Median house price
$2.35M
+30% change
NSW · Byron Council
Coopers Shoot, 2479
Est. population · Jun 2025
444
Growth (1 yr)
+2.8%
Growth (5 yr)
+13.3%
Median age
46
Median income
$1,954/wk
Employment rate
53.7%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$2,350,000
Languages at home
4.5%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Coopers Shoot offers a slower smaller community life in Byron Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with family life visible on every street. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice.
Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Buses are a genuine asset, linking residents to work, study and nearby neighbourhoods. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities lag behind, despite relative strength in growth momentum, plus community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Coopers Shoot snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$950/wk
Population (ERP)
444
+2.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
13.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#300
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
4th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
93rd
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 34.3/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4821st in Australia
- State rank
- 1537th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #300 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #606 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,060
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 37
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $2,350,000
- Median price change
- +30.4%
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 and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
444(June 2025)
+2.8% annual · +13.3% over 5 years · 93th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +2.8%
- 5-year growth
- +13.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +12
- Change in 5 years
- +52
- Growth rank in NSW
- 93th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~500), extrapolated at +2.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 409
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,954
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 21 of 161
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 53.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 133 / 0 / 0 (+ 6 other)
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 · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 10
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 5
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 22.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 136 residents
- State safety percentile
- 4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -16.4%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Dwelling10
- Domestic Violence Related Assault15
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment13
- Malicious Damage To Property11
- Steal From Motor Vehicle14
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 · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
22 public transport stops in this suburb
- 110 Picadilly Hill Rd
- 155 Picadilly Hill Rd
- Coopers Shoot Rd After Picadilly Hill Rd
- Coopers Shoot Rd At Picadilly Hill Rd
- Picadilly Hill Rd After Waterhouse Dr
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 · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Byron Central Hospital (6.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 7
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 15.8
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 28° / 19°
- Rainfall
- 569 mm · ~71 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 612 mm · ~76 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 289 mm · ~36 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 300 mm · ~38 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 7 proposals
August 2026
- Subdivision34 BAILEYS ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Additional Information Requested
July 2026
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)253 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Additional Information Requested
- Subdivision294 PICADILLY HILL ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure10 WOOD CRESCENT COOPERS SHOOT 2479Under Assessment
March 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces253 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
February 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)258 PICADILLY HILL ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool305 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
2025· 14 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure305 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool388 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
October 2025
- Subdivision294 PICADILLY HILL ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
September 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure388 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
August 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Swimming pool56 NATURAL LANE COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool388 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Swimming pool386 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
May 2025
- Subdivision34 BAILEYS ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure44 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support44 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Deferred Commencement
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (detached)39 PICADILLY HILL ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Swimming pool386 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool; Residential Accommodation388 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation95 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
2024· 18 proposals
December 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)25 PRIOR DRIVE COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
November 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Fences; Rainwater tanks; Tennis courts386 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Dual occupancy; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation186 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation247 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Withdrawn
September 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure292 PICADILLY HILL ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool; Residential Accommodation388 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
July 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation305 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
June 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation95 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Function centre17 BYRON CREEK ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)301 PICADILLY HILL ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Residential Accommodation300 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure44 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Farm building582 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
May 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation295 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Residential Accommodation141 PICADILLY HILL ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Deferred Commencement
April 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia451 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Operational consent issued
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Fences; Rainwater tanks; Tennis courts386 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure382 Coopers Shoot Rd Coopers Shoot, NSWDetermined
2023· 3 proposals
September 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Farm building582 COOPERS SHOOT ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Tourist and visitor accommodation17 BYRON CREEK ROAD COOPERS SHOOT 2479Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Tourist and visitor accommodation17 Byron Creek Road COOPERS SHOOT. NSW. 2479Determined
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 · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
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 · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Richmond
- Member of Parliament
- Justine ELLIOT (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 126,814
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +1.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 40.0%Labor 60.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 11.1 km away).
Coalition 26.1%Labor 73.9%
13.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Suffolk ParkLabor 78.4% · Coalition 21.6% TPP (2025)3.9 km away
- EwingsdaleLabor 72.9% · Coalition 27.1% TPP (2025)4.2 km away
- BangalowLabor 77.8% · Coalition 22.2% TPP (2025)4.7 km away
- Byron Bay SouthLabor 77.1% · Coalition 22.9% TPP (2025)5.0 km away
- NewrybarLabor 60.2% · Coalition 39.8% TPP (2025)5.3 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Byron Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.