Cookamidgera vs Mandagery

Mandagery 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 Mandagery, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Mandagery: a median of $740,000, against $120,000 in Cookamidgera, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cookamidgera tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mandagery suits 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 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cookamidgera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($120,000 vs $740,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cookamidgera

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($148/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 21%)

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

  • Cookamidgera has a shorter drive in (300 min vs 314 min)
  • Mandagery sits closer to the CBD (343.2 km vs 357.4 km)

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 79/100)

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

Investors

Mandagery

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.2% vs -7.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cookamidgera and Mandagery 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 Mandagery
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 Mandagery
Walkability 0 / 0
Cookamidgera — Walkability: 0/100 Mandagery — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 21
Cookamidgera — Safety: 55/100 Mandagery — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 62 / 50
Cookamidgera — Low fire risk: 62/100 Mandagery — Low fire risk: 50/100

Demographics

Mandagery rents higher ($300/wk vs $148/wk); Cookamidgera has more residents (151 vs 82).

Cookamidgera Mandagery
Population 151
+46% vs other
 82
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.9% +26.2%
Median age 48 36
Median household income $67,600/yr $75,816/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $148/wk $300/wk
+103% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cookamidgera Mandagery
0-4 6.0% / 6.1%
Cookamidgera — 0-4: 6.0% Mandagery — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 13.9% / 23.2%
Cookamidgera — 5-14: 13.9% Mandagery — 5-14: 23.2%
15-19 8.6% / 4.9%
Cookamidgera — 15-19: 8.6% Mandagery — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 2.0% / 4.9%
Cookamidgera — 20-24: 2.0% Mandagery — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 7.3% / 13.4%
Cookamidgera — 25-34: 7.3% Mandagery — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 9.9% / 13.4%
Cookamidgera — 35-44: 9.9% Mandagery — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 19.9% / 11.0%
Cookamidgera — 45-54: 19.9% Mandagery — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 15.9% / 11.0%
Cookamidgera — 55-64: 15.9% Mandagery — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 10.6% / 11.0%
Cookamidgera — 65-74: 10.6% Mandagery — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 8.6% / 3.7%
Cookamidgera — 75-84: 8.6% Mandagery — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ — / —
Cookamidgera — 85+: not among its largest Mandagery — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cookamidgera 42.6% lone person
Cookamidgera — Lone Person: 42.6% Cookamidgera — Couple Families: 46.8% Cookamidgera — One Parent Families: 10.6%
Mandagery 45.5% lone person
Mandagery — Lone Person: 45.5% Mandagery — Couple Families: 36.4% Mandagery — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Mandagery 13.3% renting
Mandagery — Owned Outright: 60.0% Mandagery — Mortgage: 26.7% Mandagery — Renting: 13.3%
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%
Mandagery 100.0% houses
Mandagery — Houses: 100.0% Mandagery — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Cookamidgera Mandagery
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 18.3%
Cookamidgera — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Mandagery — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 7.3%
Cookamidgera — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Mandagery — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / 3.7%
Cookamidgera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% Mandagery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / —
Cookamidgera — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Mandagery — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Property market

Cookamidgera Mandagery
Median house price $120,000 $740,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $20,000 —

Zoning mix

Cookamidgera Mandagery
Rural and farming 97% 99%
Environmental 3% 0%
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 Mandagery
New dwellings approved 31
across Forbes
 29
across Cabonne
Approvals change year on year +125% -43%

Ranking within NSW

Cookamidgera Mandagery
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW

Liveability

Cookamidgera Mandagery
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mandagery carries more crime risk (79 vs 45); Mandagery carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 38).

Cookamidgera Mandagery
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 High
79/100
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 Mandagery
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 Mandagery
Waterways 12 16

Mobility

Cookamidgera sits further from the CBD (357.4 km vs 343.2 km).

Cookamidgera Mandagery
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 357.4 km
+4% vs other
 343.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 300 min 314 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 Mandagery
Car (driver) 84.3% / 54.5%
Cookamidgera — Car (driver): 84.3% Mandagery — Car (driver): 54.5%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 45.5%
Cookamidgera — Worked from Home: 7.8% Mandagery — Worked from Home: 45.5%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / —
Cookamidgera — Car (passenger): 7.8% Mandagery — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Cookamidgera Mandagery
Elevation 373 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 511 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cookamidgera Mandagery
Connectivity score 17/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
23 premises

Council rates

Cookamidgera Mandagery
Average residential rate $957/yr $750/yr
Council Forbes Cabonne

Federal electorate

Cookamidgera Mandagery
Division Parkes Calare
Member Jamie Chaffey Andrew Gee
Party The Nationals Independent

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cookamidgera

Affordable Rural

Mandagery

Family Rural

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