Side by sideSuburb comparison

Coomba Park vs Forster Shopping Village.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Forster Shopping Village edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Forster Shopping Village scores higher on walkability (0/100 vs 40/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household.

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.

Common questionsCoomba Park vs Forster Shopping Village

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Coomba Park or Forster Shopping Village?

Forster Shopping Village scores 40/100 on walkability vs 0/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Coomba Park
Metric
Forster Shopping Village

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$330/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$330/wk
$300/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$281/wk
84.0%
Owner occupied
11.0%
Renter occupied

Lifestyle & Demographics

0
Walk score
40
0
Transit score
30
0
Bike score
75
691
Population
25,187
61
Median age
58

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

6
Schools nearby
6
959
Avg ICSEA
959

Climate

1143 mm
Annual rainfall
24.7°C
Mean max (Jan)

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).