Cooyal 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 and families with children.
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
- Cooyal is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 54%)
- Linburn has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
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 $385/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Cooyal is more walkable (13/100 vs 5/100)
- Linburn sits closer to the CBD (295.7 km vs 298.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cooyal
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cooyal
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.2% vs -7.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cooyal 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.
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.
Demographics
Cooyal has more residents (137 vs 59); Cooyal rents higher ($385/wk vs $270/wk).
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 137 +57% vs other | 59 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.2% | -7.8% |
| Median age | 45 same for both | |
| Median household income | $125,632/yr +19% vs other | $101,816/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $385/wk +30% vs other | $270/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Property market
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $850,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 100% |
| Environmental | 5% | 0% |
| Residential | 4% | 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
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 39% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 86% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
Liveability
Cooyal is more walkable (13 vs 5).
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Linburn carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 12).
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 49/100 | 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
| Cooyal | 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
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 3 |
Mobility
Cooyal sits further from the CBD (298.7 km vs 295.7 km).
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 298.7 km +1% vs other | 295.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 246 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 540 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 576 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 65 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Climate
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 665 mm | 669 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.3°C | 31.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.8°C | 3.4°C |
Council rates
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cooyal | Linburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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