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Suburb profile ·Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGA · NSW ·2727

Coolac NSW 2727

Coolac is in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2727, with population 244.

Median house $500K -37.5% YoY
Median rent $125/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield 1.3% Low yield band
Population 244 244 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Verify-heavy evidence

Coolac depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Crime, Schools, and Hospitals.

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Available
1
Verify
5
Missing
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Source & freshness

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2015-Q4 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
BOCSAR · No linked local crime series
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 15 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Evidence depth
Verify-heavy evidence

Coolac depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Crime, Schools, and Hospitals.

Next step

Verify fallback signals manually and compare against stronger nearby suburbs before treating this as a shortlist candidate.

Direct
2

Property prices, Transport

Verify
1

Market rent

Missing
5

Crime, Schools, Hospitals, Population growth

Decision intelligence
Verify-first

Coolac currently reads as a verify-first candidate.

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Recommended next step

Verify the weak evidence layer first, then compare it against a better-covered suburb.

Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Schools

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Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: No local crime dataset linked.
Transport: 15 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Coolac NSW

Postcode 2727 · Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGA

Coolac is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional local government area (postcode 2727). With a population of 244, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Coolac is $500,000, having dropped significantly 37.5% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $125 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,133.

Public transport access includes 15 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Coolac offers a gross rental yield of 1.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($500K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 5.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -37.5% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield1.3% Low Yield
Price vs State$500K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability5.9x Affordable
Price Momentum-37.5% Falling
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage7/10
Education6/10
Economic8/10
Disadvantage7/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$500K
-37.5% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$125
Population
244
Demographics
Median age37
Household size2.7
HH income /wk$1,625
Personal income /wk$738
Mortgage /mth$1,133
Transport
Bus stops15
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2015-Q4 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · No market rent source linked
Missing
Crime
BOCSAR
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2025
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Coolac FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Coolac in?

    Coolac is in the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2727. Council-level context for Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Coolac?

    The current median house price in Coolac, NSW is $500K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Coolac?

    The median weekly rent in Coolac is $125/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Coolac a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Coolac show: Low Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Coolac?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Coolac data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.