Cootamundra vs Muttama

Muttama is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 51 in Cootamundra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cootamundra, about half of households are people living alone. In Muttama, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cootamundra tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Muttama suits families with children and couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cootamundra has more parks and reserves (30 vs 0)
  • Muttama is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Muttama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cootamundra has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $245/wk)
  • Muttama leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Muttama

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (236 min vs 246 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (372.7 km vs 378.5 km)
  • But Cootamundra is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cootamundra

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 14%)
  • But Muttama carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Muttama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.9% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cootamundra Muttama
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.

Cootamundra Muttama
Walkability 52 / 0
Cootamundra — Walkability: 52/100 Muttama — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 58
Cootamundra — Safety: 36/100 Muttama — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 57 / 78
Cootamundra — Low fire risk: 57/100 Muttama — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Cootamundra has more residents (6,885 vs 140); Muttama has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $53,924).

Cootamundra Muttama
Population 6,885
+98% vs other
 140
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% +6.9%
Median age 51 32
Median household income $53,924/yr $95,316/yr
+77% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $245/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cootamundra Muttama
0-4 5.0% / 16.4%
Cootamundra — 0-4: 5.0% Muttama — 0-4: 16.4%
5-14 11.8% / 15.0%
Cootamundra — 5-14: 11.8% Muttama — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 5.2% / 5.7%
Cootamundra — 15-19: 5.2% Muttama — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.1% / 3.6%
Cootamundra — 20-24: 4.1% Muttama — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 8.2% / 12.1%
Cootamundra — 25-34: 8.2% Muttama — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 8.9% / 5.7%
Cootamundra — 35-44: 8.9% Muttama — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 10.9% / 11.4%
Cootamundra — 45-54: 10.9% Muttama — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 14.7% / 14.3%
Cootamundra — 55-64: 14.7% Muttama — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 16.5% / 11.4%
Cootamundra — 65-74: 16.5% Muttama — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 10.9% / 2.9%
Cootamundra — 75-84: 10.9% Muttama — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 3.9% / —
Cootamundra — 85+: 3.9% Muttama — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cootamundra 30.2% couple families
Cootamundra — Couple Families: 30.2% Cootamundra — Lone Person: 50.2% Cootamundra — One Parent Families: 15.7% Cootamundra — Group Household: 2.8% Cootamundra — Other Families: 1.1%
Muttama 60.9% couple families
Muttama — Couple Families: 60.9% Muttama — Lone Person: 17.4% Muttama — One Parent Families: 21.7% Muttama — Group Household: 0.0% Muttama — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cootamundra 24.5% renting
Cootamundra — Owned Outright: 49.8% Cootamundra — Mortgage: 25.7% Cootamundra — Renting: 24.5%
Muttama 14.7% renting
Muttama — Owned Outright: 55.9% Muttama — Mortgage: 29.4% Muttama — Renting: 14.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cootamundra Muttama
Scotland 0.2% / 3.6%
Cootamundra — Scotland: 0.2% Muttama — Scotland: 3.6%
England 2.1% / —
Cootamundra — England: 2.1% Muttama — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Cootamundra — New Zealand: 0.9% Muttama — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Cootamundra — Philippines: 0.5% Muttama — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany 0.3% / —
Cootamundra — Germany: 0.3% Muttama — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Qualifications

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

Cootamundra Muttama
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 17.9%
Cootamundra — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Muttama — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 5.0%
Cootamundra — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Muttama — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 4.3%
Cootamundra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Muttama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.9%
Cootamundra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Muttama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 2.1%
Cootamundra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Muttama — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cootamundra 91.4% houses
Cootamundra — Houses: 91.4% Cootamundra — Townhouses: 7.1% Cootamundra — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Muttama 102.5% houses
Muttama — Houses: 102.5% Muttama — Townhouses: 0.0% Muttama — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cootamundra Muttama
Median house price $435,000 —
Median unit price $397,000 —
Median land price $190,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 76 days
from 56 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Muttama has more rural and farming land (100% vs 89%).

Cootamundra Muttama
Rural and farming 89% 100%
Environmental 9% 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

Cootamundra Muttama
New dwellings approved 26
across Cootamundra-Gundagai
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cootamundra Muttama
Houses 4.2%
$460/wk on $570K
 —
Units 4.2%
$300/wk on $369K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Cootamundra Muttama
House price Higher than 14% of NSW —
Income Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools Higher than 80% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 75% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 32% of NSW —

Liveability

Cootamundra is more walkable (52 vs 0).

Cootamundra Muttama
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Cootamundra carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 22); Cootamundra carries more crime risk (64 vs 42).

Cootamundra Muttama
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
42/100
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 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Cootamundra Muttama
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Cootamundra

  • E A Southee Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Sacred Heart Central School Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Cootamundra Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Cootamundra High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Elouera Special School Independent · Combined · Special school

Schools in Muttama

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Cootamundra Muttama
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 30 0
Childcare 5 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 5 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 150 26

Mobility

Cootamundra sits further from the CBD (378.5 km vs 372.7 km).

Cootamundra Muttama
Walkability score 52/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 378.5 km
+2% vs other
 372.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 246 min 236 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2590
 0.2%
postcode 2722
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2590
 57
postcode 2722

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.

Cootamundra Muttama
Car (driver) 77.7% / 65.1%
Cootamundra — Car (driver): 77.7% Muttama — Car (driver): 65.1%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 34.9%
Cootamundra — Worked from Home: 8.8% Muttama — Worked from Home: 34.9%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Cootamundra — Car (passenger): 6.0% Muttama — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 5.8% / —
Cootamundra — Walked Only: 5.8% Muttama — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.2% / —
Cootamundra — Bus: 1.2% Muttama — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Cootamundra Muttama
Elevation 329 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 307 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cootamundra Muttama
Connectivity score 78/100 18/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
3,744 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Cootamundra Muttama
Annual rainfall 541 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cootamundra Muttama
Average residential rate $974/yr
same for both
Council Cootamundra-Gundagai
same for both

Federal electorate

Cootamundra Muttama
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cootamundra Muttama
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cootamundra

Affordable Parks Retirees River Rural

Muttama

Family Rural Young Families

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