Weetaliba vs Coolah

Weetaliba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Coolah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Weetaliba, most households are people living alone. In Coolah, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Weetaliba tends to suit people living alone, share households, and families with children, while Coolah suits older residents.

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

Coolah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 18%)
  • But Weetaliba carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Coolah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 75%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Weetaliba has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $170/wk)
  • Coolah leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Coolah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (400.6 km vs 424.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (288 min vs 302 min)
  • But Weetaliba is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Weetaliba is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Coolah has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Weetaliba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.0% vs -2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Weetaliba Coolah
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.

Weetaliba Coolah
Walkability 10 / 0
Weetaliba — Walkability: 10/100 Coolah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 21
Weetaliba — Safety: 42/100 Coolah — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 69 / 51
Weetaliba — Low fire risk: 69/100 Coolah — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Coolah has more residents (1,262 vs 67); Coolah has higher household incomes ($60,424 vs $31,824).

Weetaliba Coolah
Population 67 1,262
+1784% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.0% -2.2%
Median age 43 47
Median household income $31,824/yr $60,424/yr
+90% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $170/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Weetaliba Coolah
0-4 9.0% / 5.4%
Weetaliba — 0-4: 9.0% Coolah — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.4% / 12.0%
Weetaliba — 5-14: 13.4% Coolah — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 4.5% / 6.5%
Weetaliba — 15-19: 4.5% Coolah — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 — / 3.6%
Weetaliba — 20-24: not among its largest Coolah — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 16.4% / 9.7%
Weetaliba — 25-34: 16.4% Coolah — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 10.4% / 8.7%
Weetaliba — 35-44: 10.4% Coolah — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 6.0% / 12.0%
Weetaliba — 45-54: 6.0% Coolah — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 11.9% / 14.7%
Weetaliba — 55-64: 11.9% Coolah — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 10.4% / 12.8%
Weetaliba — 65-74: 10.4% Coolah — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 7.5% / 10.5%
Weetaliba — 75-84: 7.5% Coolah — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / 3.5%
Weetaliba — 85+: not among its largest Coolah — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Weetaliba 58.8% lone person
Weetaliba — Lone Person: 58.8% Weetaliba — Couple Families: 17.6% Weetaliba — Group Household: 23.5% Weetaliba — One Parent Families: 0.0% Weetaliba — Other Families: 0.0%
Coolah 45.8% lone person
Coolah — Lone Person: 45.8% Coolah — Couple Families: 38.2% Coolah — Group Household: 3.1% Coolah — One Parent Families: 10.8% Coolah — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Weetaliba 0.0% renting
Weetaliba — Owned Outright: 73.7% Weetaliba — Mortgage: 26.3% Weetaliba — Renting: 0.0%
Coolah 22.4% renting
Coolah — Owned Outright: 51.0% Coolah — Mortgage: 26.6% Coolah — Renting: 22.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Weetaliba 100.0% houses
Weetaliba — Houses: 100.0% Weetaliba — Townhouses: 0.0%
Coolah 96.9% houses
Coolah — Houses: 96.9% Coolah — Townhouses: 3.5%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Weetaliba Coolah
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 13.9%
Weetaliba — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% Coolah — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 5.2%
Weetaliba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Coolah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.5%
Weetaliba — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Coolah — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Weetaliba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Coolah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Weetaliba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Coolah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Property market

Weetaliba Coolah
Median house price — $420,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Weetaliba Coolah
Rural and farming 96% 95%
Environmental 4% 5%
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

Weetaliba Coolah
New dwellings approved 10
across Warrumbungle
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Weetaliba Coolah
House price — Higher than 9% of NSW
Income Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Weetaliba is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Weetaliba Coolah
Grade — D
Score — 18/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Coolah carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 31); Coolah carries more crime risk (79 vs 58).

Weetaliba Coolah
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 High
79/100
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

Weetaliba Coolah
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Weetaliba

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Coolah

  • Coolah Central School Government · Combined above peers
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Coolah Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Weetaliba Coolah
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 4 139

Mobility

Weetaliba sits further from the CBD (424.5 km vs 400.6 km).

Weetaliba Coolah
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 424.5 km
+6% vs other
 400.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 302 min 288 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2395
 0.0%
postcode 2843
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2395
 65
postcode 2843

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.

Weetaliba Coolah
Car (driver) 69.6% / 60.8%
Weetaliba — Car (driver): 69.6% Coolah — Car (driver): 60.8%
Worked from Home 13.0% / 24.6%
Weetaliba — Worked from Home: 13.0% Coolah — Worked from Home: 24.6%
Walked Only 17.4% / 10.2%
Weetaliba — Walked Only: 17.4% Coolah — Walked Only: 10.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.0%
Weetaliba — Car (passenger): not among its largest Coolah — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Bus — / 1.4%
Weetaliba — Bus: not among its largest Coolah — Bus: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.6%).

Setting

Weetaliba Coolah
Elevation 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 514 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Weetaliba Coolah
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
649 premises

Climate

Weetaliba Coolah
Annual rainfall 640 mm 659 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.2°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C —

Council rates

Weetaliba Coolah
Average residential rate $671/yr
same for both
Council Warrumbungle
same for both

Federal electorate

Weetaliba Coolah
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Weetaliba Coolah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Weetaliba

Family Rural Young Families

Coolah

Affordable Retirees Rural

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