Tascott vs Koolewong

Tascott is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Koolewong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tascott, about half of households are couple families.

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

Tascott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 57/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tascott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($370,000 vs $770,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Tascott

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 38/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (77.6 km vs 79.6 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Tascott

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 57/100)
  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Tascott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.2% vs 4.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tascott Koolewong
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.

Tascott Koolewong
Walkability 49 / 38
Tascott — Walkability: 49/100 Koolewong — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 56 / 43
Tascott — Safety: 56/100 Koolewong — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 14 / 8
Tascott — Low fire risk: 14/100 Koolewong — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Tascott has more residents (1,675 vs 920); Koolewong skews older (48 vs 43).

Tascott Koolewong
Population 1,675
+45% vs other
 920
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +5.6%
Median age 43 48
Median household income $97,864/yr
+8% vs other
 $90,220/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tascott Koolewong
0-4 5.3% / 5.4%
Tascott — 0-4: 5.3% Koolewong — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 12.1% / 8.9%
Tascott — 5-14: 12.1% Koolewong — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 5.2% / 7.2%
Tascott — 15-19: 5.2% Koolewong — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 4.3% / 3.4%
Tascott — 20-24: 4.3% Koolewong — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 9.8% / 8.8%
Tascott — 25-34: 9.8% Koolewong — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 14.7% / 10.5%
Tascott — 35-44: 14.7% Koolewong — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 15.6% / 14.7%
Tascott — 45-54: 15.6% Koolewong — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 13.3% / 16.6%
Tascott — 55-64: 13.3% Koolewong — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 11.8% / 11.5%
Tascott — 65-74: 11.8% Koolewong — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 6.4% / 9.5%
Tascott — 75-84: 6.4% Koolewong — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ 1.6% / 2.4%
Tascott — 85+: 1.6% Koolewong — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tascott 46.2% couple families
Tascott — Couple Families: 46.2% Tascott — Lone Person: 31.1% Tascott — One Parent Families: 15.9% Tascott — Group Household: 4.9% Tascott — Other Families: 1.9%
Koolewong 43.1% couple families
Koolewong — Couple Families: 43.1% Koolewong — Lone Person: 37.2% Koolewong — One Parent Families: 14.2% Koolewong — Group Household: 2.9% Koolewong — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tascott 21.4% renting
Tascott — Owned Outright: 35.1% Tascott — Mortgage: 43.5% Tascott — Renting: 21.4%
Koolewong 22.3% renting
Koolewong — Owned Outright: 44.1% Koolewong — Mortgage: 33.5% Koolewong — Renting: 22.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tascott Koolewong
Bachelor Degree 14.9% / 15.3%
Tascott — Bachelor Degree: 14.9% Koolewong — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Certificate III & IV 14.2% / 14.6%
Tascott — Certificate III & IV: 14.2% Koolewong — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 9.9%
Tascott — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Koolewong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 6.1% / 5.4%
Tascott — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1% Koolewong — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 3.7%
Tascott — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Koolewong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

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.

Tascott Koolewong
England 5.2% / 6.4%
Tascott — England: 5.2% Koolewong — England: 6.4%
China 1.4% / 2.3%
Tascott — China: 1.4% Koolewong — China: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.6%
Tascott — New Zealand: 1.7% Koolewong — New Zealand: 1.6%
Germany 1.1% / 0.8%
Tascott — Germany: 1.1% Koolewong — Germany: 0.8%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.9%
Tascott — South Africa: 0.7% Koolewong — South Africa: 0.9%
Philippines 1.0% / 0.4%
Tascott — Philippines: 1.0% Koolewong — Philippines: 0.4%
Italy — / 0.9%
Tascott — Italy: not among its largest Koolewong — Italy: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tascott 96.0% houses
Tascott — Houses: 96.0% Tascott — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Tascott — Townhouses: 1.4%
Koolewong 91.0% houses
Koolewong — Houses: 91.0% Koolewong — Flats / Apartments: 5.0% Koolewong — Townhouses: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Tascott Koolewong
Median house price $1,040,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $370,000 $770,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 16 sales
 42 days
from 12 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.

Tascott Koolewong
3 bed $940K / $1.01M
Tascott — 3 bed: $940K (23 sales) Koolewong — 3 bed: $1.01M (8 sales)

23 vs 8 sales

4 bed $1.06M / $1.07M
Tascott — 4 bed: $1.06M (19 sales) Koolewong — 4 bed: $1.07M (10 sales)

19 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Tascott Koolewong
Environmental 60% 50%
Residential 32%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 6% 12%
Parks and recreation 2% 5%
Planning zones cover 100% of Tascott and 99% of Koolewong. 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

Tascott Koolewong
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
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.

Tascott Koolewong
Houses 5.2%
$850/wk on $850K
 4.1%
$825/wk on $1.03M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Tascott Koolewong
House price Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Income — Higher than 58% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 48% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW

Liveability

Tascott is more walkable (49 vs 38); Tascott scores higher overall (43 vs 37).

Tascott Koolewong
Grade C
same for both
Score 43/100 37/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Koolewong carries more crime risk (57 vs 44).

Tascott Koolewong
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
92/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
57/100
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 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Tascott Koolewong
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

Tascott Koolewong
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 3

Mobility

Koolewong sits further from the CBD (79.6 km vs 77.6 km).

Tascott Koolewong
Walkability score 49/100 38/100
Distance to Sydney 77.6 km 79.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 71 min
Public transport score 83/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 40.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 29.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2250
 0.8%
postcode 2256
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2250
 31
postcode 2256

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.

Tascott Koolewong
Car (driver) 48.4% / 44.0%
Tascott — Car (driver): 48.4% Koolewong — Car (driver): 44.0%
Worked from Home 43.7% / 45.9%
Tascott — Worked from Home: 43.7% Koolewong — Worked from Home: 45.9%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 5.5%
Tascott — Car (passenger): 3.4% Koolewong — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Train 4.0% / 3.6%
Tascott — Train: 4.0% Koolewong — Train: 3.6%
Bus — / 1.1%
Tascott — Bus: not among its largest Koolewong — Bus: 1.1%
Walked Only 0.4% / —
Tascott — Walked Only: 0.4% Koolewong — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.4%).

Setting

Tascott Koolewong
Elevation -3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.7 km 5.1 km

NBN connectivity

Tascott Koolewong
Connectivity score 100/100 91/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
723 premises
 83%
424 premises

Climate

Tascott Koolewong
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Tascott Koolewong
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Tascott Koolewong
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Tascott Koolewong
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tascott Koolewong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tascott

Large Blocks Outer Transport Hub

Koolewong

Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet Transport Hub

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