Coolgardie (postcode 2478) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area. With a population of 132, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $117K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Median house prices in Coolgardie stand at $1.3 million, having risen steeply by 28.4% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $800. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,318.
Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ballina LGA is moderate at 4,049 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.2% (moderate yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 11.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +28.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.