Cobbadah vs Upper Horton
Cobbadah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Upper Horton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cobbadah, most households are couple families. In Upper Horton, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cobbadah tends to suit 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cobbadah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 15%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cobbadah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $100/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Cobbadah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (380 min vs 396 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (518.2 km vs 537.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cobbadah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.6% vs -17.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cobbadah and Upper Horton 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
Upper Horton has more residents (138 vs 95); Upper Horton rents higher ($100/wk vs $75/wk).
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 95 | 138 +45% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.6% | -17.9% |
| Median age | 43 | 48 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $63,492/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $75/wk | $100/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
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 (13.7%).
Zoning mix
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 92% |
| Environmental | 0% | 8% |
| 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
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Gwydir same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
Liveability
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Upper Horton carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 37).
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 37/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 62/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| 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
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 13 | 5 |
Mobility
Upper Horton sits further from the CBD (537.2 km vs 518.2 km).
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 518.2 km | 537.2 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 380 min | 396 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2347 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 2347 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 (59.5%).
Setting
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 568 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 420 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Climate
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 679 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $825/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gwydir same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cobbadah | Upper Horton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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