Cowra vs Gooloogong

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cowra, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Cowra: a median of $449,000, against $295,000 in Gooloogong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gooloogong tends to suit 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

Cowra

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (23 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 1)
  • But Gooloogong carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gooloogong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($295,000 vs $448,550)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gooloogong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($208/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cowra

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (262 min vs 293 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (318.6 km vs 349.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cowra

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)
  • But Gooloogong carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 84/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Cowra Gooloogong
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.

Cowra Gooloogong
Walkability 14 / 6
Cowra — Walkability: 14/100 Gooloogong — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 16 / 71
Cowra — Safety: 16/100 Gooloogong — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 70 / 75
Cowra — Low fire risk: 70/100 Gooloogong — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Cowra has more residents (10,145 vs 408); Cowra has higher household incomes ($57,564 vs $51,584).

Cowra Gooloogong
Population 10,145
+96% vs other
 408
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +2.3%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $57,564/yr
+10% vs other
 $51,584/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+10% vs other
 $208/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cowra Gooloogong
0-4 5.5% / 3.7%
Cowra — 0-4: 5.5% Gooloogong — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 12.1% / 14.2%
Cowra — 5-14: 12.1% Gooloogong — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.8% / 7.8%
Cowra — 15-19: 5.8% Gooloogong — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 5.4% / 3.4%
Cowra — 20-24: 5.4% Gooloogong — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 10.4% / 7.6%
Cowra — 25-34: 10.4% Gooloogong — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 9.7% / 12.0%
Cowra — 35-44: 9.7% Gooloogong — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 11.9% / 14.0%
Cowra — 45-54: 11.9% Gooloogong — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 13.1% / 13.7%
Cowra — 55-64: 13.1% Gooloogong — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 13.7% / 15.9%
Cowra — 65-74: 13.7% Gooloogong — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 8.6% / 7.8%
Cowra — 75-84: 8.6% Gooloogong — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 3.7% / 2.7%
Cowra — 85+: 3.7% Gooloogong — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cowra 47.1% lone person
Cowra — Lone Person: 47.1% Cowra — Couple Families: 31.0% Cowra — One Parent Families: 17.3% Cowra — Group Household: 3.2% Cowra — Other Families: 1.5%
Gooloogong 43.2% lone person
Gooloogong — Lone Person: 43.2% Gooloogong — Couple Families: 37.3% Gooloogong — One Parent Families: 9.3% Gooloogong — Group Household: 6.8% Gooloogong — Other Families: 3.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cowra 29.3% renting
Cowra — Owned Outright: 43.4% Cowra — Mortgage: 27.4% Cowra — Renting: 29.3%
Gooloogong 20.5% renting
Gooloogong — Owned Outright: 50.3% Gooloogong — Mortgage: 29.2% Gooloogong — Renting: 20.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cowra Gooloogong
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 16.2%
Cowra — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Gooloogong — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 8.1%
Cowra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Gooloogong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 5.9%
Cowra — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Gooloogong — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.0%
Cowra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Gooloogong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Cowra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Gooloogong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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.

Cowra Gooloogong
England 1.3% / 1.7%
Cowra — England: 1.3% Gooloogong — England: 1.7%
Philippines 0.4% / 2.0%
Cowra — Philippines: 0.4% Gooloogong — Philippines: 2.0%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.0%
Cowra — New Zealand: 0.6% Gooloogong — New Zealand: 1.0%
South Africa 0.3% / 1.0%
Cowra — South Africa: 0.3% Gooloogong — South Africa: 1.0%
Malaysia — / 0.7%
Cowra — Malaysia: not among its largest Gooloogong — Malaysia: 0.7%
India 0.4% / —
Cowra — India: 0.4% Gooloogong — India: not among its largest
Germany 0.3% / —
Cowra — Germany: 0.3% Gooloogong — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cowra 90.4% houses
Cowra — Houses: 90.4% Cowra — Townhouses: 6.5% Cowra — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Gooloogong 97.6% houses
Gooloogong — Houses: 97.6% Gooloogong — Townhouses: 0.0% Gooloogong — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cowra Gooloogong
Median house price $448,550 $295,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $272,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 39 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Cowra Gooloogong
Rural and farming 93% 90%
Environmental 2% 10%
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

Cowra Gooloogong
New dwellings approved 33
across Cowra
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cowra Gooloogong
Houses 4.1%
$395/wk on $503K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cowra Gooloogong
House price Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Income Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools Higher than 61% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 77% of NSW —

Liveability

Cowra is more walkable (14 vs 6).

Cowra Gooloogong
Grade C —
Score 31/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cowra carries more crime risk (84 vs 29).

Cowra Gooloogong
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
25/100
Crime High
84/100
 Low
29/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Cowra Gooloogong
Inside the suburb 7 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Cowra

  • Cowra High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Holmwood Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Cowra Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mulyan Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • OneSchool Global NSW - Cowra Independent · Primary at peers
  • St Raphael's Catholic School Cowra Catholic · Combined at peers

Schools in Gooloogong

  • Gooloogong Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cowra Gooloogong
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 23 1
Childcare 7 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 5 1
Fuel stations 4 1
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 54 13

Mobility

Gooloogong sits further from the CBD (349.4 km vs 318.6 km).

Cowra Gooloogong
Walkability score 14/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 318.6 km 349.4 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 262 min 293 min
Public transport score 66/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 80.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2794
 0.0%
postcode 2805
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2794
 45
postcode 2805

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.

Cowra Gooloogong
Car (driver) 78.9% / 70.7%
Cowra — Car (driver): 78.9% Gooloogong — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 9.2% / 21.3%
Cowra — Worked from Home: 9.2% Gooloogong — Worked from Home: 21.3%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 5.3%
Cowra — Car (passenger): 6.3% Gooloogong — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 5.2% / 2.7%
Cowra — Walked Only: 5.2% Gooloogong — Walked Only: 2.7%
Bicycle 0.3% / —
Cowra — Bicycle: 0.3% Gooloogong — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).

Setting

Cowra Gooloogong
Elevation 296 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 290 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cowra Gooloogong
Connectivity score 54/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
5,530 premises
 0%
210 premises

Climate

Cowra Gooloogong
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Cowra Gooloogong
Average residential rate $583/yr
same for both
Council Cowra
same for both

Federal electorate

Cowra Gooloogong
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cowra Gooloogong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cowra

Affordable Retirees Rural

Gooloogong

Retirees Rural

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