Cooks Gap vs Yarrawonga

Cooks Gap is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Yarrawonga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yarrawonga, about half of households are couple families.

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 63/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cooks Gap

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarrawonga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (302.4 km vs 305 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cooks Gap

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 63/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Cooks Gap and Yarrawonga 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 Yarrawonga
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 Yarrawonga
Walkability 8 / 8
Cooks Gap — Walkability: 8/100 Yarrawonga — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 63 / 37
Cooks Gap — Safety: 63/100 Yarrawonga — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 58 / 84
Cooks Gap — Low fire risk: 58/100 Yarrawonga — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Cooks Gap has higher household incomes ($85,124 vs $62,660); Yarrawonga skews older (46 vs 43).

Cooks Gap Yarrawonga
Population 549
+19% vs other
 445
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7% +5.7%
Median age 43 46
Median household income $85,124/yr
+26% vs other
 $62,660/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $320/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooks Gap Yarrawonga
0-4 4.7% / 3.4%
Cooks Gap — 0-4: 4.7% Yarrawonga — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 12.2% / 13.0%
Cooks Gap — 5-14: 12.2% Yarrawonga — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 5.8% / 5.2%
Cooks Gap — 15-19: 5.8% Yarrawonga — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 4.7% / 2.5%
Cooks Gap — 20-24: 4.7% Yarrawonga — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 12.4% / 12.6%
Cooks Gap — 25-34: 12.4% Yarrawonga — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 11.5% / 11.5%
Cooks Gap — 35-44: 11.5% Yarrawonga — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 16.2% / 15.5%
Cooks Gap — 45-54: 16.2% Yarrawonga — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 18.9% / 19.1%
Cooks Gap — 55-64: 18.9% Yarrawonga — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 9.1% / 10.3%
Cooks Gap — 65-74: 9.1% Yarrawonga — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 2.4% / 6.1%
Cooks Gap — 75-84: 2.4% Yarrawonga — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 0.9% / 0.9%
Cooks Gap — 85+: 0.9% Yarrawonga — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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% Cooks Gap — Other Families: 0.0%
Yarrawonga 47.4% couple families
Yarrawonga — Couple Families: 47.4% Yarrawonga — Lone Person: 33.0% Yarrawonga — One Parent Families: 10.3% Yarrawonga — Group Household: 4.1% Yarrawonga — Other Families: 5.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Yarrawonga 8.1% renting
Yarrawonga — Owned Outright: 55.9% Yarrawonga — Mortgage: 36.0% Yarrawonga — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cooks Gap Yarrawonga
Certificate III & IV 25.5% / 19.6%
Cooks Gap — Certificate III & IV: 25.5% Yarrawonga — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 4.9%
Cooks Gap — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Yarrawonga — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 3.8%
Cooks Gap — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Yarrawonga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%

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

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 Yarrawonga
England 3.8% / 3.6%
Cooks Gap — England: 3.8% Yarrawonga — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 1.5% / 0.7%
Cooks Gap — New Zealand: 1.5% Yarrawonga — New Zealand: 0.7%
Scotland 0.9% / 1.1%
Cooks Gap — Scotland: 0.9% Yarrawonga — Scotland: 1.1%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.7%
Cooks Gap — Netherlands: 0.7% Yarrawonga — Netherlands: 0.7%
Canada 0.5% / —
Cooks Gap — Canada: 0.5% Yarrawonga — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

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%
Yarrawonga 97.3% houses
Yarrawonga — Houses: 97.3% Yarrawonga — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cooks Gap Yarrawonga
Median house price $722,500 $675,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $300,000

Zoning mix

Yarrawonga has more rural and farming land (45% vs 24%).

Cooks Gap Yarrawonga
Residential 67% 44%
Rural and farming 24% 45%
Environmental 8% 11%
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 Yarrawonga
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cooks Gap Yarrawonga
House price Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Cooks Gap carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 16); Yarrawonga carries more crime risk (63 vs 37).

Cooks Gap Yarrawonga
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
37/100
 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
same for both

Schools

Cooks Gap Yarrawonga
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 Yarrawonga
Waterways 13 4

Mobility

Cooks Gap sits further from the CBD (305 km vs 302.4 km).

Cooks Gap Yarrawonga
Walkability score 8/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 305 km 302.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 251 min 252 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 20/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Yarrawonga
Car (driver) 83.4% / 80.3%
Cooks Gap — Car (driver): 83.4% Yarrawonga — Car (driver): 80.3%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 11.7%
Cooks Gap — Worked from Home: 9.3% Yarrawonga — Worked from Home: 11.7%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 5.1%
Cooks Gap — Car (passenger): 4.9% Yarrawonga — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only 2.4% / 2.9%
Cooks Gap — Walked Only: 2.4% Yarrawonga — Walked Only: 2.9%

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

Setting

Cooks Gap Yarrawonga
Elevation 587 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 500 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cooks Gap

Rural

Yarrawonga

Affordable Rural

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