Kooringal vs Mount Austin

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kooringal, most households own their home. In Mount Austin, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kooringal: a median of $652,000, against $513,000 in Mount Austin, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Austin 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

Kooringal

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Austin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($513,000 vs $651,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Austin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kooringal

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 59/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (289 min vs 294 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (457.1 km vs 459.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kooringal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 59/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kooringal Mount Austin
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.

Kooringal Mount Austin
Walkability 73 / 59
Kooringal — Walkability: 73/100 Mount Austin — Walkability: 59/100
Safety 17 / 9
Kooringal — Safety: 17/100 Mount Austin — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 84 / 100
Kooringal — Low fire risk: 84/100 Mount Austin — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kooringal has more residents (7,404 vs 4,035); Kooringal has higher household incomes ($73,008 vs $58,448).

Kooringal Mount Austin
Population 7,404
+46% vs other
 4,035
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +2.0%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $73,008/yr
+20% vs other
 $58,448/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+7% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kooringal Mount Austin
0-4 6.6% / 7.7%
Kooringal — 0-4: 6.6% Mount Austin — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 14.7% / 12.9%
Kooringal — 5-14: 14.7% Mount Austin — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 6.5% / 5.1%
Kooringal — 15-19: 6.5% Mount Austin — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 6.4% / 7.9%
Kooringal — 20-24: 6.4% Mount Austin — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 15.0% / 13.5%
Kooringal — 25-34: 15.0% Mount Austin — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 12.5% / 11.8%
Kooringal — 35-44: 12.5% Mount Austin — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 10.2% / 9.1%
Kooringal — 45-54: 10.2% Mount Austin — 45-54: 9.1%
55-64 10.6% / 10.9%
Kooringal — 55-64: 10.6% Mount Austin — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 9.4% / 9.7%
Kooringal — 65-74: 9.4% Mount Austin — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 6.1% / 7.1%
Kooringal — 75-84: 6.1% Mount Austin — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 2.0% / 4.4%
Kooringal — 85+: 2.0% Mount Austin — 85+: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kooringal 40.2% lone person
Kooringal — Lone Person: 40.2% Kooringal — Couple Families: 32.6% Kooringal — One Parent Families: 20.2% Kooringal — Group Household: 5.0% Kooringal — Other Families: 1.9%
Mount Austin 45.8% lone person
Mount Austin — Lone Person: 45.8% Mount Austin — Couple Families: 25.2% Mount Austin — One Parent Families: 22.1% Mount Austin — Group Household: 5.3% Mount Austin — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kooringal 37.0% renting
Kooringal — Owned Outright: 30.4% Kooringal — Mortgage: 32.5% Kooringal — Renting: 37.0%
Mount Austin 46.8% renting
Mount Austin — Owned Outright: 24.4% Mount Austin — Mortgage: 28.9% Mount Austin — Renting: 46.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kooringal Mount Austin
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 15.5%
Kooringal — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Mount Austin — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 4.9%
Kooringal — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Mount Austin — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 4.8%
Kooringal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Mount Austin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 0.9%
Kooringal — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Mount Austin — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 0.8%
Kooringal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Mount Austin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Kooringal Mount Austin
Iraq 1.1% / 3.8%
Kooringal — Iraq: 1.1% Mount Austin — Iraq: 3.8%
England 1.2% / 1.2%
Kooringal — England: 1.2% Mount Austin — England: 1.2%
Philippines 1.1% / 0.5%
Kooringal — Philippines: 1.1% Mount Austin — Philippines: 0.5%
China 1.1% / 0.3%
Kooringal — China: 1.1% Mount Austin — China: 0.3%
India 1.3% / —
Kooringal — India: 1.3% Mount Austin — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.5%
Kooringal — New Zealand: 0.7% Mount Austin — New Zealand: 0.5%
Myanmar — / 0.8%
Kooringal — Myanmar: not among its largest Mount Austin — Myanmar: 0.8%
Malaysia — / 0.6%
Kooringal — Malaysia: not among its largest Mount Austin — Malaysia: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kooringal 80.9% houses
Kooringal — Houses: 80.9% Kooringal — Flats / Apartments: 18.9% Kooringal — Townhouses: 0.2%
Mount Austin 90.0% houses
Mount Austin — Houses: 90.0% Mount Austin — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Mount Austin — Townhouses: 6.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kooringal Mount Austin
Median house price $651,500 $513,000
Median unit price $382,500 $387,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 84 sales
 27 days
from 25 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.

Kooringal Mount Austin
2 bed $595K / $425K
Kooringal — 2 bed: $595K (6 sales) Mount Austin — 2 bed: $425K (13 sales)

6 vs 13 sales

3 bed $610K / $511K
Kooringal — 3 bed: $610K (125 sales) Mount Austin — 3 bed: $511K (56 sales)

125 vs 56 sales

4 bed $718K / $624K
Kooringal — 4 bed: $718K (82 sales) Mount Austin — 4 bed: $624K (14 sales)

82 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Kooringal Mount Austin
Residential 69% 65%
Parks and recreation 16% 31%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 3%
Industrial 5% 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

Kooringal Mount Austin
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
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.

Kooringal Mount Austin
Houses 4.0%
$550/wk on $720K
 4.3%
$500/wk on $609K
Units 5.2%
$350/wk on $350K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Kooringal Mount Austin
House price Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Schools Higher than 79% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 75% of NSW —

Liveability

Kooringal scores higher overall (48 vs 30); Kooringal is more walkable (73 vs 59).

Kooringal Mount Austin
Grade C
same for both
Score 48/100 30/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Kooringal carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0).

Kooringal Mount Austin
Bushfire Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
83/100
 High
91/100
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 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Kooringal Mount Austin
Inside the suburb 5 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kooringal

  • Kooringal High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Sturt Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kooringal Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Aspect Riverina School, Wagga Wagga Campus Independent · Primary · Special school

Schools in Mount Austin

  • Mount Austin Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kooringal Mount Austin
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 10 5
Childcare 8 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Mount Austin sits further from the CBD (459.5 km vs 457.1 km).

Kooringal Mount Austin
Walkability score 73/100 59/100
Distance to Sydney 457.1 km 459.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 294 min
Public transport score 73/100
Bus
 55/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 49.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 16.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
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.

Kooringal Mount Austin
Car (driver) 81.0% / 83.1%
Kooringal — Car (driver): 81.0% Mount Austin — Car (driver): 83.1%
Car (passenger) 8.3% / 9.1%
Kooringal — Car (passenger): 8.3% Mount Austin — Car (passenger): 9.1%
Worked from Home 7.4% / 4.6%
Kooringal — Worked from Home: 7.4% Mount Austin — Worked from Home: 4.6%
Walked Only 1.9% / 2.2%
Kooringal — Walked Only: 1.9% Mount Austin — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus 0.8% / 0.7%
Kooringal — Bus: 0.8% Mount Austin — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Kooringal Mount Austin
Elevation 215 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 220 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kooringal Mount Austin
Connectivity score 78/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
3,524 premises
 35%
1,950 premises

Climate

Kooringal Mount Austin
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kooringal Mount Austin
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kooringal Mount Austin
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Kooringal Mount Austin
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kooringal Mount Austin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kooringal

Affordable Parks

Mount Austin

Affordable Large Blocks Parks Quiet

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