Gocup vs South Gundagai

Gocup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in South Gundagai. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gocup, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gocup: a median of $3.1 million, against $387,000 in South Gundagai, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gocup tends to suit couples, while South Gundagai suits people living alone, older residents, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Gocup carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 42/100)
  • South Gundagai has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

South Gundagai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($387,000 vs $3,100,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

South Gundagai

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

South Gundagai

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (240 min vs 254 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (384.1 km vs 401 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Gocup carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 42/100)
  • South Gundagai has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 10%)

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

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

Gocup South Gundagai
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.

Gocup South Gundagai
Walkability 5 / 0
Gocup — Walkability: 5/100 South Gundagai — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 58
Gocup — Safety: 78/100 South Gundagai — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 48 / 55
Gocup — Low fire risk: 48/100 South Gundagai — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

South Gundagai has more residents (781 vs 153); Gocup has higher household incomes ($126,412 vs $66,508).

Gocup South Gundagai
Population 153 781
+410% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -3.7%
Median age 39 45
Median household income $126,412/yr
+47% vs other
 $66,508/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+27% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gocup South Gundagai
0-4 2.0% / 5.0%
Gocup — 0-4: 2.0% South Gundagai — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 18.3% / 13.1%
Gocup — 5-14: 18.3% South Gundagai — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 10.5% / 5.2%
Gocup — 15-19: 10.5% South Gundagai — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.2% / 6.9%
Gocup — 20-24: 5.2% South Gundagai — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 6.5% / 8.7%
Gocup — 25-34: 6.5% South Gundagai — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 16.3% / 10.1%
Gocup — 35-44: 16.3% South Gundagai — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 16.3% / 14.1%
Gocup — 45-54: 16.3% South Gundagai — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 11.1% / 15.6%
Gocup — 55-64: 11.1% South Gundagai — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 6.5% / 13.3%
Gocup — 65-74: 6.5% South Gundagai — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 3.9% / 6.5%
Gocup — 75-84: 3.9% South Gundagai — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / 0.6%
Gocup — 85+: not among its largest South Gundagai — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gocup 69.7% couple families
Gocup — Couple Families: 69.7% Gocup — Lone Person: 21.2% Gocup — One Parent Families: 9.1% Gocup — Other Families: 0.0% Gocup — Group Household: 0.0%
South Gundagai 38.7% couple families
South Gundagai — Couple Families: 38.7% South Gundagai — Lone Person: 38.2% South Gundagai — One Parent Families: 16.7% South Gundagai — Other Families: 3.4% South Gundagai — Group Household: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gocup 6.4% renting
Gocup — Owned Outright: 38.3% Gocup — Mortgage: 55.3% Gocup — Renting: 6.4%
South Gundagai 21.4% renting
South Gundagai — Owned Outright: 46.6% South Gundagai — Mortgage: 32.0% South Gundagai — Renting: 21.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gocup 97.7% houses
Gocup — Houses: 97.7% Gocup — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
South Gundagai 97.1% houses
South Gundagai — Houses: 97.1% South Gundagai — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gocup South Gundagai
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 16.9%
Gocup — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% South Gundagai — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 4.5%
Gocup — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% South Gundagai — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.0% / 5.6%
Gocup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.0% South Gundagai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / —
Gocup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% South Gundagai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Gocup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest South Gundagai — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

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

Property market

Gocup South Gundagai
Median house price $3,100,000 $387,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Gocup South Gundagai
Rural and farming 93% 99%
Environmental 6% 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

Gocup South Gundagai
New dwellings approved 36
across Snowy Valleys
 26
across Cootamundra-Gundagai
Approvals change year on year -50% +167%

Ranking within NSW

Gocup South Gundagai
House price Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Gocup South Gundagai
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

South Gundagai carries more crime risk (42 vs 22).

Gocup South Gundagai
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Moderate
42/100
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 South Gundagai
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gocup

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

Schools in South Gundagai

  • Gundagai South Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gocup South Gundagai
Parks & reserves 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 20 40

Mobility

Gocup sits further from the CBD (401 km vs 384.1 km).

Gocup South Gundagai
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 401 km
+4% vs other
 384.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 254 min 240 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2720
 0.2%
postcode 2722
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2720
 57
postcode 2722

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.

Gocup South Gundagai
Car (driver) 89.2% / 78.3%
Gocup — Car (driver): 89.2% South Gundagai — Car (driver): 78.3%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 8.4%
Gocup — Worked from Home: 6.8% South Gundagai — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 10.4%
Gocup — Car (passenger): 4.1% South Gundagai — Car (passenger): 10.4%
Walked Only — / 3.0%
Gocup — Walked Only: not among its largest South Gundagai — Walked Only: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.2%).

Setting

Gocup South Gundagai
Elevation 376 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 426 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gocup South Gundagai
Connectivity score 27/100 50/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 21%
388 premises

Climate

Gocup South Gundagai
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 South Gundagai
Average residential rate $945/yr $974/yr
Council Snowy Valleys Cootamundra-Gundagai

Federal electorate

Gocup South Gundagai
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gocup South Gundagai
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gocup

Premium Rural

South Gundagai

Affordable Rural

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