Cowra vs Koorawatha

Cowra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Koorawatha. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Cowra: a median of $449,000, against $340,000 in Koorawatha. On these figures, Koorawatha 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 childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (23 vs 4)
  • But Koorawatha carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Koorawatha

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($95,000 vs $272,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($340,000 vs $448,550)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cowra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 14%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cowra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (318.6 km vs 392.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cowra

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Koorawatha carries lower crime risk (32/100 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 Koorawatha 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 Koorawatha
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 Koorawatha
Walkability 14 / 0
Cowra — Walkability: 14/100 Koorawatha — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 68
Cowra — Safety: 16/100 Koorawatha — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 70 / 84
Cowra — Low fire risk: 70/100 Koorawatha — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Cowra has more residents (10,145 vs 450); Cowra has higher household incomes ($57,564 vs $41,912).

Cowra Koorawatha
Population 10,145
+96% vs other
 450
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +5.4%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $57,564/yr
+27% vs other
 $41,912/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+4% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cowra Koorawatha
0-4 5.5% / 2.7%
Cowra — 0-4: 5.5% Koorawatha — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 12.1% / 10.9%
Cowra — 5-14: 12.1% Koorawatha — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.8% / 4.2%
Cowra — 15-19: 5.8% Koorawatha — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 5.4% / 4.2%
Cowra — 20-24: 5.4% Koorawatha — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 10.4% / 8.0%
Cowra — 25-34: 10.4% Koorawatha — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 9.7% / 9.3%
Cowra — 35-44: 9.7% Koorawatha — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 11.9% / 13.8%
Cowra — 45-54: 11.9% Koorawatha — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 13.1% / 18.9%
Cowra — 55-64: 13.1% Koorawatha — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 13.7% / 17.8%
Cowra — 65-74: 13.7% Koorawatha — 65-74: 17.8%
75-84 8.6% / 8.0%
Cowra — 75-84: 8.6% Koorawatha — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 3.7% / —
Cowra — 85+: 3.7% Koorawatha — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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%
Koorawatha 49.6% lone person
Koorawatha — Lone Person: 49.6% Koorawatha — Couple Families: 21.8% Koorawatha — One Parent Families: 19.5% Koorawatha — Group Household: 5.3% Koorawatha — Other Families: 3.8%
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%
Koorawatha 13.6% renting
Koorawatha — Owned Outright: 55.7% Koorawatha — Mortgage: 30.7% Koorawatha — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Koorawatha
England 1.3% / 2.0%
Cowra — England: 1.3% Koorawatha — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.6%
Cowra — New Zealand: 0.6% Koorawatha — New Zealand: 1.6%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.7%
Cowra — Philippines: 0.4% Koorawatha — Philippines: 0.7%
India 0.4% / —
Cowra — India: 0.4% Koorawatha — India: not among its largest
Germany 0.3% / —
Cowra — Germany: 0.3% Koorawatha — Germany: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Cowra Koorawatha
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 14.4%
Cowra — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Koorawatha — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 7.3%
Cowra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Koorawatha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 3.8%
Cowra — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Koorawatha — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / —
Cowra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Koorawatha — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Cowra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Koorawatha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

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%
Koorawatha 91.2% houses
Koorawatha — Houses: 91.2% Koorawatha — Townhouses: 8.8% Koorawatha — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cowra Koorawatha
Median house price $448,550 $340,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $272,500 $95,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 39 sales
 —

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Cowra Koorawatha
2 bed $445K / $299K
Cowra — 2 bed: $445K (9 sales) Koorawatha — 2 bed: $299K (5 sales)

9 vs 5 sales

3 bed $434K / $399K
Cowra — 3 bed: $434K (42 sales) Koorawatha — 3 bed: $399K (11 sales)

42 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Cowra Koorawatha
Rural and farming 93%
same for both
Environmental 2% 7%
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 Koorawatha
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 Koorawatha
Houses 4.1%
$395/wk on $503K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cowra Koorawatha
House price Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Income Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Schools Higher than 61% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 77% of NSW —

Liveability

Cowra is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Cowra Koorawatha
Grade C —
Score 31/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Cowra carries more crime risk (84 vs 32); Cowra carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 16).

Cowra Koorawatha
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
16/100
Crime High
84/100
 Low
32/100
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 Koorawatha
Inside the suburb 7 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

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 Koorawatha

  • Koorawatha Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Cowra Koorawatha
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 23 4
Childcare 7 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 54 27

Mobility

Koorawatha sits further from the CBD (392.2 km vs 318.6 km).

Cowra Koorawatha
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 318.6 km 392.2 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 262 min 265 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2794
 0.0%
postcode 2807
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2794
 53
postcode 2807

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 Koorawatha
Car (driver) 78.9% / 70.8%
Cowra — Car (driver): 78.9% Koorawatha — Car (driver): 70.8%
Worked from Home 9.2% / 21.9%
Cowra — Worked from Home: 9.2% Koorawatha — Worked from Home: 21.9%
Walked Only 5.2% / 5.1%
Cowra — Walked Only: 5.2% Koorawatha — Walked Only: 5.1%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 2.2%
Cowra — Car (passenger): 6.3% Koorawatha — Car (passenger): 2.2%
Bicycle 0.3% / —
Cowra — Bicycle: 0.3% Koorawatha — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Cowra Koorawatha
Elevation 296 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 346 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cowra Koorawatha
Connectivity score 54/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
5,530 premises
 0%
255 premises

Climate

Cowra Koorawatha
Annual rainfall 631 mm 651 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C 1.4°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Cowra Koorawatha
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

Koorawatha

Affordable Retirees Rural

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