Cooks Gap vs Linburn

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Linburn, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Linburn tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and 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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 52/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 54%)

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

Linburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Linburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (243 min vs 251 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (295.7 km vs 305 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cooks Gap carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 52/100)
  • Linburn has more residents already 65 and over (24% 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 -7.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cooks Gap and Linburn 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 Linburn
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 Linburn
Walkability 8 / 5
Cooks Gap — Walkability: 8/100 Linburn — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 63 / 48
Cooks Gap — Safety: 63/100 Linburn — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 58 / 78
Cooks Gap — Low fire risk: 58/100 Linburn — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Cooks Gap has more residents (549 vs 59); Linburn has higher household incomes ($101,816 vs $85,124).

Cooks Gap Linburn
Population 549
+89% vs other
 59
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7% -7.8%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $85,124/yr $101,816/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+10% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooks Gap Linburn
0-4 4.7% / 6.8%
Cooks Gap — 0-4: 4.7% Linburn — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 12.2% / 16.9%
Cooks Gap — 5-14: 12.2% Linburn — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 5.8% / —
Cooks Gap — 15-19: 5.8% Linburn — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.7% / 5.1%
Cooks Gap — 20-24: 4.7% Linburn — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 12.4% / —
Cooks Gap — 25-34: 12.4% Linburn — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.5% / 5.1%
Cooks Gap — 35-44: 11.5% Linburn — 35-44: 5.1%
45-54 16.2% / 18.6%
Cooks Gap — 45-54: 16.2% Linburn — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 18.9% / 16.9%
Cooks Gap — 55-64: 18.9% Linburn — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 9.1% / 18.6%
Cooks Gap — 65-74: 9.1% Linburn — 65-74: 18.6%
75-84 2.4% / —
Cooks Gap — 75-84: 2.4% Linburn — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.9% / 5.1%
Cooks Gap — 85+: 0.9% Linburn — 85+: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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%
Linburn 53.8% couple families
Linburn — Couple Families: 53.8% Linburn — Lone Person: 46.2% Linburn — One Parent Families: 0.0% Linburn — 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%
Linburn 0.0% renting
Linburn — Owned Outright: 30.8% Linburn — Mortgage: 69.2% Linburn — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Linburn 100.0% houses
Linburn — Houses: 100.0% Linburn — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Cooks Gap Linburn
Certificate III & IV 25.5% / 8.5%
Cooks Gap — Certificate III & IV: 25.5% Linburn — Certificate III & IV: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 6.8%
Cooks Gap — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Linburn — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / —
Cooks Gap — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Linburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Property market

Cooks Gap Linburn
Median house price $722,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Linburn has more rural and farming land (100% vs 24%).

Cooks Gap Linburn
Rural and farming 24% 100%
Residential 67% 0%
Environmental 8% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Cooks Gap Linburn
House price Higher than 32% of NSW —
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Cooks Gap Linburn
Grade D —
Score 28/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Cooks Gap carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 22); Linburn carries more crime risk (52 vs 37).

Cooks Gap Linburn
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Moderate
52/100
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 Linburn
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 Linburn
Waterways 13 3

Mobility

Cooks Gap sits further from the CBD (305 km vs 295.7 km).

Cooks Gap Linburn
Walkability score 8/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 305 km
+3% vs other
 295.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 251 min 243 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2850
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.

Cooks Gap Linburn
Car (driver) 83.4% / 100.0%
Cooks Gap — Car (driver): 83.4% Linburn — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 9.3% / —
Cooks Gap — Worked from Home: 9.3% Linburn — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.9% / —
Cooks Gap — Car (passenger): 4.9% Linburn — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.4% / —
Cooks Gap — Walked Only: 2.4% Linburn — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Cooks Gap Linburn
Elevation 587 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cooks Gap

Rural

Linburn

Family Rural

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