Coolongolook NSW 2423

Coolongolook is a rural locality in New South Wales, 267 km from Sydney CBD, around 3 hours 5 minutes by car. Population is 382; the median age is 55 and the median household income is $49,504 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population fell 2.6% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,375. The area shows high crime risk and high bushfire risk. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 382. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Coolongolook's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $745,000, about 5% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only seven sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$745,000

↑ +5.1% year-on-year

Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Typically sold in 40 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period

Short-Stay Rentals

1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.6% of the locality's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Coolongolook safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Coolongolook sits in the high band, with 45 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 21% on the prior year.

45 offences

21.1% since 2024
Theft 16 (35.6%)
Assault 6 (13.3%)
Harassment & Stalking 6 (13.3%)
Drug Offences 6 (13.3%)
Property Damage 6 (13.3%)
Weapons Offences 3 (6.7%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (2.2%)
Sexual Offences 1 (2.2%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

10 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal

Where they happened

Pacific Highway 9 (90.0%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Mid-Coast Council has published 38 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 38 on the portal

Schools

One school serves Coolongolook, but none have published comparable ratings yet.

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No rated schools
1 school in this locality
1 unrated
  • • 31 students in one school (avg 31)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 31 students
ICSEA 950 (higher than 25% of Australian schools) · 3% top-SEA students

Walkability

Coolongolook is car-dependent on foot — at 34/100, most errands require a car.

34
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Top 24% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km 60
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 60
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Coolongolook.

22
out of 100
Bottom 11% in NSW
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
4.8 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
1.0 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.0 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
3 min
Span of service
9.3 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Coolongolook.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
223
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 0%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
3 in locality
Parks & Reserves
3 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
30 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
3 in locality
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Mid-Coast: council population

The whole council area, not just Coolongolook · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
99,448
+0.7% in a year
Change
+698
people since 2024
Density
9.9
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-558
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+1,068
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+188
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
1/10
1/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
4/10
3/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
1/10
1/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Coolongolook is home to 382 residents, with a median age of 55 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $50,000 a year, with unemployment at 8.3%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

382

2.6% since 2016

Median Age

55

7.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$49,504/yr

13.9% since 2016
Bottom 11% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$300/wk

22.4% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,375/mo

5.8% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

4.2% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$24,336/yr

2.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

8.3%

25.8% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

20.9%

18.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

139

1.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

83.1%

2.8% since 2016

Houses

98.6%

1.4% since 2016

Rental Stress

31.5%

7.5% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

33.3%

7.2% since 2016

Work From Home

13.7%

4.2% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 137 (98.6%)
Flats / Apartments 2 (1.4%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 70 (51.5%)
Mortgage 43 (31.6%)
Renting 23 (16.9%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
80.6%
English Spoken at Home
87.7%
Employment Rate
37%
4.1% since 2016
Completed Year 12
22.8%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 32 (25.6%)
Labourers 18 (14.4%)
Professionals 14 (11.2%)
Community & Personal Service 14 (11.2%)
Sales 12 (9.6%)
Managers 10 (8.0%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 9 (7.2%)
Clerical & Administrative 7 (5.6%)

Religion

No Religion 168 (44.0%)
Christianity 157 (41.1%)
Other Religions 5 (1.3%)
Buddhism 4 (1.0%)
Sikhism 4 (1.0%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 20 (5.2%)
Greece 3 (0.8%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Punjabi 5 (1.3%)

Age Distribution

0-4 5 (1.3%)
5-14 46 (12.0%)
15-19 21 (5.5%)
20-24 17 (4.5%)
25-34 37 (9.7%)
35-44 25 (6.5%)
45-54 42 (11.0%)
55-64 69 (18.1%)
65-74 84 (22.0%)
75-84 33 (8.6%)
85+ 8 (2.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 32 (41.0%)
Lone Person 29 (37.2%)
One Parent Families 14 (17.9%)
Group Household 3 (3.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 66 (69.5%)
Worked from Home 13 (13.7%)
Walked Only 12 (12.6%)
Car (passenger) 4 (4.2%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 82 (21.5%)
Bachelor Degree 16 (4.2%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12 (3.1%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4 (1.0%)
Postgraduate Degree 3 (0.8%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 4 (3.0%)
1 car 36 (27.1%)
2 cars 50 (37.6%)
3 cars 22 (16.5%)
4+ cars 24 (18.0%)

Council Rates

Mid-Coast
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,560 a year through Mid-Coast based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,560/yr
27% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Coolongolook's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 91%
  • Environmental 8%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Mid-Coast

The whole council area, not just Coolongolook · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 743 new dwellings were approved across Mid-Coast. That mix is 672 houses and 71 units. Approvals are up 327.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
743dwellings
+327.0% YoY
Houses
672
detached dwellings
Units
71
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Forster Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Taree (Patanga Cl), 39.6 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
11 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
17.3 km
Near high-voltage lines
3.5% of addresses
13 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
1,331 mm
106 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.10% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 2423, 11 of 3,225 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (44 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.10%
2022
0.09%
2023
0.10%
2024
0.18%
2025
0.34%

Rooftop solar

61
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.6 kW each

In postcode 2423, 975 rooftop-solar systems totalling 6.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,607 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 57 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
60
2020
71
2021
64
2022
74
2023
69
2024
77
2025
53
2026
37

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$3,885
Loan amount
$596,000
Total interest over 30 years
$802,771
Deposit
$149,000
Stamp duty
$27,712
Cash needed at settlement
$176,712

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Lyne

Currently held by Alison Penfold The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Alison Penfold 40.2% 59.8% +4.0
2022 David Gillespie 36.2% 63.8% -1.4
2019 David Gillespie 34.8% 65.2% +3.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Myall Lakes District

Currently held by Tanya Thompson The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Tanya Thompson NP 65.8%
2019 Stephen Bromhead NP 59.2%
2015 Stephen Bromhead NP 58.7%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Coolongolook

Is Coolongolook a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Coolongolook is high (89/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Coolongolook?

Coolongolook has a high recorded bushfire history (73/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Coolongolook?

Coolongolook, NSW had a population of 382 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Coolongolook, NSW?

The postcode for Coolongolook, NSW is 2423.

How far is Coolongolook from Sydney?

Coolongolook is 267 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 184 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Coolongolook?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Coolongolook was $49,504 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Coolongolook?

There are too few current rental listings in Coolongolook for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $300, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Coolongolook?

The median age of residents in Coolongolook was 55 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Coolongolook at risk of bushfire?

Coolongolook has a high recorded bushfire history (73/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

How are the schools in Coolongolook?

There is 1 school inside the Coolongolook boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.

Is Coolongolook walkable?

Coolongolook scores 34/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Coolongolook?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Coolongolook, Taree (Patanga Cl) (39.6 km away), 1,331 mm of rain a year over 106 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Coolongolook?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Coolongolook belong to?

Coolongolook sits within the Mid-Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Coolongolook?

The average residential rates bill through Mid-Coast is $1,560 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Coolongolook?

Across Mid-Coast, 743 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 327.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Coolongolook in?

Coolongolook sits within the federal Division of Lyne, currently held by Alison Penfold (The Nationals).

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