Copeton vs Gum Flat
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Gum Flat tends to suit 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
Copeton
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 24/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 68%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Copeton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Copeton
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($176/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Copeton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (575.5 km vs 585.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (443 min vs 450 min)
- But Gum Flat is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Copeton
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 24/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 13%)
- But Gum Flat is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Copeton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.9% vs -1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Copeton and Gum Flat 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
Gum Flat has more residents (209 vs 57); Gum Flat rents higher ($300/wk vs $176/wk).
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 57 | 209 +267% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.9% | -1.9% |
| Median age | 44 | 45 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +2% vs other | $70,200/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $176/wk | $300/wk +70% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
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 (18.7%).
Property market
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Copeton has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%); Gum Flat has more rural and farming land (100% vs 86%).
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 86% | 100% |
| Environmental | 14% | 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
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Inverell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
Gum Flat is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Gum Flat carries more crime risk (24 vs 11); Copeton carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 37).
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 64/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Copeton
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Gum Flat
- Gum Flat Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 8 | 12 |
Mobility
Gum Flat sits further from the CBD (585.4 km vs 575.5 km).
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 575.5 km | 585.4 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 443 min | 450 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2360 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2360 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 (72.8%).
Setting
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 699 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 640 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 13 premises | 0% 77 premises |
Climate
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 803 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,170/yr same for both | |
| Council | Inverell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Copeton | Gum Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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