Cooperabung vs Gum Scrub

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cooperabung, most households are couple families. In Gum Scrub, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cooperabung tends to suit older residents, while Gum Scrub suits people living alone.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Cooperabung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Cooperabung

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (273 min vs 294 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (403.7 km vs 411.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cooperabung

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)

Weighs 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

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

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
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.

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Walkability 10 / 0
Cooperabung — Walkability: 10/100 Gum Scrub — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 27
Cooperabung — Safety: 29/100 Gum Scrub — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 36 / 40
Cooperabung — Low fire risk: 36/100 Gum Scrub — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Cooperabung has more residents (293 vs 121); Cooperabung has higher household incomes ($94,900 vs $82,316).

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Population 293
+59% vs other
 121
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.0% -0.8%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $94,900/yr
+13% vs other
 $82,316/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
0-4 3.8% / 5.8%
Cooperabung — 0-4: 3.8% Gum Scrub — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 11.9% / 9.1%
Cooperabung — 5-14: 11.9% Gum Scrub — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 9.6% / 2.5%
Cooperabung — 15-19: 9.6% Gum Scrub — 15-19: 2.5%
20-24 2.4% / 5.0%
Cooperabung — 20-24: 2.4% Gum Scrub — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 10.2% / 14.0%
Cooperabung — 25-34: 10.2% Gum Scrub — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 10.2% / 9.9%
Cooperabung — 35-44: 10.2% Gum Scrub — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 14.0% / 12.4%
Cooperabung — 45-54: 14.0% Gum Scrub — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 14.3% / 21.5%
Cooperabung — 55-64: 14.3% Gum Scrub — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 15.4% / 13.2%
Cooperabung — 65-74: 15.4% Gum Scrub — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 4.8% / —
Cooperabung — 75-84: 4.8% Gum Scrub — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.4% / —
Cooperabung — 85+: 1.4% Gum Scrub — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

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.

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
England 5.5% / 4.1%
Cooperabung — England: 5.5% Gum Scrub — England: 4.1%
Italy 1.7% / —
Cooperabung — Italy: 1.7% Gum Scrub — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cooperabung 57.9% couple families
Cooperabung — Couple Families: 57.9% Cooperabung — Lone Person: 18.4% Cooperabung — One Parent Families: 14.5% Cooperabung — Group Household: 5.3% Cooperabung — Other Families: 3.9%
Gum Scrub 50.0% couple families
Gum Scrub — Couple Families: 50.0% Gum Scrub — Lone Person: 30.8% Gum Scrub — One Parent Families: 19.2% Gum Scrub — Group Household: 0.0% Gum Scrub — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cooperabung 101.1% houses
Cooperabung — Houses: 101.1%
Gum Scrub 100.0% houses
Gum Scrub — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 26.4%
Cooperabung — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Gum Scrub — Certificate III & IV: 26.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 11.6%
Cooperabung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Gum Scrub — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 9.1%
Cooperabung — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Gum Scrub — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / —
Cooperabung — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Gum Scrub — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / —
Cooperabung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Gum Scrub — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cooperabung 16.3% renting
Cooperabung — Owned Outright: 38.4% Cooperabung — Mortgage: 45.3% Cooperabung — Renting: 16.3%
Gum Scrub 0.0% renting
Gum Scrub — Owned Outright: 50.0% Gum Scrub — Mortgage: 50.0% Gum Scrub — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Median house price $1,085,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Rural and farming 89% 84%
Environmental 6% 16%
Residential 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
House price Higher than 55% of NSW —
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 55% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Cooperabung is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime High
71/100
 High
73/100
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

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
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

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 14 2

Mobility

Gum Scrub sits further from the CBD (411.5 km vs 403.7 km).

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 403.7 km 411.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 273 min 294 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2441
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2441
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.

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Car (driver) 72.1% / 81.5%
Cooperabung — Car (driver): 72.1% Gum Scrub — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 23.0% / 13.0%
Cooperabung — Worked from Home: 23.0% Gum Scrub — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.6%
Cooperabung — Car (passenger): not among its largest Gum Scrub — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 4.9% / —
Cooperabung — Walked Only: 4.9% Gum Scrub — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Elevation 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.8 km 22 km

NBN connectivity

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Connectivity score 25/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 0%
52 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.92 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Average residential rate $1,325/yr
same for both
Council Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both

Federal electorate

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cooperabung Gum Scrub
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cooperabung

Rural

Gum Scrub

Rural

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