Canowindra vs Cudal

Cudal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Canowindra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Canowindra, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Cudal: a median of $522,000, against $420,000 in Canowindra, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Canowindra tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Canowindra has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • Cudal carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 75/100)

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

First-home buyers

Canowindra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($420,000 vs $522,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Canowindra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $256/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

  • Canowindra is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • Cudal sits closer to the CBD (305.5 km vs 316.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Canowindra

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Cudal carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 75/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Canowindra Cudal
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.

Canowindra Cudal
Walkability 8 / 0
Canowindra — Walkability: 8/100 Cudal — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 59
Canowindra — Safety: 25/100 Cudal — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 74 / 82
Canowindra — Low fire risk: 74/100 Cudal — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Canowindra has more residents (2,437 vs 586); Cudal has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $57,148).

Canowindra Cudal
Population 2,437
+76% vs other
 586
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.9% +6.0%
Median age 48 44
Median household income $57,148/yr $68,224/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $256/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Canowindra Cudal
0-4 4.9% / 5.6%
Canowindra — 0-4: 4.9% Cudal — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 12.4% / 14.7%
Canowindra — 5-14: 12.4% Cudal — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 6.0% / 5.3%
Canowindra — 15-19: 6.0% Cudal — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.2% / 4.3%
Canowindra — 20-24: 4.2% Cudal — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.5% / 8.2%
Canowindra — 25-34: 8.5% Cudal — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 9.4% / 12.1%
Canowindra — 35-44: 9.4% Cudal — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 12.3% / 11.1%
Canowindra — 45-54: 12.3% Cudal — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 15.0% / 13.8%
Canowindra — 55-64: 15.0% Cudal — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 14.7% / 15.5%
Canowindra — 65-74: 14.7% Cudal — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 9.3% / 7.7%
Canowindra — 75-84: 9.3% Cudal — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 3.0% / 1.9%
Canowindra — 85+: 3.0% Cudal — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Canowindra 45.0% lone person
Canowindra — Lone Person: 45.0% Canowindra — Couple Families: 34.2% Canowindra — One Parent Families: 15.3% Canowindra — Group Household: 4.6% Canowindra — Other Families: 0.9%
Cudal 39.4% lone person
Cudal — Lone Person: 39.4% Cudal — Couple Families: 42.3% Cudal — One Parent Families: 9.9% Cudal — Group Household: 4.9% Cudal — Other Families: 3.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Canowindra 23.0% renting
Canowindra — Owned Outright: 48.8% Canowindra — Mortgage: 28.2% Canowindra — Renting: 23.0%
Cudal 14.9% renting
Cudal — Owned Outright: 49.3% Cudal — Mortgage: 35.7% Cudal — Renting: 14.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Canowindra Cudal
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.9%
Canowindra — New Zealand: 0.6% Cudal — New Zealand: 1.9%
England 1.4% / 0.9%
Canowindra — England: 1.4% Cudal — England: 0.9%
India 0.7% / —
Canowindra — India: 0.7% Cudal — India: not among its largest
China 0.3% / —
Canowindra — China: 0.3% Cudal — China: not among its largest
Germany 0.3% / —
Canowindra — Germany: 0.3% Cudal — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

Qualifications

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

Canowindra Cudal
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 18.4%
Canowindra — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Cudal — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 7.2%
Canowindra — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Cudal — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 7.3%
Canowindra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Cudal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.4%
Canowindra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Cudal — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.7%
Canowindra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Cudal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Canowindra 94.5% houses
Canowindra — Houses: 94.5% Canowindra — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Canowindra — Townhouses: 3.0%
Cudal 96.9% houses
Cudal — Houses: 96.9% Cudal — Flats / Apartments: 3.1% Cudal — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Canowindra Cudal
Median house price $420,000 $522,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $197,000 $215,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 91 days
from 17 sales
 24 days
from 3 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Canowindra Cudal
3 bed $405K / $460K
Canowindra — 3 bed: $405K (30 sales) Cudal — 3 bed: $460K (5 sales)

30 vs 5 sales

4 bed $505K / $685K
Canowindra — 4 bed: $505K (9 sales) Cudal — 4 bed: $685K (5 sales)

9 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Canowindra Cudal
Rural and farming 89% 97%
Environmental 9% 0%
Residential 1%
same for both
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

Canowindra Cudal
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Canowindra Cudal
House price Higher than 12% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools Higher than 63% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Canowindra is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Canowindra Cudal
Grade C
same for both
Score 38/100 39/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Canowindra carries more crime risk (75 vs 41).

Canowindra Cudal
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
18/100
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
41/100
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

Canowindra Cudal
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 1

Schools in Canowindra

  • St Edward's Catholic Primary School Canowindra Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Canowindra High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Canowindra Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Cudal

  • Cudal Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Canowindra Cudal
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3
same for both
Parks & reserves 5 4
Childcare 2
same for both
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 51 4

Mobility

Canowindra sits further from the CBD (316.1 km vs 305.5 km).

Canowindra Cudal
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 316.1 km
+3% vs other
 305.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 263 min 264 min
Public transport score 58/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 29.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2804
 0.5%
postcode 2864
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2804
 67
postcode 2864

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.

Canowindra Cudal
Car (driver) 70.3% / 74.6%
Canowindra — Car (driver): 70.3% Cudal — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 19.0% / 16.9%
Canowindra — Worked from Home: 19.0% Cudal — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 5.9%
Canowindra — Car (passenger): 4.4% Cudal — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only 6.3% / 2.5%
Canowindra — Walked Only: 6.3% Cudal — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Canowindra Cudal
Elevation 336 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 410 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Canowindra Cudal
Connectivity score 48/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
1,272 premises
 0%
275 premises

Climate

Canowindra Cudal
Annual rainfall 894 mm 692 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.3°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.2°C —

Council rates

Canowindra Cudal
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Canowindra Cudal
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Canowindra Cudal
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Canowindra

Affordable Retirees Rural

Cudal

Affordable Retirees Rural

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