Cow Flat vs Georges Plains

Georges Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 51 in Cow Flat. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cow Flat, the large majority of households are couple families. In Georges Plains, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cow Flat tends to suit couples and older residents.

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

Cow Flat

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 31/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Georges Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cow Flat

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $290/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Georges Plains

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (192 min vs 200 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (224.2 km vs 228.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cow Flat

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 31/100)
  • But Georges Plains is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

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

Cow Flat and Georges Plains drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cow Flat Georges Plains
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.

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Walkability 0 / 12
Cow Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Georges Plains — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 82 / 69
Cow Flat — Safety: 82/100 Georges Plains — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 88 / 71
Cow Flat — Low fire risk: 88/100 Georges Plains — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Georges Plains has more residents (218 vs 58); Georges Plains rents higher ($290/wk vs $120/wk).

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Population 58 218
+276% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.9% -12.1%
Median age 51 48
Median household income $116,948/yr
+6% vs other
 $110,500/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $290/wk
+142% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cow Flat Georges Plains
0-4 6.9% / 9.2%
Cow Flat — 0-4: 6.9% Georges Plains — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 8.6% / 8.3%
Cow Flat — 5-14: 8.6% Georges Plains — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 8.6% / 8.3%
Cow Flat — 15-19: 8.6% Georges Plains — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 10.3% / 4.6%
Cow Flat — 20-24: 10.3% Georges Plains — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 8.6% / 8.3%
Cow Flat — 25-34: 8.6% Georges Plains — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 5.2% / 7.8%
Cow Flat — 35-44: 5.2% Georges Plains — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 — / 18.3%
Cow Flat — 45-54: not among its largest Georges Plains — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 15.5% / 17.0%
Cow Flat — 55-64: 15.5% Georges Plains — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 19.0% / 10.6%
Cow Flat — 65-74: 19.0% Georges Plains — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 13.8% / 3.7%
Cow Flat — 75-84: 13.8% Georges Plains — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 5.2% / 1.8%
Cow Flat — 85+: 5.2% Georges Plains — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cow Flat 100.0% couple families
Cow Flat — Couple Families: 100.0% Cow Flat — Lone Person: 0.0% Cow Flat — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Georges Plains 51.9% couple families
Georges Plains — Couple Families: 51.9% Georges Plains — Lone Person: 26.9% Georges Plains — One Parent Families: 21.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cow Flat 0.0% renting
Cow Flat — Owned Outright: 58.8% Cow Flat — Mortgage: 41.2% Cow Flat — Renting: 0.0%
Georges Plains 13.6% renting
Georges Plains — Owned Outright: 40.9% Georges Plains — Mortgage: 45.5% Georges Plains — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cow Flat 100.0% houses
Cow Flat — Houses: 100.0%
Georges Plains 100.0% houses
Georges Plains — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 21.1%
Cow Flat — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Georges Plains — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 10.1%
Cow Flat — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Georges Plains — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 6.0%
Cow Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Georges Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.8%
Cow Flat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Georges Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Cow Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Georges Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

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

Property market

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Median house price — $650,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 218 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Cow Flat Georges Plains
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cow Flat Georges Plains
House price — Higher than 9% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 96% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 43% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Georges Plains is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Georges Plains carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 12); Georges Plains carries more crime risk (31 vs 18).

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
31/100
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

Cow Flat Georges Plains
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

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Cow Flat sits further from the CBD (228.5 km vs 224.2 km).

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Walkability score 0/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 228.5 km
+2% vs other
 224.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 200 min 192 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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.

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Car (driver) 100.0% / 80.8%
Cow Flat — Car (driver): 100.0% Georges Plains — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home — / 15.2%
Cow Flat — Worked from Home: not among its largest Georges Plains — Worked from Home: 15.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Cow Flat — Car (passenger): not among its largest Georges Plains — Car (passenger): 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Elevation 768 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 722 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
99 premises

Climate

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Annual rainfall 666 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cow Flat Georges Plains
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cow Flat Georges Plains
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cow Flat

Retirees River Rural

Georges Plains

Rural Young Families

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