Courabyra vs Willigobung
Courabyra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 53 in Willigobung. 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 Courabyra: a median of $970,000, against $770,000 in Willigobung, though rent is higher in Willigobung. On these figures, Courabyra tends to suit families with children, while Willigobung 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
Courabyra
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 62%)
- carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Willigobung
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 29%)
- has cheaper houses ($770,000 vs $970,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Courabyra
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $355/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 26%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Willigobung
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (305 min vs 310 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (461.3 km vs 467.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Courabyra carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 74/100)
- Willigobung has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Willigobung
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (31.2% vs 13.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Courabyra and Willigobung 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
Willigobung rents higher ($355/wk vs $163/wk); Courabyra has more residents (112 vs 63).
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 112 +44% vs other | 63 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.1% | +31.2% |
| Median age | 38 | 53 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $71,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $163/wk | $355/wk +118% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).
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 (17.5%).
Property market
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $970,000 | $770,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Willigobung has more rural and farming land (100% vs 86%); Courabyra has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 36 across Snowy Valleys same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
Liveability
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Willigobung carries more crime risk (74 vs 61).
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 93/100 | High 94/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 61/100 | High 74/100 |
| 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
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 8 | 2 |
Mobility
Courabyra sits further from the CBD (467.8 km vs 461.3 km).
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 467.8 km +1% vs other | 461.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 310 min | 305 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2653 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2653 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 (65.4%).
Setting
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 684 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 780 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Climate
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 952 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $945/yr same for both | |
| Council | Snowy Valleys same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Courabyra | Willigobung | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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