Cookamidgera vs Daroobalgie

Daroobalgie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Cookamidgera. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cookamidgera, about half of households are couple families. In Daroobalgie, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Daroobalgie tends to suit families with children.

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

Cookamidgera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 91/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cookamidgera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($148/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cookamidgera

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (357.4 km vs 373.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (300 min vs 311 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cookamidgera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 91/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
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.

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Walkability 0 / 0
Cookamidgera — Walkability: 0/100 Daroobalgie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 9
Cookamidgera — Safety: 55/100 Daroobalgie — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 62 / 81
Cookamidgera — Low fire risk: 62/100 Daroobalgie — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Cookamidgera has more residents (151 vs 88); Daroobalgie has higher household incomes ($106,548 vs $67,600).

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Population 151
+42% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.9% —
Median age 48 36
Median household income $67,600/yr $106,548/yr
+58% vs other
Median weekly rent $148/wk $200/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
0-4 6.0% / 8.0%
Cookamidgera — 0-4: 6.0% Daroobalgie — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 13.9% / 17.0%
Cookamidgera — 5-14: 13.9% Daroobalgie — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 8.6% / 11.4%
Cookamidgera — 15-19: 8.6% Daroobalgie — 15-19: 11.4%
20-24 2.0% / —
Cookamidgera — 20-24: 2.0% Daroobalgie — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.3% / 11.4%
Cookamidgera — 25-34: 7.3% Daroobalgie — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 9.9% / 11.4%
Cookamidgera — 35-44: 9.9% Daroobalgie — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 19.9% / 6.8%
Cookamidgera — 45-54: 19.9% Daroobalgie — 45-54: 6.8%
55-64 15.9% / 20.5%
Cookamidgera — 55-64: 15.9% Daroobalgie — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 10.6% / 12.5%
Cookamidgera — 65-74: 10.6% Daroobalgie — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 8.6% / 5.7%
Cookamidgera — 75-84: 8.6% Daroobalgie — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / —
Cookamidgera — 85+: not among its largest Daroobalgie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cookamidgera 46.8% couple families
Cookamidgera — Couple Families: 46.8% Cookamidgera — Lone Person: 42.6% Cookamidgera — One Parent Families: 10.6%
Daroobalgie 54.2% couple families
Daroobalgie — Couple Families: 54.2% Daroobalgie — Lone Person: 45.8% Daroobalgie — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cookamidgera 18.5% renting
Cookamidgera — Owned Outright: 38.9% Cookamidgera — Mortgage: 42.6% Cookamidgera — Renting: 18.5%
Daroobalgie 19.4% renting
Daroobalgie — Owned Outright: 38.7% Daroobalgie — Mortgage: 41.9% Daroobalgie — Renting: 19.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cookamidgera 95.1% houses
Cookamidgera — Houses: 95.1% Cookamidgera — Townhouses: 4.9%
Daroobalgie 100.0% houses
Daroobalgie — Houses: 100.0% Daroobalgie — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 21.6%
Cookamidgera — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Daroobalgie — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / 8.0%
Cookamidgera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% Daroobalgie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / —
Cookamidgera — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Daroobalgie — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.4%
Cookamidgera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Daroobalgie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / —
Cookamidgera — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Daroobalgie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Property market

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Median house price $120,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $20,000 —

Zoning mix

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Rural and farming 97%
same for both
Environmental 3% 0%
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

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
New dwellings approved 31
across Forbes
same for both
Approvals change year on year +125%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
House price Higher than 1% of NSW —
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW

Liveability

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Daroobalgie carries more crime risk (91 vs 45); Cookamidgera carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 19).

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 High
91/100
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

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
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

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Waterways 12 1

Mobility

Daroobalgie sits further from the CBD (373.3 km vs 357.4 km).

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 357.4 km 373.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 300 min 311 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2870
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2870
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.

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Car (driver) 84.3% / 63.4%
Cookamidgera — Car (driver): 84.3% Daroobalgie — Car (driver): 63.4%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 24.4%
Cookamidgera — Worked from Home: 7.8% Daroobalgie — Worked from Home: 24.4%
Walked Only — / 12.2%
Cookamidgera — Walked Only: not among its largest Daroobalgie — Walked Only: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / —
Cookamidgera — Car (passenger): 7.8% Daroobalgie — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.3%).

Setting

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Elevation 373 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 270 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Connectivity score 17/100 64/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 48%
87 premises

Council rates

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Average residential rate $957/yr
same for both
Council Forbes
same for both

Federal electorate

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cookamidgera Daroobalgie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cookamidgera

Affordable Rural

Daroobalgie

Family Rural

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