NSW · Shoalhaven Council
Coolangatta, 2535
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Updated
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Coolangatta offers a slower smaller community life in Shoalhaven, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Reasonable public transport access helps with commuting and getting around locally.
Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment. A busy pipeline of new development is gradually changing the look and feel of the streets.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because growth momentum and local dining and lifestyle amenities lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 324
- Median age
- 51
- Median household income / week
- $2,058
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 13 of 125
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,833
- Employment rate
- 62.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $750
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 33
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 10
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 5
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 30.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 108 residents
- State safety percentile
- 8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault18
- Fraud21
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment22
- Malicious Damage To Property31
- Steal From Motor Vehicle19
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
12 public transport stops in this suburb
- 1221 Bolong Rd
- 1335 Bolong Rd
- 1350 Bolong Rd
- Coolangatta Rd Before Bolong Rd
- Shoalhaven Heads Rd Before Bolong Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
37 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1425 Bolong Road Coolangatta-Part Lot 1 DP 235669Determined
2025· 3 proposals
July 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure100 COOLANGATTA ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
June 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Pathways and paving; Swimming pool995B BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation1278 BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
2024· 9 proposals
December 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Pathways and paving; Swimming pool995B BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1153B BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
July 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1153B BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
May 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure961E BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Rural worker's dwelling; Non-standard Housing65 COOLANGATTA ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
March 2024
- Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading1180 BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure131 EDWARD WOLLSTONECRAFT LANE COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation1199 BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
- Subdivision1375 BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
2023· 5 proposals
October 2023
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool81 NORTHVIEW CLOSE COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
July 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development131 EDWARD WOLLSTONECRAFT LANE COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
May 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development131 EDWARD WOLLSTONECRAFT LANE COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
- OtherBOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Withdrawn
March 2023
- Dwelling1410 BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
2022· 8 proposals
December 2022
- Other65 COOLANGATTA ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
October 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development961E BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
June 2022
- Dwelling1410 BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
March 2022
- Home business137 EDWARD WOLLSTONECRAFT LANE COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces25 ST ANDREWS WAY COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
- Dwelling1410 BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
- Other1335 BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Withdrawn
January 2022
- Demolition1410 BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
2021· 11 proposals
November 2021
- Demolition1410 BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Rejected
October 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing9 ST ANDREWS WAY COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
- Other1180 BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
- Other16 COOLANGATTA ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
July 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing1534 BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
June 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development85B NORTHVIEW CLOSE COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
May 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development1262 BOLONG ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
March 2021
- Other11 COOLANGATTA ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
February 2021
- Dwelling; Other151 COOLANGATTA ROAD COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces25 ST ANDREWS WAY COOLANGATTA 2535Determined
- Change of use16 COOLANGATTA RD, COOLANGATTA NSW 2535Rejected
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Parking
- Coolangatta Historic Village ResortResort
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 26.2/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5894th in Australia
- State rank
- 1842nd in NSW
- Peer rank
- #450 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #841 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Coolangatta Historic Village Resortamenitiesresort
- Parkingamenitiesparking
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime18
- Fraudcrime21
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime22
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime31
- Steal From Motor Vehiclecrime19
- 1221 Bolong Rdtransport
- 1335 Bolong Rdtransport
- 1350 Bolong Rdtransport
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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