Randwick vs South Coogee

Randwick is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in South Coogee. In both, about half of households rent. In Randwick, most homes are flats or apartments. Houses cost more in South Coogee: a median of $4.45 million, against $3.46 million in Randwick, though rent is higher in Randwick. Randwick is closer to the city centre: 7.9 km, against 11.1 km. On these figures, Randwick tends to suit young adults, share households, and buyers on a tighter budget, while South Coogee 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

Randwick

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (15 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (24 vs 3)
  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 6)
  • But South Coogee has more separate houses rather than flats (39% vs 14%)

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

First-home buyers

Randwick

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 44%)
  • has cheaper houses ($3,455,000 vs $4,450,000)
  • has cheaper units ($1,250,000 vs $1,380,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

South Coogee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($207/wk vs $572/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Randwick

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 66/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (17 min vs 24 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (7.9 km vs 11.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Randwick

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (12 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 66/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (86% vs 61%)

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

Investors

South Coogee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.0% vs -3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Randwick and South 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 South 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 South Coogee
Walkability 96 / 66
Randwick — Walkability: 96/100 South Coogee — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 40 / 37
Randwick — Safety: 40/100 South Coogee — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Randwick — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Coogee — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Randwick has more residents (28,943 vs 5,611); Randwick rents higher ($572/wk vs $207/wk).

Randwick South Coogee
Population 28,943
+81% vs other
 5,611
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.5% +2.0%
Median age 36 42
Median household income $125,944/yr
+13% vs other
 $109,460/yr
Median weekly rent $572/wk
+64% vs other
 $207/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Randwick South Coogee
0-4 5.4% / 5.3%
Randwick — 0-4: 5.4% South Coogee — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 9.3% / 14.5%
Randwick — 5-14: 9.3% South Coogee — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 4.4% / 6.5%
Randwick — 15-19: 4.4% South Coogee — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.1% / 5.4%
Randwick — 20-24: 6.1% South Coogee — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 22.2% / 9.6%
Randwick — 25-34: 22.2% South Coogee — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 16.3% / 12.5%
Randwick — 35-44: 16.3% South Coogee — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 12.6% / 15.6%
Randwick — 45-54: 12.6% South Coogee — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 9.2% / 12.7%
Randwick — 55-64: 9.2% South Coogee — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 6.9% / 9.4%
Randwick — 65-74: 6.9% South Coogee — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 4.6% / 6.1%
Randwick — 75-84: 4.6% South Coogee — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 2.9% / 2.6%
Randwick — 85+: 2.9% South Coogee — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Randwick 41.7% lone person
Randwick — Lone Person: 41.7% Randwick — Couple Families: 34.1% Randwick — One Parent Families: 10.8% Randwick — Group Household: 11.7% Randwick — Other Families: 1.8%
South Coogee 37.8% lone person
South Coogee — Lone Person: 37.8% South Coogee — Couple Families: 43.2% South Coogee — One Parent Families: 14.0% South Coogee — Group Household: 4.1% South Coogee — 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.

Randwick 51.9% renting
Randwick — Owned Outright: 23.9% Randwick — Mortgage: 24.2% Randwick — Renting: 51.9%
South Coogee 48.4% renting
South Coogee — Owned Outright: 25.7% South Coogee — Mortgage: 25.9% South Coogee — Renting: 48.4%
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.

Randwick South Coogee
England 7.4% / 5.0%
Randwick — England: 7.4% South Coogee — England: 5.0%
Ireland 4.3% / 1.6%
Randwick — Ireland: 4.3% South Coogee — Ireland: 1.6%
China 2.0% / 1.8%
Randwick — China: 2.0% South Coogee — China: 1.8%
South Africa 1.7% / 2.1%
Randwick — South Africa: 1.7% South Coogee — South Africa: 2.1%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.4%
Randwick — New Zealand: 2.1% South Coogee — New Zealand: 1.4%

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

Qualifications

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

Randwick South Coogee
Bachelor Degree 27.7% / 19.8%
Randwick — Bachelor Degree: 27.7% South Coogee — Bachelor Degree: 19.8%
Postgraduate Degree 13.0% / 9.1%
Randwick — Postgraduate Degree: 13.0% South Coogee — Postgraduate Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.3%
Randwick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% South Coogee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Certificate III & IV 6.7% / 6.5%
Randwick — Certificate III & IV: 6.7% South Coogee — Certificate III & IV: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.0%
Randwick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% South Coogee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Randwick 70.2% flats / apartments
Randwick — Flats / Apartments: 70.2% Randwick — Houses: 13.8% Randwick — Townhouses: 16.0%
South Coogee 42.9% flats / apartments
South Coogee — Flats / Apartments: 42.9% South Coogee — Houses: 38.8% South Coogee — Townhouses: 18.3%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Randwick South Coogee
Median house price $3,455,000 $4,450,000
Median unit price $1,250,000 $1,380,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 86 sales
 27 days
from 35 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 South Coogee
3 bed $3.15M / $3.2M
Randwick — 3 bed: $3.15M (37 sales) South Coogee — 3 bed: $3.2M (15 sales)

37 vs 15 sales

4 bed $3.83M / $4.45M
Randwick — 4 bed: $3.83M (38 sales) South Coogee — 4 bed: $4.45M (38 sales)

38 vs 38 sales

5 bed $4.7M / $7.3M
Randwick — 5 bed: $4.7M (13 sales) South Coogee — 5 bed: $7.3M (19 sales)

13 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Randwick South Coogee
Residential 58% 83%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 6%
Parks and recreation 17% 11%
Commercial 3% 0%
Environmental 2% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Randwick South Coogee
House price Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools Higher than 71% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
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 —

Liveability

Randwick is more walkable (96 vs 66); Randwick scores higher overall (82 vs 72).

Randwick South Coogee
Grade A
same for both
Score 82/100 72/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Randwick South Coogee
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
63/100
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 10
within 5 km
 18
within 5 km

Schools

Randwick South Coogee
Inside the suburb 15 1
Rated above peers 5 0
Rated at peers 5 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of New South Wales, 1.9 km
 3
The University of New South Wales, 3.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 3.4%

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 South Coogee

  • South Coogee Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Randwick South Coogee
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 73 1
Parks & reserves 19 6
Childcare 24 3
GPs 12 0
Pharmacies 13 0
Hospitals 3 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 9 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

South Coogee sits further from the CBD (11.1 km vs 7.9 km).

Randwick South Coogee
Walkability score 96/100 66/100
Distance to Sydney 7.9 km 11.1 km
+41% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 24 min
Public transport score 94/100
Tram · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 1121.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 195.2
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 South Coogee
Worked from Home 57.8% / 55.6%
Randwick — Worked from Home: 57.8% South Coogee — Worked from Home: 55.6%
Car (driver) 24.1% / 34.9%
Randwick — Car (driver): 24.1% South Coogee — Car (driver): 34.9%
Walked Only 7.9% / 1.5%
Randwick — Walked Only: 7.9% South Coogee — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus 4.9% / 3.6%
Randwick — Bus: 4.9% South Coogee — Bus: 3.6%
Car (passenger) 1.6% / 3.2%
Randwick — Car (passenger): 1.6% South Coogee — Car (passenger): 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.8%).

Setting

Randwick South Coogee
Elevation 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km
1.7 km to a named beach
 513 m
1.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Randwick South 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%
2,416 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Randwick South 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 South 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

South Coogee

Apartments Beach Coastal Luxury Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Urban

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