Cougal NSW 2474
26 addresses · 3 streets
Page Electorate › Kyogle LGA › Cougal · 635 km from Sydney
Living Here
Cougal is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 30 people, with a median age of 64. The typical household earns around $840 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kyogle statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cougal itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 55.9 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 86.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 86.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 98.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 16.7% · Labour-force participation 20%
Population by age in Cougal
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 15 |
| 65-74 | 7 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Cougal
| House | 12 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Cougal
| <$650 | 6 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Cougal
| English | 16 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 12 |
| Scottish | 9 |
| Irish | 7 |
| NZ | 5 |
| German | 3 |
Housing tenure in Cougal
| Owned | 11 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Cougal
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Cougal
| Car | 6 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Top countries of birth in Cougal
| Germany | 5 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5 |
Languages used at home in Cougal
| German | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,571 bird observations recorded near Cougal — most often seen:
- Bell Miner (359)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (213)
- Eastern Whipbird (187)
- Eastern Bristlebird (170)
- Pied Currawong (149)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (131)
- Torresian Crow (125)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (123)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (120)
- South-east Eastern Whipbird (117)
- Satin Bowerbird (113)
- Australian King-parrot (105)
- Mistletoebird (104)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Cougal
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (101)
- Australian Logrunner (100)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (100)
- White-browed Scrubwren (97)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (96)
- Central East Coast White-browed Scrubwren (95)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (95)
- Crimson Rosella (93)
- Grey Fantail (91)
- Red-browed Finch (88)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (87)
- Laughing Kookaburra (87)
- Northern Rufous Scrub-bird (86)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (85)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (85)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (85)
- Brown Thornbill (84)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Cougal:
- Loadstone (3.1 km)
- Gradys Creek (8 km)
- Findon Creek (10 km)
- Warrazambil Creek (10.1 km)
- Lynchs Creek (10.6 km)
- Sawpit Creek (12.9 km)
- The Risk (13 km)
- Terrace Creek (13 km)
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Streets
- Gradys Creek Road (4)
- Lions Road (13)
- Main Creek Road (9)
