NSW · Mid-Coast Council
Coomba Park, NSW, 2428
Desirability index
2.7/100
How this score is calculated#920 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Coomba Park is a small locality in the Mid-Coast area, home to around 691 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,246 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-6%), roughly 3250.4 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $550 (flats $460, houses $650), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 691
- Median age
- 61
- Median household income / week
- $786
- Dwelling vacancy
- 30.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 143 of 467
- Median monthly mortgage
- $906
- Employment rate
- 25.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 16 / 0 / 0
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
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $460
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $650
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $550
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 207
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
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)
- 2,246
- Against the person
- 592
- Against property
- 904
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 3,250.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 53th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -6.3%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order133
- Breach Bail Conditions216
- Domestic Violence Related Assault185
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment205
- Malicious Damage To Property170
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
28 public transport stops in this suburb
- Coomba Rd At Wallaroo St
- Coomba Rd Before Kirribilli Av
- Coomba Rd Opp Burraneer Rd
- Moorooba Rd At Kirribilli Av
- Moorooba Rd At Yallambee St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
107 planning-related records
2026· 4 proposals
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure327 BURRANEER ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure164 BURRANEER ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
February 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure59 COONABARABRAN ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure5 GULGAI PLACE COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
2025· 18 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure5 DANDANONG CRESCENT COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure5 ILLAWARRA CRESCENT COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
October 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure3 KAMAROOKA STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
September 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses39 AROONA STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure40 WARRALONG STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure59 MOOROOBA ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure13 WARRALONG STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
August 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Carport; Manufactured home47 YALLAMBEE STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure203 BURRANEER ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
July 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool87 COOMBA ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure4 COOMBA ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure203 BURRANEER ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Carport; Manufactured home47 YALLAMBEE STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure327 BURRANEER ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
March 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Temporary building, structure or use; Swimming pool273 BURRANEER ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport17 WANGAREE STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
February 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah13 WARRALONG STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure25 TALLAWALLA ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
2024· 12 proposals
November 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool; Supporting Development38 BURRANEER ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Residential Accommodation3 KAMAROOKA STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure41 WARRALONG STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure13 COOMBA ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation42 YALLAMBEE STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure454 BURRANEER ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
May 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure20 GOOLA PLACE COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool245 BURRANEER ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure15 COOMBA ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
March 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure83A COOMBA ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure47 KAMAROOKA STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure66 COOMBA ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
2023· 22 proposals
November 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool1941 COOMBA ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure94 COONABARABRAN ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure52 COONABARABRAN ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure20 YALLAMBEE STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure47 KAMAROOKA STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure133 MOOROOBA ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Determined
2022· 22 proposals
22 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 26 proposals
26 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 3 proposals
3 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 2.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #920 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Coomba Rd At Wallaroo Sttransport
- Coomba Rd Before Kirribilli Avtransport
- Coomba Rd Opp Burraneer Rdtransport
- Moorooba Rd At Kirribilli Avtransport
- Moorooba Rd At Yallambee Sttransport
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandahplanning13 WARRALONG STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Lodged 14 Feb 2025 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carportplanning17 WANGAREE STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Lodged 14 Mar 2025 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Temporary building, structure or use; Swimming poolplanning273 BURRANEER ROAD COOMBA PARK 2428Lodged 28 Mar 2025 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning5 ILLAWARRA CRESCENT COOMBA PARK 2428Lodged 24 Nov 2025 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning13 WARRALONG STREET COOMBA PARK 2428Lodged 05 Sep 2025 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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