Collendina vs Corowa

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Corowa, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Collendina: a median of $1.45 million, against $484,000 in Corowa, though rent is higher in Corowa. On these figures, Corowa tends to suit people living alone and 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

  • Collendina carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 63/100)
  • Corowa has more parks and reserves (15 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Corowa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($483,778 vs $1,450,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Collendina

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $230/wk)
  • But Corowa has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Corowa

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (380 min vs 397 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (611.8 km vs 628.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Corowa

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 24%)
  • But Collendina carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 63/100)

Weighs 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

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

Collendina Corowa
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.

Collendina Corowa
Walkability 0 / 9
Collendina — Walkability: 0/100 Corowa — Walkability: 9/100
Safety 62 / 37
Collendina — Safety: 62/100 Corowa — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 81 / 78
Collendina — Low fire risk: 81/100 Corowa — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Corowa has more residents (5,595 vs 109); Corowa rents higher ($230/wk vs $115/wk).

Collendina Corowa
Population 109 5,595
+5033% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% +2.1%
Median age 50 52
Median household income $84,500/yr
+30% vs other
 $58,760/yr
Median weekly rent $115/wk $230/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collendina Corowa
0-4 2.8% / 4.3%
Collendina — 0-4: 2.8% Corowa — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 15.6% / 10.3%
Collendina — 5-14: 15.6% Corowa — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 9.2% / 5.4%
Collendina — 15-19: 9.2% Corowa — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 2.8% / 4.3%
Collendina — 20-24: 2.8% Corowa — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 2.8% / 8.7%
Collendina — 25-34: 2.8% Corowa — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 15.6% / 8.0%
Collendina — 35-44: 15.6% Corowa — 35-44: 8.0%
45-54 11.9% / 12.1%
Collendina — 45-54: 11.9% Corowa — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 17.4% / 15.5%
Collendina — 55-64: 17.4% Corowa — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 14.7% / 16.2%
Collendina — 65-74: 14.7% Corowa — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 9.2% / 10.8%
Collendina — 75-84: 9.2% Corowa — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ — / 4.5%
Collendina — 85+: not among its largest Corowa — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collendina 42.3% lone person
Collendina — Lone Person: 42.3% Collendina — Couple Families: 42.3% Collendina — One Parent Families: 15.4% Collendina — Group Household: 0.0% Collendina — Other Families: 0.0%
Corowa 52.9% lone person
Corowa — Lone Person: 52.9% Corowa — Couple Families: 27.7% Corowa — One Parent Families: 15.2% Corowa — Group Household: 3.1% Corowa — Other Families: 1.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collendina 11.8% renting
Collendina — Owned Outright: 38.2% Collendina — Mortgage: 50.0% Collendina — Renting: 11.8%
Corowa 24.6% renting
Corowa — Owned Outright: 47.6% Corowa — Mortgage: 27.8% Corowa — Renting: 24.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collendina 100.0% houses
Collendina — Houses: 100.0% Collendina — Townhouses: 0.0% Collendina — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Corowa 83.4% houses
Corowa — Houses: 83.4% Corowa — Townhouses: 14.9% Corowa — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Collendina Corowa
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 19.5%
Collendina — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Corowa — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 6.3%
Collendina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Corowa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 5.9%
Collendina — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Corowa — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Collendina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Corowa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Collendina — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Corowa — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Property market

Collendina Corowa
Median house price $1,450,000 $483,778
Median unit price — $368,000
Median land price — $387,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 65 sales

Zoning mix

Collendina has more rural and farming land (84% vs 48%); Corowa has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 15%).

Collendina Corowa
Rural and farming 84% 48%
Environmental 15% 27%
Residential 0% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 4%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Industrial 0% 2%
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

Collendina Corowa
New dwellings approved 47
across Federation
same for both
Approvals change year on year +38%
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.

Collendina Corowa
Houses — 4.5%
$488/wk on $565K
Units — 5.1%
$350/wk on $360K

Ranking within NSW

Collendina Corowa
House price Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 15% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 69% of NSW

Liveability

Corowa is more walkable (9 vs 0).

Collendina Corowa
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Corowa carries more crime risk (63 vs 38).

Collendina Corowa
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Moderate
63/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Collendina Corowa
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 4

Schools in Collendina

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

Schools in Corowa

  • Corowa High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Corowa Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Corowa South Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Collendina Corowa
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 1 15
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 27 3

Mobility

Collendina sits further from the CBD (628.8 km vs 611.8 km).

Collendina Corowa
Walkability score 0/100 9/100
Distance to Sydney 628.8 km
+3% vs other
 611.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 397 min 380 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2646
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 2646
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.

Collendina Corowa
Car (driver) 73.1% / 82.2%
Collendina — Car (driver): 73.1% Corowa — Car (driver): 82.2%
Worked from Home 26.9% / 6.9%
Collendina — Worked from Home: 26.9% Corowa — Worked from Home: 6.9%
Car (passenger) — / 5.6%
Collendina — Car (passenger): not among its largest Corowa — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only — / 4.7%
Collendina — Walked Only: not among its largest Corowa — Walked Only: 4.7%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Collendina — Bicycle: not among its largest Corowa — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.2%).

Setting

Collendina Corowa
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Collendina Corowa
Connectivity score 29/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 43%
3,421 premises

Climate

Collendina Corowa
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Collendina Corowa
Average residential rate $951/yr
same for both
Council Federation
same for both

Federal electorate

Collendina Corowa
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Collendina Corowa
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Collendina

Rural

Corowa

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