Botobolar vs Cooyal
Botobolar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Cooyal. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Botobolar, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Botobolar tends to suit families with children and couples, while Cooyal suits older residents.
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
Botobolar
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 49/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cooyal
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Botobolar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $385/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Cooyal
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (246 min vs 254 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Botobolar carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 49/100)
- Cooyal has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 8%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Botobolar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (50.6% vs 20.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Botobolar and Cooyal drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Cooyal rents higher ($385/wk vs $0/wk); Cooyal skews older (45 vs 37).
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 131 | 137 +5% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +50.6% | +20.2% |
| Median age | 37 | 45 |
| Median household income | $116,948/yr | $125,632/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $385/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
Property market
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $850,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 91% |
| Environmental | 7% | 5% |
| Residential | 0% | 4% |
| 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
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 80% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
Liveability
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Cooyal carries more crime risk (49 vs 0); Cooyal carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0).
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| 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
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 8 | 4 |
Mobility
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 300.2 km | 298.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 254 min | 246 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2850 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).
Setting
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 643 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 540 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 65 premises |
Climate
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 665 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Botobolar | Cooyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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