Sherwood vs Upper Corindi

Sherwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Upper Corindi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sherwood, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Upper Corindi: a median of $1.3 million, against $860,000 in Sherwood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Sherwood tends to suit people living alone and 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

Upper Corindi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($860,000 vs $1,300,000)

Weighs house prices.

Renters

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Upper Corindi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (376 min vs 393 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (567.4 km vs 572.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sherwood Upper Corindi
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.

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Walkability 0 / 0
Sherwood — Walkability: 0/100 Upper Corindi — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 35 / 40
Sherwood — Low fire risk: 35/100 Upper Corindi — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Upper Corindi rents higher ($400/wk vs $0/wk); Upper Corindi has more residents (158 vs 68).

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Population 68 158
+132% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% +1.3%
Median age 43 51
Median household income $46,800/yr $65,884/yr
+41% vs other
Median weekly rent — $400/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sherwood Upper Corindi
0-4 — / 5.1%
Sherwood — 0-4: not among its largest Upper Corindi — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 16.2% / 12.7%
Sherwood — 5-14: 16.2% Upper Corindi — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 8.8% / 3.2%
Sherwood — 15-19: 8.8% Upper Corindi — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 — / 3.2%
Sherwood — 20-24: not among its largest Upper Corindi — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 11.8% / 9.5%
Sherwood — 25-34: 11.8% Upper Corindi — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 19.1% / 12.7%
Sherwood — 35-44: 19.1% Upper Corindi — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 13.2% / 7.0%
Sherwood — 45-54: 13.2% Upper Corindi — 45-54: 7.0%
55-64 20.6% / 22.2%
Sherwood — 55-64: 20.6% Upper Corindi — 55-64: 22.2%
65-74 10.3% / 22.2%
Sherwood — 65-74: 10.3% Upper Corindi — 65-74: 22.2%
75-84 4.4% / 2.5%
Sherwood — 75-84: 4.4% Upper Corindi — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 5.9% / —
Sherwood — 85+: 5.9% Upper Corindi — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 50.0% couple families
Sherwood — Couple Families: 50.0% Sherwood — Lone Person: 50.0% Sherwood — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Upper Corindi 42.9% couple families
Upper Corindi — Couple Families: 42.9% Upper Corindi — Lone Person: 40.5% Upper Corindi — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 0.0% renting
Sherwood — Owned Outright: 100.0% Sherwood — Mortgage: 0.0% Sherwood — Renting: 0.0%
Upper Corindi 19.6% renting
Upper Corindi — Owned Outright: 48.2% Upper Corindi — Mortgage: 32.1% Upper Corindi — Renting: 19.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 84.6% houses
Sherwood — Houses: 84.6% Sherwood — Flats / Apartments: 15.4%
Upper Corindi 94.3% houses
Upper Corindi — Houses: 94.3% Upper Corindi — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 15.8%
Sherwood — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Upper Corindi — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 7.6%
Sherwood — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Upper Corindi — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 4.4%
Sherwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Upper Corindi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Sherwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Upper Corindi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Property market

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Median house price $860,000 $1,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Sherwood has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 14%); Upper Corindi has more rural and farming land (86% vs 53%).

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Rural and farming 53% 86%
Environmental 47% 14%
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

Sherwood Upper Corindi
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
 356
across Coffs Harbour
Approvals change year on year -80% +61%

Ranking within NSW

Sherwood Upper Corindi
House price Higher than 40% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime — High
90/100
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

Sherwood Upper Corindi
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

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 19 17

Mobility

Sherwood sits further from the CBD (572.3 km vs 567.4 km).

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 572.3 km 567.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 393 min 376 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2450
 0.5%
postcode 2456
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2450
 59
postcode 2456

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.

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Car (driver) 50.0% / 80.4%
Sherwood — Car (driver): 50.0% Upper Corindi — Car (driver): 80.4%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 10.7%
Sherwood — Worked from Home: 50.0% Upper Corindi — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Car (passenger) — / 8.9%
Sherwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Upper Corindi — Car (passenger): 8.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.5 km 7.4 km

NBN connectivity

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Connectivity score 19/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Annual rainfall 1,827 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Average residential rate $1,380/yr $1,437/yr
Council Clarence Valley Coffs Harbour

Federal electorate

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sherwood Upper Corindi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sherwood

Multicultural River Rural

Upper Corindi

Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Sherwood

Sherwood vs Nana Glen Sherwood vs Glenreagh Sherwood vs Bucca Sherwood vs Halfway Creek Sherwood vs Kremnos Sherwood vs Kungala

Other comparisons with Upper Corindi

Upper Corindi vs Woolgoolga Upper Corindi vs Corindi Beach Upper Corindi vs Bucca Upper Corindi vs Halfway Creek Upper Corindi vs Dirty Creek
Full data on Sherwood Full data on Upper Corindi
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or