Cooks Gap vs Cope

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cope, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cope: a median of $1.1 million, against $722,000 in Cooks Gap, though rent is higher in Cooks Gap. On these figures, Cooks Gap tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Cope suits older residents.

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

Cooks Gap

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cooks Gap

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper houses ($722,500 vs $1,100,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cope

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Cooks Gap

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (251 min vs 262 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (305 km vs 317.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cooks Gap

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 76/100)
  • But Cope has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Cooks Gap

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.7% vs -11.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cooks Gap Cope
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.

Cooks Gap Cope
Walkability 8 / 0
Cooks Gap — Walkability: 8/100 Cope — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 24
Cooks Gap — Safety: 63/100 Cope — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 58 / 52
Cooks Gap — Low fire risk: 58/100 Cope — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Cooks Gap has more residents (549 vs 113); Cooks Gap rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).

Cooks Gap Cope
Population 549
+79% vs other
 113
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7% -11.7%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $85,124/yr
+31% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+33% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooks Gap Cope
0-4 4.7% / —
Cooks Gap — 0-4: 4.7% Cope — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.2% / 20.4%
Cooks Gap — 5-14: 12.2% Cope — 5-14: 20.4%
15-19 5.8% / 2.7%
Cooks Gap — 15-19: 5.8% Cope — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 4.7% / 7.1%
Cooks Gap — 20-24: 4.7% Cope — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 12.4% / —
Cooks Gap — 25-34: 12.4% Cope — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.5% / 22.1%
Cooks Gap — 35-44: 11.5% Cope — 35-44: 22.1%
45-54 16.2% / 8.8%
Cooks Gap — 45-54: 16.2% Cope — 45-54: 8.8%
55-64 18.9% / 11.5%
Cooks Gap — 55-64: 18.9% Cope — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 9.1% / 16.8%
Cooks Gap — 65-74: 9.1% Cope — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 2.4% / 4.4%
Cooks Gap — 75-84: 2.4% Cope — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.9% / —
Cooks Gap — 85+: 0.9% Cope — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cooks Gap 44.3% couple families
Cooks Gap — Couple Families: 44.3% Cooks Gap — Lone Person: 31.3% Cooks Gap — One Parent Families: 17.6% Cooks Gap — Group Household: 6.9%
Cope 47.8% couple families
Cope — Couple Families: 47.8% Cope — Lone Person: 39.1% Cope — One Parent Families: 13.0% Cope — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cooks Gap 13.7% renting
Cooks Gap — Owned Outright: 36.1% Cooks Gap — Mortgage: 50.3% Cooks Gap — Renting: 13.7%
Cope 0.0% renting
Cope — Owned Outright: 53.8% Cope — Mortgage: 46.2% Cope — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cooks Gap Cope
Certificate III & IV 25.5% / 28.3%
Cooks Gap — Certificate III & IV: 25.5% Cope — Certificate III & IV: 28.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 4.4%
Cooks Gap — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Cope — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 2.7%
Cooks Gap — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Cope — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

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.

Cooks Gap Cope
England 3.8% / 8.0%
Cooks Gap — England: 3.8% Cope — England: 8.0%
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Cooks Gap — New Zealand: 1.5% Cope — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.9% / —
Cooks Gap — Scotland: 0.9% Cope — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Cooks Gap — Netherlands: 0.7% Cope — Netherlands: not among its largest
Canada 0.5% / —
Cooks Gap — Canada: 0.5% Cope — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cooks Gap 97.4% houses
Cooks Gap — Houses: 97.4% Cooks Gap — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Cope 100.0% houses
Cope — Houses: 100.0% Cope — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cooks Gap Cope
Median house price $722,500 $1,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Cope has more rural and farming land (84% vs 24%).

Cooks Gap Cope
Rural and farming 24% 84%
Residential 67% 10%
Environmental 8% 6%
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

Cooks Gap Cope
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cooks Gap Cope
House price Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Cooks Gap is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Cooks Gap Cope
Grade D —
Score 28/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cope carries more crime risk (76 vs 37).

Cooks Gap Cope
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Low
37/100
 High
76/100
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

Cooks Gap Cope
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

Cooks Gap Cope
Waterways 13 11

Mobility

Cope sits further from the CBD (317.9 km vs 305 km).

Cooks Gap Cope
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 305 km 317.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 251 min 262 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2850
 0.1%
postcode 2852
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2850
 50
postcode 2852

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.

Cooks Gap Cope
Car (driver) 83.4% / 72.2%
Cooks Gap — Car (driver): 83.4% Cope — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 11.1%
Cooks Gap — Worked from Home: 9.3% Cope — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 8.3%
Cooks Gap — Car (passenger): 4.9% Cope — Car (passenger): 8.3%
Walked Only 2.4% / 8.3%
Cooks Gap — Walked Only: 2.4% Cope — Walked Only: 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.4%).

Setting

Cooks Gap Cope
Elevation 587 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 494 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cooks Gap Cope
Connectivity score 30/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
263 premises
 0%
53 premises

Climate

Cooks Gap Cope
Annual rainfall 669 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Cooks Gap Cope
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Cooks Gap Cope
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cooks Gap Cope
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cooks Gap

Rural

Cope

Rural

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