Coutts Crossing vs Lanitza

Coutts Crossing is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Lanitza. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lanitza, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lanitza: a median of $945,000, against $540,000 in Coutts Crossing. On these figures, Coutts Crossing tends to suit families with children 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

Coutts Crossing

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 75/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Coutts Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($540,000 vs $945,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Lanitza

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (393 min vs 413 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (598.2 km vs 623.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coutts Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 75/100)

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

Investors

Lanitza

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.4% vs -0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
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.

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Walkability 16 / 12
Coutts Crossing — Walkability: 16/100 Lanitza — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 70 / 25
Coutts Crossing — Safety: 70/100 Lanitza — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 10 / 30
Coutts Crossing — Low fire risk: 10/100 Lanitza — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Coutts Crossing has more residents (1,053 vs 313); Lanitza skews older (49 vs 44).

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Population 1,053
+70% vs other
 313
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% +5.4%
Median age 44 49
Median household income $60,164/yr $62,504/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $313/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
0-4 5.5% / 2.6%
Coutts Crossing — 0-4: 5.5% Lanitza — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 14.6% / 12.8%
Coutts Crossing — 5-14: 14.6% Lanitza — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 5.7% / 6.1%
Coutts Crossing — 15-19: 5.7% Lanitza — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.3% / 3.8%
Coutts Crossing — 20-24: 4.3% Lanitza — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 10.8% / 8.0%
Coutts Crossing — 25-34: 10.8% Lanitza — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 10.4% / 10.5%
Coutts Crossing — 35-44: 10.4% Lanitza — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 12.7% / 17.3%
Coutts Crossing — 45-54: 12.7% Lanitza — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 14.8% / 21.4%
Coutts Crossing — 55-64: 14.8% Lanitza — 55-64: 21.4%
65-74 14.3% / 14.1%
Coutts Crossing — 65-74: 14.3% Lanitza — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 6.4% / 5.4%
Coutts Crossing — 75-84: 6.4% Lanitza — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 1.6% / —
Coutts Crossing — 85+: 1.6% Lanitza — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coutts Crossing 39.8% couple families
Coutts Crossing — Couple Families: 39.8% Coutts Crossing — Lone Person: 33.2% Coutts Crossing — One Parent Families: 19.0% Coutts Crossing — Group Household: 6.2% Coutts Crossing — Other Families: 1.8%
Lanitza 46.6% couple families
Lanitza — Couple Families: 46.6% Lanitza — Lone Person: 41.1% Lanitza — One Parent Families: 6.8% Lanitza — Group Household: 5.5% Lanitza — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coutts Crossing 13.8% renting
Coutts Crossing — Owned Outright: 45.5% Coutts Crossing — Mortgage: 40.7% Coutts Crossing — Renting: 13.8%
Lanitza 8.2% renting
Lanitza — Owned Outright: 47.4% Lanitza — Mortgage: 44.3% Lanitza — Renting: 8.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 21.1%
Coutts Crossing — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Lanitza — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 8.6%
Coutts Crossing — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Lanitza — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 3.5%
Coutts Crossing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Lanitza — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.0%
Coutts Crossing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Lanitza — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 0.3% / —
Coutts Crossing — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3% Lanitza — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
England 2.1% / 2.6%
Coutts Crossing — England: 2.1% Lanitza — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.3%
Coutts Crossing — New Zealand: 1.4% Lanitza — New Zealand: 1.3%
Philippines — / 1.6%
Coutts Crossing — Philippines: not among its largest Lanitza — Philippines: 1.6%
Malaysia — / 1.3%
Coutts Crossing — Malaysia: not among its largest Lanitza — Malaysia: 1.3%
Germany 0.9% / —
Coutts Crossing — Germany: 0.9% Lanitza — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.3% / —
Coutts Crossing — Scotland: 0.3% Lanitza — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coutts Crossing 93.6% houses
Coutts Crossing — Houses: 93.6% Coutts Crossing — Flats / Apartments: 3.1% Coutts Crossing — Townhouses: 3.3%
Lanitza 99.1% houses
Lanitza — Houses: 99.1% Lanitza — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Lanitza — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Median house price $540,000 $945,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Lanitza has more rural and farming land (99% vs 47%).

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Rural and farming 47% 99%
Residential 50% 0%
Environmental 3% 1%
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

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
House price Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Income Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW

Liveability

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Grade D —
Score 15/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Lanitza carries more crime risk (75 vs 30); Coutts Crossing carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 70).

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
30/100
 High
75/100
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

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Coutts Crossing

  • Coutts Crossing Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Lanitza

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 6 9

Mobility

Coutts Crossing sits further from the CBD (623.8 km vs 598.2 km).

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Walkability score 16/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 623.8 km
+4% vs other
 598.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 413 min 393 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.

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Car (driver) 83.9% / 87.4%
Coutts Crossing — Car (driver): 83.9% Lanitza — Car (driver): 87.4%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 12.6%
Coutts Crossing — Worked from Home: 7.8% Lanitza — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / —
Coutts Crossing — Car (passenger): 5.8% Lanitza — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 1.4% / —
Coutts Crossing — Bicycle: 1.4% Lanitza — Bicycle: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.2% / —
Coutts Crossing — Walked Only: 1.2% Lanitza — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.4%).

Setting

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.2 km 25.8 km

NBN connectivity

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Connectivity score 30/100 21/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
430 premises
 0%
115 premises

Climate

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
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

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Average residential rate $1,380/yr
same for both
Council Clarence Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coutts Crossing Lanitza
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coutts Crossing

Affordable Rural

Lanitza

Rural

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