Holbrook vs Cookardinia
Cookardinia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Holbrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cookardinia tends to suit families with children and couples.
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
Holbrook
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- But Cookardinia carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 41/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cookardinia
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($19,474 vs $335,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Cookardinia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Holbrook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (489.5 km vs 503.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (306 min vs 311 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Holbrook
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 23%)
- But Cookardinia carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 41/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cookardinia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.1% vs -3.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Holbrook and Cookardinia 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
Holbrook has more residents (1,650 vs 81); Cookardinia has higher household incomes ($87,048 vs $57,252).
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,650 +95% vs other | 81 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.8% | +19.1% |
| Median age | 51 | 44 |
| Median household income | $57,252/yr | $87,048/yr +52% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $185/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
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 (16.7%).
Property market
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $443,250 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $335,000 | $19,474 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 113 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 86 across Greater Hume same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.2% $480/wk on $476K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 13% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 81% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 97% of NSW | — |
Liveability
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 30/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Holbrook carries more crime risk (41 vs 12); Holbrook carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 23).
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 41/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Holbrook
- Holbrook Public School Government · Primary below peers
- St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary
Schools in Cookardinia
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 1 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 34 | 32 |
Mobility
Cookardinia sits further from the CBD (503.7 km vs 489.5 km).
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 489.5 km | 503.7 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 306 min | 311 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2644 | 0.4% postcode 2650 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2644 | 45 postcode 2650 |
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 (68.4%).
Setting
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 262 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 310 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 47/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 11% 1,009 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Council rates
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $992/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Hume same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Holbrook | Cookardinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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