Auburn Vale vs Copeton

Copeton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Auburn Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Auburn Vale tends to suit families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Copeton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 71%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Copeton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Copeton

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($176/wk vs $335/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 18%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Copeton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (443 min vs 448 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (575.5 km vs 581.2 km)
  • But Auburn Vale is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Auburn Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Copeton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.9% vs 3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Auburn Vale and Copeton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Auburn Vale Copeton
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Auburn Vale Copeton
Walkability 12 / 0
Auburn Vale — Walkability: 12/100 Copeton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 89
Auburn Vale — Safety: 88/100 Copeton — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 27 / 36
Auburn Vale — Low fire risk: 27/100 Copeton — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Auburn Vale has more residents (127 vs 57); Auburn Vale rents higher ($335/wk vs $176/wk).

Auburn Vale Copeton
Population 127
+55% vs other
 57
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +23.9%
Median age 47 44
Median household income $94,224/yr
+24% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $335/wk
+47% vs other
 $176/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Auburn Vale Copeton
0-4 10.2% / 5.3%
Auburn Vale — 0-4: 10.2% Copeton — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 14.2% / 7.0%
Auburn Vale — 5-14: 14.2% Copeton — 5-14: 7.0%
15-19 6.3% / —
Auburn Vale — 15-19: 6.3% Copeton — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.9% / 7.0%
Auburn Vale — 20-24: 3.9% Copeton — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 2.4% / 17.5%
Auburn Vale — 25-34: 2.4% Copeton — 25-34: 17.5%
35-44 11.0% / 19.3%
Auburn Vale — 35-44: 11.0% Copeton — 35-44: 19.3%
45-54 15.0% / 5.3%
Auburn Vale — 45-54: 15.0% Copeton — 45-54: 5.3%
55-64 17.3% / 12.3%
Auburn Vale — 55-64: 17.3% Copeton — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 9.4% / 21.1%
Auburn Vale — 65-74: 9.4% Copeton — 65-74: 21.1%
75-84 6.3% / —
Auburn Vale — 75-84: 6.3% Copeton — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.1% / —
Auburn Vale — 85+: 3.1% Copeton — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Auburn Vale 70.8% couple families
Auburn Vale — Couple Families: 70.8% Auburn Vale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Auburn Vale — Lone Person: 29.2%
Copeton 57.1% couple families
Copeton — Couple Families: 57.1% Copeton — One Parent Families: 42.9% Copeton — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Auburn Vale 13.6% renting
Auburn Vale — Owned Outright: 40.9% Auburn Vale — Mortgage: 45.5% Auburn Vale — Renting: 13.6%
Copeton 0.0% renting
Copeton — Owned Outright: 50.0% Copeton — Mortgage: 50.0% Copeton — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Auburn Vale 100.0% houses
Auburn Vale — Houses: 100.0%
Copeton 100.0% houses
Copeton — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Auburn Vale Copeton
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 7.0%
Auburn Vale — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Copeton — Certificate III & IV: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 10.5%
Auburn Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Copeton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / —
Auburn Vale — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Copeton — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / —
Auburn Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Copeton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Property market

Auburn Vale Copeton
Median house price $680,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Copeton has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%); Auburn Vale has more rural and farming land (98% vs 86%).

Auburn Vale Copeton
Rural and farming 98% 86%
Environmental 0% 14%
Residential 2% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Auburn Vale Copeton
New dwellings approved 31
across Inverell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Auburn Vale Copeton
House price Higher than 25% of NSW —
Income Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Auburn Vale is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Auburn Vale Copeton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Auburn Vale Copeton
Bushfire High
73/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
11/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Auburn Vale Copeton
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Auburn Vale Copeton
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Auburn Vale sits further from the CBD (581.2 km vs 575.5 km).

Auburn Vale Copeton
Walkability score 12/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 581.2 km 575.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 448 min 443 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2360
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2360
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Auburn Vale Copeton
Car (driver) 71.9% / 63.2%
Auburn Vale — Car (driver): 71.9% Copeton — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 28.1% / 15.8%
Auburn Vale — Worked from Home: 28.1% Copeton — Worked from Home: 15.8%
Walked Only — / 21.1%
Auburn Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest Copeton — Walked Only: 21.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Auburn Vale Copeton
Elevation 638 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 699 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Auburn Vale Copeton
Connectivity score 30/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
13 premises

Climate

Auburn Vale Copeton
Annual rainfall 803 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Auburn Vale Copeton
Average residential rate $1,170/yr
same for both
Council Inverell
same for both

Federal electorate

Auburn Vale Copeton
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Auburn Vale Copeton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Auburn Vale

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

Copeton

Multicultural Rural

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