Reno vs Coolac

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Reno tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Reno carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 76/100)
  • Coolac has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 79%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Reno has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 8%)
  • Coolac has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coolac

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (220 min vs 253 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (353.4 km vs 384.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Reno

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Reno

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.4% vs 13.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Reno Coolac
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.

Reno Coolac
Walkability 0 / 0
Reno — Walkability: 0/100 Coolac — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 24
Reno — Safety: 100/100 Coolac — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 59 / 74
Reno — Low fire risk: 59/100 Coolac — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Coolac has more residents (244 vs 131); Reno rents higher ($220/wk vs $125/wk).

Reno Coolac
Population 131 244
+86% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.4% +13.0%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $99,320/yr
+15% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+43% vs other
 $125/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Reno Coolac
0-4 9.9% / 9.8%
Reno — 0-4: 9.9% Coolac — 0-4: 9.8%
5-14 16.8% / 12.7%
Reno — 5-14: 16.8% Coolac — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 6.9% / 9.8%
Reno — 15-19: 6.9% Coolac — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 3.8% / 2.9%
Reno — 20-24: 3.8% Coolac — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 10.7% / 7.0%
Reno — 25-34: 10.7% Coolac — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 13.0% / 15.2%
Reno — 35-44: 13.0% Coolac — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 13.0% / 14.3%
Reno — 45-54: 13.0% Coolac — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 9.9% / 9.4%
Reno — 55-64: 9.9% Coolac — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 16.0% / 12.7%
Reno — 65-74: 16.0% Coolac — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 3.1% / 5.7%
Reno — 75-84: 3.1% Coolac — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / —
Reno — 85+: not among its largest Coolac — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Reno 48.6% couple families
Reno — Couple Families: 48.6% Reno — Lone Person: 32.4% Reno — One Parent Families: 18.9%
Coolac 50.9% couple families
Coolac — Couple Families: 50.9% Coolac — Lone Person: 32.7% Coolac — One Parent Families: 16.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Reno 20.6% renting
Reno — Owned Outright: 35.3% Reno — Mortgage: 44.1% Reno — Renting: 20.6%
Coolac 7.6% renting
Coolac — Owned Outright: 71.2% Coolac — Mortgage: 21.2% Coolac — Renting: 7.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Reno 79.1% houses
Reno — Houses: 79.1% Reno — Flats / Apartments: 11.6% Reno — Townhouses: 9.3%
Coolac 100.0% houses
Coolac — Houses: 100.0% Coolac — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Coolac — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Reno Coolac
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 11.1%
Reno — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Coolac — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 12.3%
Reno — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Coolac — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 2.9%
Reno — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% Coolac — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.3%
Reno — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Coolac — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Reno — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Coolac — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.0%).

Property market

Reno Coolac
Median house price — $397,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Reno Coolac
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Reno Coolac
New dwellings approved 26
across Cootamundra-Gundagai
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Reno Coolac
House price — Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 93% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 19% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Reno Coolac
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Coolac carries more crime risk (76 vs 0); Reno carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 26).

Reno Coolac
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Low
26/100
Crime None
0/100
 High
76/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Reno Coolac
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

Reno Coolac
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 11 31

Mobility

Reno sits further from the CBD (384.1 km vs 353.4 km).

Reno Coolac
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 384.1 km
+8% vs other
 353.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 253 min 220 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2722
 0.0%
postcode 2727
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2722
 49
postcode 2727

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.

Reno Coolac
Car (driver) 84.6% / 62.2%
Reno — Car (driver): 84.6% Coolac — Car (driver): 62.2%
Worked from Home 15.4% / 29.7%
Reno — Worked from Home: 15.4% Coolac — Worked from Home: 29.7%
Walked Only — / 5.4%
Reno — Walked Only: not among its largest Coolac — Walked Only: 5.4%
Car (passenger) — / 2.7%
Reno — Car (passenger): not among its largest Coolac — Car (passenger): 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

Reno Coolac
Elevation 535 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 423 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Reno Coolac
Connectivity score 28/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Reno Coolac
Annual rainfall 559 mm 889 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.7°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Council rates

Reno Coolac
Average residential rate $974/yr
same for both
Council Cootamundra-Gundagai
same for both

Federal electorate

Reno Coolac
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Reno Coolac
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Reno

Family Rural Young Families

Coolac

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

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