Berridale vs Cootralantra

Cootralantra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Berridale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cootralantra, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cootralantra: a median of $1.23 million, against $684,000 in Berridale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Berridale tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Cootralantra suits share households, 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

Cootralantra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 37/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Berridale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($683,500 vs $1,230,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Berridale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $330/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Berridale is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Cootralantra sits closer to the CBD (426.6 km vs 431.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Berridale is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Cootralantra carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 37/100)

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

Investors

Cootralantra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.2% vs 8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Berridale Cootralantra
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.

Berridale Cootralantra
Walkability 13 / 0
Berridale — Walkability: 13/100 Cootralantra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 100
Berridale — Safety: 63/100 Cootralantra — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 57 / 87
Berridale — Low fire risk: 57/100 Cootralantra — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Berridale has more residents (1,300 vs 107); Cootralantra has higher household incomes ($93,600 vs $75,660).

Berridale Cootralantra
Population 1,300
+92% vs other
 107
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% +20.2%
Median age 45 42
Median household income $75,660/yr $93,600/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $330/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Berridale Cootralantra
0-4 5.4% / 3.7%
Berridale — 0-4: 5.4% Cootralantra — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 11.8% / 17.8%
Berridale — 5-14: 11.8% Cootralantra — 5-14: 17.8%
15-19 5.5% / 5.6%
Berridale — 15-19: 5.5% Cootralantra — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.6% / 6.5%
Berridale — 20-24: 4.6% Cootralantra — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 10.4% / 13.1%
Berridale — 25-34: 10.4% Cootralantra — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 11.2% / 14.0%
Berridale — 35-44: 11.2% Cootralantra — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 13.5% / 16.8%
Berridale — 45-54: 13.5% Cootralantra — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 16.5% / 14.0%
Berridale — 55-64: 16.5% Cootralantra — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 12.5% / 7.5%
Berridale — 65-74: 12.5% Cootralantra — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 5.9% / 5.6%
Berridale — 75-84: 5.9% Cootralantra — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 2.8% / 6.5%
Berridale — 85+: 2.8% Cootralantra — 85+: 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Berridale 36.1% couple families
Berridale — Couple Families: 36.1% Berridale — Lone Person: 44.3% Berridale — One Parent Families: 14.9% Berridale — Group Household: 3.5% Berridale — Other Families: 1.1%
Cootralantra 58.1% couple families
Cootralantra — Couple Families: 58.1% Cootralantra — Lone Person: 16.1% Cootralantra — One Parent Families: 9.7% Cootralantra — Group Household: 16.1% Cootralantra — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Berridale 25.0% renting
Berridale — Owned Outright: 41.2% Berridale — Mortgage: 33.8% Berridale — Renting: 25.0%
Cootralantra 22.6% renting
Cootralantra — Owned Outright: 41.9% Cootralantra — Mortgage: 35.5% Cootralantra — Renting: 22.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Berridale 88.8% houses
Berridale — Houses: 88.8% Berridale — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Berridale — Townhouses: 7.4%
Cootralantra 95.3% houses
Cootralantra — Houses: 95.3% Cootralantra — Flats / Apartments: 4.7% Cootralantra — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Berridale Cootralantra
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 21.5%
Berridale — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Cootralantra — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 14.0%
Berridale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Cootralantra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 7.5%
Berridale — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Cootralantra — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.8%
Berridale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Cootralantra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Berridale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Cootralantra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Property market

Berridale Cootralantra
Median house price $683,500 $1,230,000
Median unit price $405,000 —
Median land price $280,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 18 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Cootralantra has more rural and farming land (94% vs 58%).

Berridale Cootralantra
Rural and farming 58% 94%
Residential 41% 6%
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

Berridale Cootralantra
New dwellings approved 72
across Snowy Monaro
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Berridale Cootralantra
Houses 4.2%
$625/wk on $775K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Berridale Cootralantra
House price Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 42% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of NSW —

Liveability

Berridale is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Berridale Cootralantra
Grade C —
Score 37/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Berridale carries more crime risk (37 vs 0); Berridale carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 13).

Berridale Cootralantra
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Low
37/100
 None
0/100
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

Berridale Cootralantra
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Berridale

  • Berridale Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Cootralantra

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Berridale Cootralantra
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 26 18

Mobility

Berridale sits further from the CBD (431.8 km vs 426.6 km).

Berridale Cootralantra
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 431.8 km
+1% vs other
 426.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 286 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2628
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 2628
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.

Berridale Cootralantra
Car (driver) 75.8% / 73.9%
Berridale — Car (driver): 75.8% Cootralantra — Car (driver): 73.9%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 15.2%
Berridale — Worked from Home: 16.5% Cootralantra — Worked from Home: 15.2%
Walked Only 4.4% / 10.9%
Berridale — Walked Only: 4.4% Cootralantra — Walked Only: 10.9%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / —
Berridale — Car (passenger): 3.3% Cootralantra — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Berridale Cootralantra
Elevation 984 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 961 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Berridale Cootralantra
Connectivity score 57/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
782 premises
 0%
41 premises

Climate

Berridale Cootralantra
Annual rainfall 554 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) -1.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Berridale Cootralantra
Average residential rate $1,253/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Monaro
same for both

Federal electorate

Berridale Cootralantra
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Berridale Cootralantra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Berridale

Affordable Rural

Cootralantra

Rural

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