The quick read on
NSW 2701 · Coolamon
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Coolamon, New South Wales
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Coolamon NSW
Based on 24 sales in the preceding 12 months
$645,000
No change over 12 months
Based on 11 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$475 per week
Up 11.8% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Coolamon, NSW is currently $645,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Coolamon has a 12-month growth rate of 0.0% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $495,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $560,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $685,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,020,000 in Coolamon.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Coolamon is $475 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Coolamon is 1,430 offences per 100,000 residents — 57% below the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Coolamon.
Overall crime rate
1,430
offences per 100,000 residents
57% belowRest of NSW
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Coolamon NSW 2701 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
2,275 people call Coolamon home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,427 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
10.1% of workers in Coolamon worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of NSW.
28.7% of people in Coolamon described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Coolamon NSW 2701.
20.5% of Coolamon's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
619 family households lived in Coolamon; 39.1% were couple families and 15.0% were one-parent families.
37.3% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Coolamon had 2,275 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.1% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 95.4% of occupied private dwellings in Coolamon.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
40.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
41.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
18.0% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Coolamon had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 25.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 37.6%, while 23.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
10.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
68.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
4.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
One-car households formed 30.2% of the total.
65.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
58.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 41.6% reported a different address.
4.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
93.7% of residents used only English at home.
1.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
4.7% of Coolamon's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 95.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 42.9% of ancestry responses in Coolamon.
Australian ancestry made up 46.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
16.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 15.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.1% of workers, and education and training employed 11.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.1%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
37.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
53.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
12.8% reported asthma, 11.3% arthritis and 6.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
18.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 42.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,427 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,500.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $270 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 10.1% in Coolamon, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 40.8% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 18.0% in Coolamon, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $645,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 619 local families, and 20.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $1,020,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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