Kooringal vs Tatton

Kooringal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Tatton. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tatton, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tatton: a median of $840,000, against $652,000 in Kooringal, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kooringal tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tatton suits 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

Kooringal

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • But Tatton carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kooringal

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($382,500 vs $610,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($651,500 vs $840,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kooringal

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $385/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kooringal

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 47/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (457.1 km vs 459.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Kooringal is more walkable (73/100 vs 47/100)
  • Tatton carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 83/100)

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 Tatton 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 Tatton
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 Tatton
Walkability 73 / 47
Kooringal — Walkability: 73/100 Tatton — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 17 / 54
Kooringal — Safety: 17/100 Tatton — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 84 / 100
Kooringal — Low fire risk: 84/100 Tatton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kooringal has more residents (7,404 vs 2,560); Tatton has higher household incomes ($121,524 vs $73,008).

Kooringal Tatton
Population 7,404
+65% vs other
 2,560
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% -2.1%
Median age 35 40
Median household income $73,008/yr $121,524/yr
+66% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $385/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kooringal Tatton
0-4 6.6% / 5.7%
Kooringal — 0-4: 6.6% Tatton — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 14.7% / 16.0%
Kooringal — 5-14: 14.7% Tatton — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 6.5% / 8.4%
Kooringal — 15-19: 6.5% Tatton — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 6.4% / 5.2%
Kooringal — 20-24: 6.4% Tatton — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 15.0% / 7.5%
Kooringal — 25-34: 15.0% Tatton — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 12.5% / 13.4%
Kooringal — 35-44: 12.5% Tatton — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 10.2% / 14.6%
Kooringal — 45-54: 10.2% Tatton — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 10.6% / 11.8%
Kooringal — 55-64: 10.6% Tatton — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 9.4% / 9.6%
Kooringal — 65-74: 9.4% Tatton — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 6.1% / 5.6%
Kooringal — 75-84: 6.1% Tatton — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 2.0% / 1.7%
Kooringal — 85+: 2.0% Tatton — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kooringal 32.6% couple families
Kooringal — Couple Families: 32.6% Kooringal — Lone Person: 40.2% Kooringal — One Parent Families: 20.2% Kooringal — Group Household: 5.0% Kooringal — Other Families: 1.9%
Tatton 57.2% couple families
Tatton — Couple Families: 57.2% Tatton — Lone Person: 28.0% Tatton — One Parent Families: 12.4% Tatton — Group Household: 1.9% Tatton — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Tatton 20.6% renting
Tatton — Owned Outright: 38.6% Tatton — Mortgage: 40.8% Tatton — Renting: 20.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kooringal Tatton
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 14.6%
Kooringal — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Tatton — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 13.8%
Kooringal — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Tatton — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 7.9%
Kooringal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Tatton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 4.7%
Kooringal — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Tatton — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.3%
Kooringal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Tatton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

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 Tatton
India 1.3% / 2.9%
Kooringal — India: 1.3% Tatton — India: 2.9%
England 1.2% / 1.4%
Kooringal — England: 1.2% Tatton — England: 1.4%
Egypt — / 2.0%
Kooringal — Egypt: not among its largest Tatton — Egypt: 2.0%
Iraq 1.1% / 0.7%
Kooringal — Iraq: 1.1% Tatton — Iraq: 0.7%
Philippines 1.1% / 0.6%
Kooringal — Philippines: 1.1% Tatton — Philippines: 0.6%
China 1.1% / —
Kooringal — China: 1.1% Tatton — China: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.7%
Kooringal — South Africa: not among its largest Tatton — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

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%
Tatton 89.1% houses
Tatton — Houses: 89.1% Tatton — Flats / Apartments: 10.5% Tatton — Townhouses: 0.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kooringal Tatton
Median house price $651,500 $840,000
Median unit price $382,500 $610,000
Median land price — $951,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 84 sales
 44 days
from 8 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 Tatton
2 bed $595K / $675K
Kooringal — 2 bed: $595K (6 sales) Tatton — 2 bed: $675K (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

3 bed $610K / $767K
Kooringal — 3 bed: $610K (125 sales) Tatton — 3 bed: $767K (9 sales)

125 vs 9 sales

4 bed $718K / $875K
Kooringal — 4 bed: $718K (82 sales) Tatton — 4 bed: $875K (17 sales)

82 vs 17 sales

5 bed $830K / $995K
Kooringal — 5 bed: $830K (17 sales) Tatton — 5 bed: $995K (5 sales)

17 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Tatton has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 0%).

Kooringal Tatton
Residential 69% 73%
Environmental 0% 17%
Parks and recreation 16% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 1%
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 Tatton
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 Tatton
Houses 4.0%
$550/wk on $720K
 3.6%
$685/wk on $989K
Units 5.2%
$350/wk on $350K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Kooringal Tatton
House price Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Income Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Schools Higher than 79% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 75% of NSW —

Liveability

Kooringal is more walkable (73 vs 47); Tatton scores higher overall (62 vs 48).

Kooringal Tatton
Grade C B
Score 48/100 62/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Kooringal carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Kooringal carries more crime risk (83 vs 46).

Kooringal Tatton
Bushfire Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
46/100
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
same for both

Schools

Kooringal Tatton
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 Tatton

  • Lutheran School Wagga Wagga Independent · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kooringal Tatton
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 10 1
Childcare 8 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Tatton sits further from the CBD (459.9 km vs 457.1 km).

Kooringal Tatton
Walkability score 73/100 47/100
Distance to Sydney 457.1 km 459.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 293 min
Public transport score 73/100
Bus
 48/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 49.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 14.8
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 Tatton
Car (driver) 81.0% / 81.8%
Kooringal — Car (driver): 81.0% Tatton — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 7.4% / 10.8%
Kooringal — Worked from Home: 7.4% Tatton — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 8.3% / 5.6%
Kooringal — Car (passenger): 8.3% Tatton — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 1.9% / 0.9%
Kooringal — Walked Only: 1.9% Tatton — Walked Only: 0.9%
Bus 0.8% / 0.3%
Kooringal — Bus: 0.8% Tatton — Bus: 0.3%
Bicycle 0.6% / 0.5%
Kooringal — Bicycle: 0.6% Tatton — Bicycle: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Kooringal Tatton
Elevation 215 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 216 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kooringal Tatton
Connectivity score 78/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
3,524 premises
 51%
1,004 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kooringal

Affordable Parks

Tatton

Large Blocks

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