Godfreys Creek vs Koorawatha
Godfreys Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Koorawatha. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Godfreys Creek, most households are couple families. In Koorawatha, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Koorawatha: a median of $340,000, against $45,000 in Godfreys Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Godfreys Creek tends to suit couples, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Koorawatha suits people living alone.
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
Godfreys Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 32/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 41%)
- But Koorawatha has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Godfreys Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($45,000 vs $340,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 27%)
- But Koorawatha has cheaper land ($95,000 vs $129,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Godfreys Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (0% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($1/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Godfreys Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (233 min vs 265 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (358.5 km vs 392.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Godfreys Creek
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 32/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 26%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Koorawatha
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.4% vs -14.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Godfreys Creek 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.
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
Koorawatha rents higher ($220/wk vs $1/wk); Koorawatha has more residents (450 vs 65).
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65 | 450 +592% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.5% | +5.4% |
| Median age | 46 | 52 |
| Median household income | $95,836/yr +56% vs other | $41,912/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $1/wk | $220/wk +21900% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).
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 (15.4%).
Property market
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $45,000 | $340,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $129,000 | $95,000 |
Zoning mix
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 93% |
| Environmental | 1% | 7% |
| 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
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Hilltops | 33 across Cowra |
| Approvals change year on year | -47% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 100% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Godfreys Creek carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 16); Koorawatha carries more crime risk (32 vs 12).
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 47/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Godfreys Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Koorawatha
- Koorawatha Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 11 | 27 |
Mobility
Koorawatha sits further from the CBD (392.2 km vs 358.5 km).
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 358.5 km | 392.2 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 233 min | 265 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2586 | 0.0% postcode 2807 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2586 | 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.8%).
Setting
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 471 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 346 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 255 premises |
Climate
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 651 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $714/yr | $583/yr |
| Council | Hilltops | Cowra |
Federal electorate
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Godfreys Creek | Koorawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Godfreys Creek
Koorawatha
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