10.8% Randwick — Other Families: 1.8%
Coogee 40.6% lone person
Coogee — Lone Person: 40.6% Coogee — Couple Families: 30.6% Coogee — Group Household: 17.5% Coogee — One Parent Families: 9.4% Coogee — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Randwick 51.9% renting
Randwick — Owned Outright: 23.9% Randwick — Mortgage: 24.2% Randwick — Renting: 51.9%
Coogee 55.6% renting
Coogee — Owned Outright: 23.5% Coogee — Mortgage: 20.9% Coogee — Renting: 55.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Randwick Coogee
Bachelor Degree 27.7% / 30.8%
Randwick — Bachelor Degree: 27.7% Coogee — Bachelor Degree: 30.8%
Postgraduate Degree 13.0% / 13.4%
Randwick — Postgraduate Degree: 13.0% Coogee — Postgraduate Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.0%
Randwick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Coogee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Certificate III & IV 6.7% / 7.5%
Randwick — Certificate III & IV: 6.7% Coogee — Certificate III & IV: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 3.1%
Randwick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Coogee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.8%).

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.

Randwick Coogee
England 7.4% / 9.9%
Randwick — England: 7.4% Coogee — England: 9.9%
Ireland 4.3% / 4.5%
Randwick — Ireland: 4.3% Coogee — Ireland: 4.5%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.6%
Randwick — New Zealand: 2.1% Coogee — New Zealand: 2.6%
South Africa 1.7% / 1.2%
Randwick — South Africa: 1.7% Coogee — South Africa: 1.2%
Brazil 1.2% / 1.6%
Randwick — Brazil: 1.2% Coogee — Brazil: 1.6%
China 2.0% / —
Randwick — China: 2.0% Coogee — China: not among its largest
France — / 1.4%
Randwick — France: not among its largest Coogee — France: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Randwick 70.2% flats / apartments
Randwick — Flats / Apartments: 70.2% Randwick — Townhouses: 16.0% Randwick — Houses: 13.8%
Coogee 80.5% flats / apartments
Coogee — Flats / Apartments: 80.5% Coogee — Townhouses: 9.0% Coogee — Houses: 10.6%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

Randwick Coogee
Median house price $3,455,000 $4,225,000
Median unit price $1,250,000 $1,540,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 86 sales
 20 days
from 26 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.

Randwick Coogee
3 bed $3.15M / $3.61M
Randwick — 3 bed: $3.15M (37 sales) Coogee — 3 bed: $3.61M (14 sales)

37 vs 14 sales

4 bed $3.83M / $3.91M
Randwick — 4 bed: $3.83M (38 sales) Coogee — 4 bed: $3.91M (16 sales)

38 vs 16 sales

5 bed $4.7M / $5.58M
Randwick — 5 bed: $4.7M (13 sales) Coogee — 5 bed: $5.58M (9 sales)

13 vs 9 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Randwick Coogee
1 bed $880K / $1.01M
Randwick — 1 bed: $880K (77 sales) Coogee — 1 bed: $1.01M (51 sales)

77 vs 51 sales

2 bed $1.27M / $1.52M
Randwick — 2 bed: $1.27M (270 sales) Coogee — 2 bed: $1.52M (170 sales)

270 vs 170 sales

3 bed $1.8M / $2.41M
Randwick — 3 bed: $1.8M (51 sales) Coogee — 3 bed: $2.41M (58 sales)

51 vs 58 sales

Zoning mix

Randwick Coogee
Residential 58% 76%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 1%
Parks and recreation 17%
same for both
Commercial 3% 4%
Environmental 2% 0%
Planning zones cover 100% of Randwick and 99% of Coogee. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Randwick Coogee
New dwellings approved 455
across Randwick
same for both
Approvals change year on year -26%
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.

Randwick Coogee
Houses 2.6%
$1,650/wk on $3.27M
 —
Units 4.2%
$875/wk on $1.07M
 3.7%
$992/wk on $1.41M

Ranking within NSW

Randwick Coogee
House price Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools Higher than 71% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 6% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 9% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW

Liveability

Coogee scores higher overall (88 vs 82).

Randwick Coogee
Grade A A+
Score 82/100 88/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Randwick Coogee
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
39/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Randwick Coogee
Inside the suburb 15 2
Rated above peers 5 1
Rated at peers 5 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of New South Wales, 1.9 km
 3
The University of New South Wales, 3.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 2.4%

Schools in Randwick

  • Brigidine College Randwick Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Claremont College Independent · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Randwick Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Centennial Park School Government · Secondary · Special school above peers
  • Coogee Boys' Preparatory School Independent · Primary at peers

Schools in Coogee

  • St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Coogee Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Randwick Coogee
Supermarkets 4 2
Cafes & restaurants 73 40
Parks & reserves 19 16
Childcare 24 8
GPs 12 4
Pharmacies 13 2
Hospitals 3 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 2
Fuel stations 9 0
EV chargers 1 0
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Randwick Coogee
Walkability score 96/100 89/100
Distance to Sydney 7.9 km 9.5 km
+20% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 21 min
Public transport score 94/100
Tram · Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 1121.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 473.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 2031
 2.5%
postcode 2034
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 9
postcode 2031
 10
postcode 2034

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.

Randwick Coogee
Worked from Home 57.8% / 61.0%
Randwick — Worked from Home: 57.8% Coogee — Worked from Home: 61.0%
Car (driver) 24.1% / 25.6%
Randwick — Car (driver): 24.1% Coogee — Car (driver): 25.6%
Walked Only 7.9% / 4.7%
Randwick — Walked Only: 7.9% Coogee — Walked Only: 4.7%
Bus 4.9% / 5.1%
Randwick — Bus: 4.9% Coogee — Bus: 5.1%
Car (passenger) 1.6% / 1.5%
Randwick — Car (passenger): 1.6% Coogee — Car (passenger): 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.0%).

Setting

Randwick Coogee
Elevation 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km
1.7 km to a named beach
 331 m
347 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Randwick Coogee
Connectivity score 77/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
15,679 premises
 5%
8,053 premises

Climate

Randwick Coogee
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Randwick Coogee
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Randwick Coogee
Average residential rate $1,641/yr
same for both
Council Randwick
same for both

Federal electorate

Randwick Coogee
Division Kingsford Smith
same for both
Member Matt Thistlethwaite
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Randwick Coogee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Randwick

Apartments Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub Urban

Coogee

Apartments Beach Beachfront Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub Urban

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