Gocup vs Minjary
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 Gocup: a median of $3.1 million, against $400,000 in Minjary. On these figures, Minjary tends to suit people living alone, 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
Gocup
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 81/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 70%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Minjary
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($400,000 vs $3,100,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 19%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Minjary
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 6%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Gocup has a shorter drive in (254 min vs 275 min)
- Minjary sits closer to the CBD (397.4 km vs 401 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gocup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Minjary
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (48.6% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gocup and Minjary 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
Gocup has more residents (153 vs 55); Gocup has higher household incomes ($126,412 vs $94,224).
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 153 +64% vs other | 55 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +48.6% |
| Median age | 39 same for both | |
| Median household income | $126,412/yr +25% vs other | $94,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk +3% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).
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 (21.8%).
Property market
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,100,000 | $400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Minjary has more land zoned for conservation (31% vs 6%); Gocup has more rural and farming land (93% vs 69%).
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 69% |
| Environmental | 6% | 31% |
| 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
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 36 across Snowy Valleys same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 9% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
Liveability
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Minjary carries more crime risk (81 vs 22); Minjary carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 52).
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 52/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 20 | 6 |
Mobility
Gocup sits further from the CBD (401 km vs 397.4 km).
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 401 km | 397.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 254 min | 275 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2720 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 2720 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 (89.2%).
Setting
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 376 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 495 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 889 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $945/yr same for both | |
| Council | Snowy Valleys same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gocup | Minjary | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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