Copmanhurst vs Upper Copmanhurst
Copmanhurst is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Upper Copmanhurst. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Copmanhurst tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Upper Copmanhurst suits share households.
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
Upper Copmanhurst
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 70/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 43%)
- But Copmanhurst has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Upper Copmanhurst
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($13,790 vs $92,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Upper Copmanhurst
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 29%)
- has cheaper rent ($239/wk vs $285/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Copmanhurst
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (635.7 km vs 640.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Copmanhurst has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)
- Upper Copmanhurst carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 70/100)
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
Copmanhurst and Upper Copmanhurst 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
Copmanhurst has more residents (344 vs 99); Copmanhurst rents higher ($285/wk vs $239/wk).
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 344 +71% vs other | 99 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.2% | +15.1% |
| Median age | 50 | 53 |
| Median household income | $50,648/yr | $56,836/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $285/wk +16% vs other | $239/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (18.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $405,000 | $400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $92,000 | $13,790 |
Zoning mix
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 95% |
| Environmental | 3% | 5% |
| Residential | 3% | 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
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 246 across Clarence Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 18% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
Liveability
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Copmanhurst carries more crime risk (70 vs 39); Copmanhurst carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 51).
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 62/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Low 39/100 |
| 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
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Copmanhurst
- Copmanhurst Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Upper Copmanhurst
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 5 |
Mobility
Upper Copmanhurst sits further from the CBD (640.1 km vs 635.7 km).
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 635.7 km | 640.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 427 min | 428 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2460 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 2460 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
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 161 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,060 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,380/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clarence Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Copmanhurst | Upper Copmanhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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