Cootralantra vs Coolringdon

Cootralantra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 55 in Coolringdon. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cootralantra: a median of $1.23 million, against $925,000 in Coolringdon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cootralantra tends to suit families with children, while Coolringdon suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Coolringdon

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper houses ($925,000 vs $1,230,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Coolringdon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coolringdon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (274 min vs 286 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (410.5 km vs 426.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Cootralantra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.2% vs 9.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cootralantra Coolringdon
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.

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Walkability 0 / 0
Cootralantra — Walkability: 0/100 Coolringdon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 100
Cootralantra — Safety: 100/100 Coolringdon — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 87 / 89
Cootralantra — Low fire risk: 87/100 Coolringdon — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Cootralantra has more residents (107 vs 73); Cootralantra rents higher ($330/wk vs $250/wk).

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Population 107
+32% vs other
 73
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.2% +9.0%
Median age 42 55
Median household income $93,600/yr
+24% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+24% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cootralantra Coolringdon
0-4 3.7% / —
Cootralantra — 0-4: 3.7% Coolringdon — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 17.8% / 5.5%
Cootralantra — 5-14: 17.8% Coolringdon — 5-14: 5.5%
15-19 5.6% / 6.8%
Cootralantra — 15-19: 5.6% Coolringdon — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 6.5% / 5.5%
Cootralantra — 20-24: 6.5% Coolringdon — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 13.1% / 8.2%
Cootralantra — 25-34: 13.1% Coolringdon — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 14.0% / 4.1%
Cootralantra — 35-44: 14.0% Coolringdon — 35-44: 4.1%
45-54 16.8% / 13.7%
Cootralantra — 45-54: 16.8% Coolringdon — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 14.0% / 21.9%
Cootralantra — 55-64: 14.0% Coolringdon — 55-64: 21.9%
65-74 7.5% / 5.5%
Cootralantra — 65-74: 7.5% Coolringdon — 65-74: 5.5%
75-84 5.6% / 6.8%
Cootralantra — 75-84: 5.6% Coolringdon — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 6.5% / 6.8%
Cootralantra — 85+: 6.5% Coolringdon — 85+: 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cootralantra 58.1% couple families
Cootralantra — Couple Families: 58.1% Cootralantra — Lone Person: 16.1% Cootralantra — Group Household: 16.1% Cootralantra — One Parent Families: 9.7%
Coolringdon 62.5% couple families
Coolringdon — Couple Families: 62.5% Coolringdon — Lone Person: 37.5% Coolringdon — Group Household: 0.0% Coolringdon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cootralantra 22.6% renting
Cootralantra — Owned Outright: 41.9% Cootralantra — Mortgage: 35.5% Cootralantra — Renting: 22.6%
Coolringdon 13.0% renting
Coolringdon — Owned Outright: 47.8% Coolringdon — Mortgage: 39.1% Coolringdon — Renting: 13.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cootralantra 95.3% houses
Cootralantra — Houses: 95.3% Cootralantra — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Coolringdon 92.9% houses
Coolringdon — Houses: 92.9% Coolringdon — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 26.0%
Cootralantra — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Coolringdon — Certificate III & IV: 26.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.0% / 23.3%
Cootralantra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.0% Coolringdon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 23.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 4.1%
Cootralantra — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Coolringdon — Bachelor Degree: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / —
Cootralantra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Coolringdon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

Property market

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Median house price $1,230,000 $925,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Rural and farming 94% 100%
Residential 6% 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

Cootralantra Coolringdon
New dwellings approved 72
across Snowy Monaro
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cootralantra Coolringdon
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
11/100
Crime None
0/100
same for both
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

Cootralantra Coolringdon
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

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Waterways 18 8

Mobility

Cootralantra sits further from the CBD (426.6 km vs 410.5 km).

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 426.6 km
+4% vs other
 410.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 286 min 274 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2628
 0.5%
postcode 2630
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 2628
 39
postcode 2630

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.

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Car (driver) 73.9% / 83.3%
Cootralantra — Car (driver): 73.9% Coolringdon — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 16.7%
Cootralantra — Worked from Home: 15.2% Coolringdon — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Walked Only 10.9% / —
Cootralantra — Walked Only: 10.9% Coolringdon — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Elevation 961 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 966 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Annual rainfall 554 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) -1.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Average residential rate $1,253/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Monaro
same for both

Federal electorate

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cootralantra Coolringdon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cootralantra

Rural

Coolringdon

Rural

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