Located in New South Wales within the Kyogle local government area, Cougal is a quiet locality (postcode 2474). The area has roughly 30 residents and a more retirement-aged population, with a median age of 64. Households earn a median income of $44K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% 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 top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $450. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $910.
Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Kyogle LGA is below average at 2,755 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.